I'm way outside of the NYC area (Georgia), but I do have some basic lighting tips.
The trick is even lighting across the screen and the people in front of it. Much like a Babylon 5 episode, shadows are the enemy. I use four lights on my screen (make your own Star Trek joke here). Two 1,000 watt soft boxes are used to light the screen. Two 500 watt umbrella lights are used to light the "talent" (quotes provided based on my bad acting capabilities). A new word for your vocabulary is "color temperature" ... All of the light bulbs in your setup should use the same color temperature (I use 3200K). Don't get too close to the green screen. Once you get within three feet of the screen, shadows start to form ... and they will mess up your key. Another trick is to take your camera off of "automatic" ... Letting the camera adjust color/white balance in the middle of a green screen shot might cause problems editing (the value of "green" will change as people move in & out of the scene if the camera tries to adjust). That basic speech fixes most green screen problems. Hope it helps. On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:28 am, jt_hanner wrote: > Hey everyone- > > is there anyone located in the NYC tri state area that really knows > about lighting for green screen? My company is looking to set up for > green screen. We shoot for video and was wondering if anyone could > come in to guide us about what kind of lighting to get? > > I would appreciate any direction or help on this. -- Brian Richardson - http://whatthecast.com - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://www.3chip.com
