Film Production

The green screen technique is a method used in both cinematography and still photography to composite images. The technique is generally used to superimpose a model or actors over either a painted...

Most information about keying and compositing using either blue or green screens on set deals with post techniques, but there are in-camera basics that will reclaim hours of your sleep later when...

To make your own green screen studio, simply purchase digital green fabric or paint a large piece of plywood with digital green paint, which can be purchased at any film supply retailer. with help...

I am going to show you how to make an inexpensive green screen studio for $20-$30. This is for people new to green screen, or need to make one ASAP. I will also show you how to apply your new...

Chroma key is another term for what is commonly called green screening. It is when you shoot a subject in front of a green or blue screen and replace all the green or blue in frame with another...

Movies have become a staple of global culture that outweighs, in economical and influential terms, almost all other forms of artistic media. It's only natural with the advent of technology that...

Kodak created 8mm film for use by consumers in 1932, and its use peaked through the 1950s. Few people have an 8mm movie projector, and so watching an 8mm film today is difficult. But there are two...

A chroma key, sometimes called a green screen, is a device used in film and video production. The screen can be either green or blue. The editing program can recognize the specific color of the...

A chroma key, sometimes called a green screen, is a device used in film and video production. The screen itself can actually be either green or blue. The editing program will recognize the...

Larry Butler invented the chroma key process for the 1940 movie "Thief of Baghdad." He was acknowledged for his achievement with an Academy Award in special effects. The process has been...

A green screen is a popular technique used in movies, television, news and other media. It allows a scene to take place in a site impossible to shoot on location by filming in front of a screen...

Chroma key technology allows filmmakers to film objects or actors against a a colored screen and then replace that background with just about anything the filmmaker can imagine. Many of the...

Before the development of the green screen, special effects were almost nonexistent in motion pictures. When they were present, the effects were unconvincing at best. However, the quite early...

Rear projection has been giving filmmakers a unique tool of unreality for over a century. Rear projection can take a couple from a dim studio to a sunny California highway or place a man on the...

Shooting video or still photography with a green screen allows you to transport your subject to any location, real or fictional. However, if your green screen is improperly lit, you'll find the...

Blue screen and green screen filming is a composite filming technique that pulls chroma key mattes off to then mix two images together. The blue (or green) can be removed in editing because it is...

In recent years, there has been a big boom in the interest in home theaters. A cheaper alternative than buying a big-screen TV is to use a projector. But, of course, if you have a projector, you...

If you have looked into setting up a projector theater for your home, you have probably noticed that projectors are not cheap. Spending even more money buying a screen might not be possible for...

If you make your own movies and would like to have the ability to create some amazing special effects, you should consider building a green screen studio in your home. A green screen studio will...

The Internet has made it easier to create and share home movies. Catch your family and friends at reunions, birthday parties and sporting events, then stream the images online. Major and start-up...

Learn about screen storage for 16mm film.

Learn how to level the screen when using 16mm film.

Learn how to set up the screen with 16mm film.

With today's explosion of independent filmmakers and technology which allow consumers to film their own project, having knowledge of at least one editing software can put you in the driver's seat...

Multiple set locations and a low budget? At the moment that feature film with distant locations seems impossible. Yet, it is quite possible with a little green. Green screen technology allows...

Chroma key effects are essential to many movies, but an amateur enthusiast or a professional on a tight budget can find it hard to add them without breaking the bank. But if you know what you're...

Wonder how movies today seem to place actors in environments that are out of this world. Well more often then not they are probably using a green screen. Movies such as '300' or 'Sin City' were...

Adobe After Effects a has plug-in called the Keylight which has made Chroma-keying footage shot on a green or blue screen a very quick and simple process. Assuming you already have a basic...