Technical Tutorials - Green screen practice

Below is a test music video that we created using a green screen, although the quality of the editing and the shots may not be the highest, we had a very short time period to get it all done. And the main priority of doing this task was to help us gain experience with using the green screen (both setting up and in terms of the editing), which we can now consider to use in our final music video to help add another dimension to it visually.

The tasks helped me to learn a lot of new skills that will help me in the production of my final indie-rock music video:

• Setting up the green screen itself and the lighting, and also dismantling it, both quickly and safely.
• Having more of a consideration of how important lighting is in a music video environment, especially when using a green screen, as consistent lighting is very important.
• How to stay on schedule and keep to a strict time limit, as in my final music video I will have to make sure I am sticking to my schedule and getting all aspects done all time to keep the process efficient.
• How to use the chroma keyer effect on Final Cut Express, which allows you to insert any background you want behind the video, (which can be seen in the video above with the dance floor scene).
• I have learnt how to line up the video and audio of the music track, by using markers to help allow me to see when the singing may start on the audio and when the actor on screen will mime in time.