Green screen grab for a music video

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Derrick_SA

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Hi there,

I know to some of you this probably is not the best key you have seen, but I'm gonna share anyway, cause this is the first music video I'm doing and I'm excited about it so far.

So I shot using 720p DVCProHD, 1/120 shutter, 37fps), and it was remarkably easier to key than I thought, but I wouldn't say plain sailing. the director was very suprised of the outcome, cause they're used to seeing HDV footage key'd that is a lot harder than DVCProHD to key.

It's a low budget music video, we have about $2000 for everything.

The green screen footage is for cut away shots, next week we will hopefully shoot the main body of the video if we get the 2 locations locked.

The greens screen grab (RAW OUT OF CAMERA, no prep yet, just moved the comp a bit in AE hence the white border):

Green_screen.jpg


and the SLAP comp (just to check the key). I used Keylight to pull a key.

slap_comp.jpg


what do you guys think? descent key or waisted effort, he he?

thanks,
Derrick
 
thanks I appreciate the feedback. I was paranoid on set, he he, I used seven lights in total.

Can't wait to shoot the rest of the video.

- Derrick
 
added test footage...

added test footage...

Here is a sample clip with the same photo background, so it's a dead give away of greenscreen. But it was just a test.

I'm still waiting for the greenlight on the locations for the rest of the video. So till then I don't have any suitable video to put behind her.

http://thestudioshop.co.za/footage/key_sample.mp4

- Derrick
 
did you try the neat video plugin? I heard it's really good to put on greenscreen prior to pulling the key. Supposidly you can then key the video, composite it and then add the slight grain across the whole composite.
 
Excellent, around the hair are the trouble spots, does it sizzle or fray when she moves at all or bleeding into the foreground. its hard to tell with mp4?
There are many masking and edge removers out there if so, what software is this?
You could try matching the key lighting with what the background will be, so it will appear more seamless.
Good Work!
Cheers
 
yeah there is a slight sizzle around the hair, but if I do seperate keys for the edge hair, and for then for the rest, that is resolved.

I should do an experiment and run it through neat first, and see what that does.

thanks for commenting!

- Derrick
 
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