Why You Can Spot Bad Green Screen

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  • Опубліковано 28 чер 2020
  • Green screen looks terrible sometimes. Here's why. • Get access to CuriosityStream, including Nebula and my original series, for just $2.99/month here: curiositystream.com/tomscott
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 3,4 тис.

  • @oreowithurea5018
    @oreowithurea5018 3 роки тому +10035

    Our eyes: Creates false illusions
    Our eyes: Notices flaws we don't even know

    • @Zaire82
      @Zaire82 3 роки тому +346

      At least the false illusions are convincing.
      Bad green screening wouldn't even fool a child.

    • @cagkiller0317
      @cagkiller0317 2 роки тому +293

      Fun fact: the problem at hand isn't our eyes, it's how our brains perceive something. Imagine it like the uncanny valley, but for location. Your facial recognition, depth perception, and spacial awareness are all at the same time saying "hold up, something's wrong" even if you yourself don't realize it.

    • @SuperfieldCrUn
      @SuperfieldCrUn 2 роки тому +103

      "You didn't notice... but your brain did."
      -Mr. Plinkett

    • @nickxenix
      @nickxenix 2 роки тому +14

      Our eyes spot patterns, even make new ones.

    • @GrassMan6942O
      @GrassMan6942O 2 роки тому +1

      @@cagkiller0317 kk

  • @StickHits
    @StickHits 4 роки тому +4176

    I like how Tom always talks to us like we are on a train that's starting to slowly pull away from the station, and he's jogging along side it trying to give us profound life-changing information before we never see each other again.

  • @mangjyz6336
    @mangjyz6336 3 роки тому +9707

    “This episodes green screen is horrible but I’m not exactly sure why.”
    sir his jacket is literally clipping

    • @SKyrim190
      @SKyrim190 3 роки тому +533

      Also there is a bizarre blurry shadow that was probably added in post, but don't look convincing at all

    • @Zaire82
      @Zaire82 3 роки тому +290

      *"This episode from 30 Rock... looks dreadful, but it's difficult to immediately point out why"*
      The word "immediately" obviously means you can't tell _immediately._

    • @the224
      @the224 3 роки тому +32

      i dont see it
      Edit:I finally see I

    • @prodjam_
      @prodjam_ 3 роки тому +10

      sir i- 😭😭😭

    • @Zaire82
      @Zaire82 3 роки тому +29

      @@gabrielantos4144 As immediate as you can get with the natural latency of the mind, then.

  • @cybear3387
    @cybear3387 3 роки тому +8729

    Tom: *shows how to make green screen more realistic*
    Me who doesn't even have a green screen: Ah yes, yes indeed

  • @Wecoc1
    @Wecoc1 4 роки тому +3183

    On the elevator, the shadows they cast on the wall also look hideous.

    • @JimothyJamesonJr
      @JimothyJamesonJr 4 роки тому +97

      THATS IT THATS THE ISSUE I WAS TRYING TO PINPOINT IT

    • @Trusty125
      @Trusty125 4 роки тому +175

      Makes them look like cardboard cutouts held an inch away from the wall

    • @Rainaman-
      @Rainaman- 4 роки тому +12

      They are just demons and don't cast shadows

    • @Nightmster
      @Nightmster 4 роки тому +6

      @@molotera8789 They're also blocky :'D

    • @lunarleaf
      @lunarleaf 4 роки тому +37

      blending options ---> drop shadow ✔️

  • @CristoCrafter86
    @CristoCrafter86 4 роки тому +14743

    Alternate title idea: Torturing my animator for 5 minutes straight

    • @Ninjadoku3779
      @Ninjadoku3779 4 роки тому +43

      i would just make it crappy

    • @ONomeManeiro
      @ONomeManeiro 4 роки тому +176

      We only saw five minutes but i bet this video took days to be made

    • @d947
      @d947 4 роки тому +18

      Sive entered the chat

    • @eness379
      @eness379 4 роки тому +18

      @@d947 what does sive mean

    • @sugarboohoo
      @sugarboohoo 4 роки тому +3

      That's why his videos are released weekly or probably less

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 роки тому +10580

    Tom Scott's animator could've animated the Cats movie and actually would've made it look good

    • @rockingttalent3666
      @rockingttalent3666 3 роки тому +175

      How are you here?? How are you everywhere at every instant but at the same time nowhere at all. I don't know what I typed, but...…...I guess we have done a good deed to confirm your presence every single day

    • @DOYAKNOWYT
      @DOYAKNOWYT 3 роки тому +26

      Hello again

    • @aaaaaahhh9537
      @aaaaaahhh9537 3 роки тому +92

      to be fair to the cats animators they were rushed super hard to finish and the directer decided not to use mocap suits for some reason so it looked terrible

    • @chickenjr.4607
      @chickenjr.4607 3 роки тому +9

      Yo 100th time

    • @ultragreyy
      @ultragreyy 3 роки тому +12

      Here too, huh. Can we be friends because I see you so much haha

  • @InfamousGameplaysPT
    @InfamousGameplaysPT 3 роки тому +556

    I mean, on kinda "oldschool" sitcoms it gives some sort of "charm" to it, the bad CGI, bad greenscreen, the way they drive the cars and the background in the cars, it really screams sitcom to me..

