Underwater Green Screen?

[Carlos Antonio de Varona]

Hello everyone. I am planning a shoot with a group, mostly greenscreen, and for one of the scenes I was hoping to get a "floating" look.

I have heard before of an "Underwater" Greenscreen shot, done by putting a Green Screen inside a pool, lighting the pool and using an underwater housing etc..

So i was hoping if anyone could send me any links pertaining to this matter. I do remember seeing some music videos, especially 1 or 2 done by the peeps over at HSI productions, but im not sure who the director was, and I can no longer find the video.


Help anyone? Maybe theres some production houses with this setup already? Im in Miami FL.


Thanks!

 

[BTT]

Director Chris Cunningham in the UK has does this to excellent effect. Check out the Portishead music video "Only You".
Here's a little info on the project including a QuickTime clip http://www.director-file.com/cunningham/portishead.html

 

[cheezweezl]

what a cool effect!!!

ya know a lot of pools are blue. my last one was. find one of those and no need for a greenscreen.

 

[Jim2000]

ya know a lot of pools are blue. my last one was. find one of those and no need for a greenscreen.

It would be hard to pull a clean key off of someone in a blue painted pool. Water naturally cuts out the warmer light frequencies, making everything look blueish already. A greenscreen would definitely be the way to go.

 

[cheezweezl]

thats true, didnt think about that....

 

[Carlos Antonio de Varona]

great info, thanks.

Any other videos like that you know of?

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnNrtUTwa4

 

[Eljoninjo]

Im starting to get tired of youtube!! Yet another clip that doesnt work in sweden.