Green screen

[MyFilmPro]

Hello,

I've been looking at under $200 options on ebay for a 10x20 screen. Anyone have one of these?

thanks.

 

[Azmyth]

I'll let you know as soon as mine gets here.

 

[madhorizons]

I've gotten a blue & green one from one of the ebay sellers before and works fine. Essentially it's a giant heavy cotton sheet (10x12 green & 10x24 blue), but it keyed fine with my old GS150. Like any good keying set up....lighting + subject space is more important than the screen material IMO.

In my experience with the two I have, you'll want to have a hand-steamer handy. If stored improperly, then it'll be wrinkly....like this (my son's Jawa work in progress LOL):

....disclaimer....was in my apartment then and 10x12' is draped over the front door after being pulled out of a box it was packed up in pre-move. Using After Effects+Keylight, this keyed just fine, even with the wrinkles. Had it of been steamed and stretched to size, it'd of been a REALLY clean key.

 

[Nick Walters]

By far the cheapest and most effective option is going to the hardware and asking for the most neutral green they have and painting a wall...or even a room with it.

It'll work WAY better then a fabric green that'll wrinkle, and thus cause shadows.

Otherwise...with fabric, just buy whatever, be as careful as possible and iron it. then try as best as possible to stretch it.

 

[greeches]

Green Apple color from Home Depot works wonders!

 

[Paul Hudson]

Sample the green in any shoot of a green screen, print it out, take it to Home Depot, have them scan it and mix the color. Works great every time.