Building a Green Screen Studio at DVinfo.net

Adam Beck · August 24th, 2004, 07:50 PM

I am wanting to build a green screen. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Rob Lohman · August 25th, 2004, 02:39 AM

There has been written a ton of articles about this on the web
by indie film makers so I would do a Google search on something
like "building green screen" or "making green screen" and try
changing green with blue, that should yield enough hits to get
the basic construction going.

A simple search here at DVInfo yielded the following threads
(there where more):

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=30143
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=29718
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=25705
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=20696

Chris McKee · August 25th, 2004, 03:10 AM

I've been using Serious Magic's Ultra for a couple months with great results.

Michael Morlan · August 25th, 2004, 09:41 AM

Hi Adam,

Some questions for you:

Are you planning on creating a permanent installation or something you can move around?

What is the widest shot you wish to provide a backdrop for - medium - full - long of multiple actors?

Those two key questions will dictate how much you should spend and on what materials. Two solutions for shooting long shots (head to toe with backdrop on floor as well.) :

LOW END - a roll of seamless paper in either Tech Green or Studio Blue and backdrop stand setup.

benefits: portable, provides a full-frame background for long shots

downside: not suitable for performances that are hard on floors since the paper will get torn up during the shoot

HIGH END - build a hard cyclorama with lumber and sheetrock like that shown here:
http://www.gearrental.com/pages/stage.htm

benefits - supports any type of shoot including car shots and action, may be repainted to any color for other work

downside: permanent, expensive

August 24th, 2004, 07:50 PM	#1
Adam Beck Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Visalia, California Posts: 41	Building a Green Screen Studio I am wanting to build a green screen. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

August 25th, 2004, 02:39 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	There has been written a ton of articles about this on the web by indie film makers so I would do a Google search on something like "building green screen" or "making green screen" and try changing green with blue, that should yield enough hits to get the basic construction going. A simple search here at DVInfo yielded the following threads (there where more): http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=30143 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=29718 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=25705 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=20696 __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 25th, 2004, 09:41 AM	#4
Michael Morlan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 79	Hi Adam, Some questions for you: Are you planning on creating a permanent installation or something you can move around? What is the widest shot you wish to provide a backdrop for - medium - full - long of multiple actors? Those two key questions will dictate how much you should spend and on what materials. Two solutions for shooting long shots (head to toe with backdrop on floor as well.) : LOW END - a roll of seamless paper in either Tech Green or Studio Blue and backdrop stand setup. benefits: portable, provides a full-frame background for long shots downside: not suitable for performances that are hard on floors since the paper will get torn up during the shoot HIGH END - build a hard cyclorama with lumber and sheetrock like that shown here: http://www.gearrental.com/pages/stage.htm benefits - supports any type of shoot including car shots and action, may be repainted to any color for other work downside: permanent, expensive __________________ Michael Morlan . cinematographer \| local 600 operator http://michael-morlan.net . http://talltalepictures.com

August 25th, 2004, 03:10 AM	#3
Chris McKee Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 47	I've been using Serious Magic's Ultra for a couple months with great results.