Seeing Sparky's post, I thought I would show a key in uncontrolled conditions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STmRLhwpdrM
This is our first key trial. We wanted to see what we could do dropping a backdrop in full sun. Just straight sun on foreground and background. There is a reflector for the shadow under the brim.
This is an example of poor conditions that came out quite decent. The green screen was hot (full sun). The subject was quite close the the screen. Ignore the fact that neither shot was locked down well. I didn't have a reference point to stabilize the foreground and lock it to the background. We'll try that next time. We are experimenting with worst-case conditions of keying a subject outdoors with hand-held shots (not intentionally shaky) to see how well we can get it and eventually a try a tracking shot. This is AF-100 with the Lumix 14-140, 1/30. Keylight in After Effects.
While it needs a lot of work, I'm quite impressed with the background coming through the weave of the brim and the pink cellophane. Slow shutter speed is not an issue. The keyer deals with it quite well. The smoke has some issues and needs work.
Notes
Ignore the noise under the brim. That's a problem I haven't sorted out.
Yes, his hat and shirt are over exposed. I didn't see that on the monitor with the zebras. I'll try the waveform monitor next time.
Yes, the foreground is softer than the background. Same lens.
Ignore the rasterization. I forgot to tell AE that the material is progressive.
For my first key in uncontrolled conditions, I'm quite satisfied. I can see that with a little more work it can be quite good.
Rick - I'd like to read that thread about keys with multiple layers if you come across it.
This is our first key trial. We wanted to see what we could do dropping a backdrop in full sun. Just straight sun on foreground and background. There is a reflector for the shadow under the brim.
This is an example of poor conditions that came out quite decent. The green screen was hot (full sun). The subject was quite close the the screen. Ignore the fact that neither shot was locked down well. I didn't have a reference point to stabilize the foreground and lock it to the background. We'll try that next time. We are experimenting with worst-case conditions of keying a subject outdoors with hand-held shots (not intentionally shaky) to see how well we can get it and eventually a try a tracking shot. This is AF-100 with the Lumix 14-140, 1/30. Keylight in After Effects.
While it needs a lot of work, I'm quite impressed with the background coming through the weave of the brim and the pink cellophane. Slow shutter speed is not an issue. The keyer deals with it quite well. The smoke has some issues and needs work.
Notes
Ignore the noise under the brim. That's a problem I haven't sorted out.
Yes, his hat and shirt are over exposed. I didn't see that on the monitor with the zebras. I'll try the waveform monitor next time.
Yes, the foreground is softer than the background. Same lens.
Ignore the rasterization. I forgot to tell AE that the material is progressive.
For my first key in uncontrolled conditions, I'm quite satisfied. I can see that with a little more work it can be quite good.
Rick - I'd like to read that thread about keys with multiple layers if you come across it.
