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July 21, 2005
Green Screen Shoot (0)
In May, we did a fairly complex video shoot that involved green screen compositing. The process involves shooting your subject against an uncommon color (in this case green). The green is then knocked out of your image during the post production process, creating a matte. The image that is left (your subject) is composited onto a new background called a plate.
For our project, we had one day to shoot our talent in studio and place him into 6 different locations. Each location he would be in dictated a change in wardrobe and every shot had to be done 6 different ways for coverage; silent (or MOS), with an American accent, with a British accent, and all of these in a wide shot and a tight shot.
Fortunately we were using a real professional, Alan Ackles. Alan uses an ear prompter(an small audio device) instead of a teleprompter (a screen in front of the camera lens that allows an actor to read his lines while looking at the lens). He records his lines (in this case in both accents), and then cues it up right before the take. It was still a difficult task to switch between accents...
Alan Rehearsing
Alan's POV
The Final Result
Posted by Rich at July 21, 2005 8:28 PM
