GREEN SCREEN studio: Super Cheap Basement Setup

[nccrochet]

I don't know if that's gonna be enough light for me. I have a real green screen and a 9x7.5 is my wall and the floor I'd say I have about 9x3.5 (it's folded in half). You think this would be enough?

[GoldenWhaleshark]

Nicely Done!

[GeneralDee3000]

what camera was used...thxs

[Broearlyoung]

This was perfect. I was worried I was going to have to kick someone out of the house to make room.



[AnisasBluePrint]

Thank You so much I was about to spend a lot trying to get this look! Again Thanx 

[rondesi001]

@AnisasBluePrint you are most welcome!

[BlackHawkGaming]

@rondesi001 if only i had the decent basement...or a house with a basement!

[wutang4life36]

where did you get your green screen from? what kind of fabric is it?

[rondesi001]

@wutang4life36 not sure what kind...I got it at a fabric store.

[rstephensonable]

Oh that's part of what I've been doing wrong... not enough light directly on the green screen. Bingo! Thank you. :)

[Dreamlatino]

Hey thats cool but what did you use to light up the back round? I don't think I saw a projector or any thing? Let me know please?

[rondesi001]

@Dreamlatino The green screen is like a blank canvas. I use adobe premier elements to add the background in what's call "post-production".

[Dreamlatino]

@rondesi001 So you used premier elements? I have that program? But what did you use to add the back round do you have some type of projector? I didn't see one in your video? Whats post-production?

[rondesi001]

@Dreamlatino It's hard to explain. Search for "chroma key" on YouTube and you'll see how I did it. There is no projector. The background is add by the computer.

[Dreamlatino]

@rondesi001 Ok thanks and ya I did here you say some thing on your video about your laptop but wasn't sure what you meant? But ok I'll check that out on youtube chroma key videos. Thanks.

[octap79]

thanks for the video man. I am thinking to try this green screen thing, too

[moodlemain]

Hi,

Thanks for the videos they are great - I just purchased the hf200 and I was wondering if you used any special settings on the hf200 to optimise it for greenscreen?

[FlyNdLeekz]

Thank You For This It Helped Alot

[rondesi001]

@FlyNdLeekz you're welcome...good luck!

[Zennyman]

Thank you very much. I am very new to youtube production. I'm also very new to editing, yet I find my Canon HF200 and Sony Vegas Pro 9 pull a lot of the weight for me. As soon as I move into my new apartment I'm gonna try to do this for myself!

[rondesi001]

@Zennyman Good luck with the move and the green screen. It's super simple to do.

[solidusm88]

Talking about the software of your studio.. What did you use to play around with the files of this HF200 camera? Thanks

[rondesi001]

@solidusm88 I use Adobe Premiere CS4 to edit and After Effects to do the green screen.

[BugsyBuggles]

Hi. I am trying to make a cheap home studio for myself for my kids. I went to Home Depot webpage and was searching for shop lights. I am not able to find them. What are they called exactly? Will the home depot employees understand what it is that I want if I go to the store and ask them for $7 shop lights? Thank you.

[rondesi001]

@BugsyBuggles Go to the Home Depot website and search "work lamps". The third row of results will show the lights. If you go into the store just ask for "clip-on worklights". Good luck. Also, I recently added two additional lights to light up the green screen. It is easier to "key out" when the green is better lit.

[VideoBlizzard]

is there any program thats cheaper then the CS4 to change the background? i've got adobe premiere 8.0, thats probably not going to work?

[rondesi001]

@VideoBlizzard I'm not sure...there are likely other programs for keying but I only know of and know how to use CS4/

[scottiesang]

awesome video!

[rondesi001]

@scottiesang Thanks!

[FlixCreEightR]

great background picture you picked for the video

[rondesi001]

Thanks. My daughter had me change it to a dinasaur recently so it looked like it was chasing her. I haven't loaded that one yet.

[jerryl10000]

Wow that really kool!

[rondesi001]

@jerryl10000 Thanks for watching.

[xRandomShadowManx]

Wow no shadows lol.

[rondesi001]

@xRandomShadowManx Nope...none at all. You need to experiment with the placement of the lighting and the "actor" but it's simple to avoid shadows.

[xRandomShadowManx]

I have the exact same camera but I find shadows to be a nightmare with green screen lol, Also, keylight in after effects has a better key out than Premiere. It can get near perfect key outs on setups that aren't done right.

[andywilliams244]

thanks for doing this man :) glad you got around to it! i've been trying a basic budget set-up like this, and am getting great results now i've got the HF200. Just need to get some of those stands for the lights :P

[rondesi001]

@andywilliams244 No problem. Glad I could help.

[rondesi001]

I honestly don't know where I got that white stuff. Just go to a fabric store and ask the clerk for white fabric that feels like nylon and is heat resistant (it will be in front of a 150-watt bulb so you don't want it to burn). Wax paper works just as well, however.

[jstyles3000]

what is that white stuff over the lights. where did u get it?

[jstyles3000]

Cool video. I just got this camera. I have the big shop lights and the green frabric. I have to give it a try!