Lynda - Green Screen Techniques for Video and Photography

URL : http://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Green-Screen-Techniques-Video-Photography/112587-2.html
Description


Authors : Richard Harrington and Abba Shapiro
Subject : Photography, Video, Masking + Compositing, Shooting Video, Compositing, Lighting
Software : After Effects CS5, CS5.5, CS6, Photoshop CS5, CS6, Premiere Pro CS5, CS5.5, CS6
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Duration : 3h 16m
Released: Dec 19, 2012

What you should know before watching this course

Learning to shoot green screen removes tons of time and budget limitations; instead of scouting and shooting on location, you can digitally recreate the background of your scene. This course takes you through the steps of shooting both photography and video on green screen. Authors Rich Harrington and Abba Shapiro walk you through the process of preparing a live-action set, from hanging the backdrop to lighting the subject with strobes; positioning and posing your subject; and completing the scene with postproduction techniques in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro. Learn how to composite your footage against a new digital background plate, match the color and exposure, adjust focus, and perform keying for motion.

This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. lynda.com is honored to host this content in our library.
Topics include:

Why use green screen?
Using a fabric, Flexfill, or Reflecmedia backdrop
Lighting the green screen
Establishing a relationship with the subject
Shooting handheld
Shooting with a DSLR
Using a sync sound workflow
Processing raw footage
Creating transparency in Photoshop
Removing the background
Adjusting background focus
Keying in Premiere Pro or After Effects
Animating the camera


Using the exercise files
1. An Introduction to Green Screen
Why use green screen for photography?
Why use green screen for video?
2. Prepping the Green Screen
Setting the room
Using a fabric backdrop
Using a Flexfill backdrop
Using a Reflecmedia backdrop
3. Lighting the Subject
Using studio strobes for photo
Working with a light meter
Working with the camera histogram
Lighting the green screen
Using constant lighting for photo and video
4. Working with the Subject
Establishing the relationship
Positioning the subject
Posing techniques
Shooting handheld
Recapping strobe photography
5. Best Shooting Practices for DSLR Video
Shooting video with a DSLR
The sync sound workflow
Interview techniques
6. Background Selection
What makes a good background?
Acquisition strategies for background plates
Processing in Camera Raw
Processing depth of field
Processing background images
7. Creating Backgrounds in a Nonlinear Editing Tool
Initial processing
Creating transparency in Photoshop
Removing the background for subjects not shot on a chroma key
Exploring third-party alternatives
Positioning the background with Free Transform
Matching color and exposure for the photo
Adjusting focus in the background
Refining the composite
8. Creating the Composite for Motion
Keying in Premiere Pro
Keying in After Effects
Positioning the background in Z space
Enhancing the image with digital lighting
Animating the camera
Matching color and exposure for video
Rendering the animation


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