Herbert Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I'm working on a project that requires shooting against greenscreen. I'm new to this and time is running out for me. I only have little time to do any research. Perhaps some of you can help me out here. What are the pros and cons using HDV (HVR-z1) when it comes to shooting a greenscreen? Are there any procedures that I can follow as a check list or guildline when I do this? Is it true that I should lite my subject 1st before working on my backdrop? If a waveform monitor is no availible, how do I use a light meter correctly to make sure my greenscreen is evenly lite? I appreciate for the help herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gladwell Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Herbert, do a search using the keyword "greenscreen" and you'll find what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Shim Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 I'm working on a project that requires shooting against greenscreen. I'm new to this and time is running out for me. I only have little time to do any research. Perhaps some of you can help me out here. What are the pros and cons using HDV (HVR-z1) when it comes to shooting a greenscreen? Are there any procedures that I can follow as a check list or guildline when I do this? Is it true that I should lite my subject 1st before working on my backdrop? If a waveform monitor is no availible, how do I use a light meter correctly to make sure my greenscreen is evenly lite? I appreciate for the help herbert I'll try to help to the best of my knowledge. HDV Pros - Resolution HDV Cons - Compression, 4:1:1 Color Space (Less color/chroma information) As noted by Jay, do a search for procedures/guidelines for shooting greenscreen. HDV is similar to DV so read where applicable. It isn't a hard and fast rule but common sense would have it that it would be easier to focus on lighting your subject first with your background lights turned off. Your background would be dark and you could more easily see the lighting on your subject without being distracted by the solid greenscreen background. I'm not totally sure about this but I'm guessing you should take incident light meter readings from various positions on your greenscreen background to check for evenness. Hope this helps. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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