Green Screen Lighting
- Thread starter Cucuzza15
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fantasticfilm
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why don't you go even cheaper 0$ .................. the sun.
otherwise "son" you had better forget any idea of a $50 light that will spread light efficiently and evenly onto that screen.
What are you shooting with ? dvx ? hvx ?
1. If you have an hvx then I would assume you could afford to spend a little more on lights - ironically you would have more room for error with an hvx and therefore you could get away with a minimum.
2. If you have a dvx then you would be more likely to need a miracle of a $50 light however you are starting off on the wrong foot because a dvx is going to be absolutely unforgiving with "average or poor" lighting.
My advice is rent very good lighting if you're on a very tight budget and fit your shoot into 1 day. This would be better than doing it twice or having footage you cannot use.
best of luck.,..
otherwise "son" you had better forget any idea of a $50 light that will spread light efficiently and evenly onto that screen.
What are you shooting with ? dvx ? hvx ?
1. If you have an hvx then I would assume you could afford to spend a little more on lights - ironically you would have more room for error with an hvx and therefore you could get away with a minimum.
2. If you have a dvx then you would be more likely to need a miracle of a $50 light however you are starting off on the wrong foot because a dvx is going to be absolutely unforgiving with "average or poor" lighting.
My advice is rent very good lighting if you're on a very tight budget and fit your shoot into 1 day. This would be better than doing it twice or having footage you cannot use.
best of luck.,..
I think your lighting setup would be determined first by the space you have to setup your screen, camera, and lights all together.
If you have a huge garage with higher-than-normal ceilings, then you could probably get away with pulling your actors further off of the screen and lighting with wal-mart lights. Then use a lighting kit to light your subjects.
You should check out THE ORE for their greenscreen tutorials. Sam and Jesse had a problem shooting with more lights and ended up having to subtract one or two. The result was actually pretty decent for the limited space they had to work with.
If you have a huge garage with higher-than-normal ceilings, then you could probably get away with pulling your actors further off of the screen and lighting with wal-mart lights. Then use a lighting kit to light your subjects.
You should check out THE ORE for their greenscreen tutorials. Sam and Jesse had a problem shooting with more lights and ended up having to subtract one or two. The result was actually pretty decent for the limited space they had to work with.
Well I only have a dvx since i'm 18 and want to make a fun video with some of my friends. I guess i'll try doing the greenscreen out in the sunlight when the green screen comes in and i'll see how it comes out.
This is a link to my camcorder though because I know I am not very good at describing it. http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-DCR-HC42-Camcorder-Review.htm
This is a link to my camcorder though because I know I am not very good at describing it. http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-DCR-HC42-Camcorder-Review.htm
Shawn Philip Nelson
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Okay Cucuzza15, that's not a dvx. A DVX is short for a DVX100. It's a camera that sells for over $3000 new. Anyhow, I'll tell you there is one way to do what you want for that price though for some weird reason I never see it recommended here. Have you ever seen the movie 'El Mariachi'? If not, go rent it. Watch the movie and the commentary and then all the special features. Then go read "Rebel without a Crew" by Robert Rodriguez. He'll inspire you big time.
Anyhow, your original question: yes there is a way. Go to http://cinemasupplies.stores.yahoo.net/nehoba2532qu.html and buy three of those Household Thread 250W 3200K Quartz Halogen Bulb. They are only $12.49 apiece and will put out a good amount of nice 3200k light. Now go to a hardware store and buy 2 of those clamp lights with metal reflectors that are like $5 apiece. I'm talking the kind that have no bulb in them and take the normal lights you use in the kitchen. Make sure you buy one that can take up to 250w so you don't start a fire. Now clamp those to some kitchen chairs 90 deg away from each other at a 45 to the green screen so you can evenly light it. I know I said 2 clamps and 3 bulbs, that's because you might break one (I do). If the light is too bright for you, then take some wax butcher paper that your mom cooks with and using wooden clothes pin, pin it to the front of the light, that will diffuse it enough. Make sure you put the bulbs in and take them out with gloves so you wont burn yourself or wreck the bulb.
So, if you think that what I described above sounds weird, well that's the only lights that Rodriguez used on the whole of El Mariachi. If you do this, come back and post your results.
Anyhow, your original question: yes there is a way. Go to http://cinemasupplies.stores.yahoo.net/nehoba2532qu.html and buy three of those Household Thread 250W 3200K Quartz Halogen Bulb. They are only $12.49 apiece and will put out a good amount of nice 3200k light. Now go to a hardware store and buy 2 of those clamp lights with metal reflectors that are like $5 apiece. I'm talking the kind that have no bulb in them and take the normal lights you use in the kitchen. Make sure you buy one that can take up to 250w so you don't start a fire. Now clamp those to some kitchen chairs 90 deg away from each other at a 45 to the green screen so you can evenly light it. I know I said 2 clamps and 3 bulbs, that's because you might break one (I do). If the light is too bright for you, then take some wax butcher paper that your mom cooks with and using wooden clothes pin, pin it to the front of the light, that will diffuse it enough. Make sure you put the bulbs in and take them out with gloves so you wont burn yourself or wreck the bulb.
So, if you think that what I described above sounds weird, well that's the only lights that Rodriguez used on the whole of El Mariachi. If you do this, come back and post your results.