    • @libbymiss
      @libbymiss 3 роки тому +85

      And how they keep turning the wheel even tho they are driving straight 😄

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 3 роки тому +13

      Wandavision leaned into that for sure. There is a lot of it to homage those old sitcoms

    • @hughm1383
      @hughm1383 2 роки тому +6

      They wouldn't have faked an elevator though; they would have built a set for that or filmed a real one.

    • @camillechauve1352
      @camillechauve1352 2 роки тому +2

      *coughs in merlin*

  • @ssscout
    @ssscout 4 роки тому +23766

    whoever edited this deserves a high five

  • @longtailgt
    @longtailgt 4 роки тому +2967

    50%: Tom explaining the use of green screen
    50%: Tom's editor flexing his skills

    • @MatthewMilton
      @MatthewMilton 4 роки тому +18

      Tom should I quit youtube my friends keep making fun of me for it

    • @icedchqi
      @icedchqi 4 роки тому +6

      420th
      like

    • @icedchqi
      @icedchqi 4 роки тому +17

      Matt Milton think about it. Is it your hobby? Do you like it? If not, you should quit yet if it is hard and you hate it. If you like it, you should keep going.

    • @JustAJAG
      @JustAJAG 4 роки тому +22

      @@MatthewMilton Doesn't sound like they're good friends if they're making fun of your hobby

    • @saranshgautam6551
      @saranshgautam6551 4 роки тому +4

      That's decent editing skills, nothing too spectacular. Captain D is the god of this stuff.
      And for editing that's more in the background and not the centre of attention, check out Markiplier videos. Lixian is the best editor any UA-cam gamer has.

  • @brickabang
    @brickabang 3 роки тому +1672

    Fun fact: instead of green screens, the mandolorian used big L.E.D screens.

    • @lenaeospeixinhos
      @lenaeospeixinhos 2 роки тому +8

      Interesting!

    • @ChefofWar33
      @ChefofWar33 2 роки тому +160

      That setup is the future. I hear they use Unreal engine for their backgrounds. Too bad it costs 10s of millions of dollars. But once you have it, its there forever.

    • @JimJamtheSailor
      @JimJamtheSailor 2 роки тому +13

      iirc they used something like that in some of the scenes in the movie Oblivion

    • @ZoraTheberge
      @ZoraTheberge 2 роки тому +16

      I did wardrobe on a Goo Goo Dolls concert with one of these set ups. Someone said it was the Star Wars of holiday specials

    • @ravciozo7517
      @ravciozo7517 2 роки тому +11

      @@ChefofWar33 I wasn't expecting a guy with an A7X deathbat picture under a Tom Scott video xD

  • @stevencraeynest7729
    @stevencraeynest7729 3 роки тому +265

    In college we had to make a video that combined filmed footage and 3D rendering. The single biggest mistake people made was that the filmed footage was a bit blurry (as we didn't have great equipment), and the 3D renders were super sharp. You could have everything else right, and it still seems wrong if you add crystal sharp renders on blurry footage.
    So I just blurred the renders and it looks a 1000 times more convincing.

  • @TheSecondVersion
    @TheSecondVersion 4 роки тому +16199

    In a parallel universe, a green-shirted Tom is presenting this in front of a Red Screen

    • @plaonder
      @plaonder 4 роки тому +753

      On the technical side, if his skin was still a tan in the parallel universe there would have to be quite a lot of work out in to make his face not blend in with the green screen mainly because a skin tone has more red than green, so green screens are usually a better option. I know this was a joke btw.

    • @Silverdev2482
      @Silverdev2482 4 роки тому +20

      *replies

    • @arcticwolfy1573
      @arcticwolfy1573 4 роки тому +61

      Wolf 2482 replies take effort, likes do not

    • @quive5705
      @quive5705 4 роки тому +23

      @Wolf 2482
      You know you can edit comments, right?

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat 4 роки тому +140

      @@plaonder You're wrong. In this parallel universe human skin is green.

  • @NiebaumCurran
    @NiebaumCurran 4 роки тому +17371

    Sound also plays a factor, you can hear the reverb as Tom is sitting a small room where as being outside it wouldn't be there at all.

    • @infinitepower6780
      @infinitepower6780 4 роки тому +608

      100% true and, most times, overlooked

    • @neon-io6rw
      @neon-io6rw 4 роки тому +68

      Yeh i agree. This is what i thought

    • @kuddlecat
      @kuddlecat 4 роки тому +544

      Remember the experiment watching a movie with good audio but bad graphics vs bad audio good graphics. The audience could handle the visuals but they quit the movie with bad audio. Audio is one of the most important at giving information and is overlooked 😪

    • @fonroo0000
      @fonroo0000 4 роки тому +35

      Sure, but the video is about green screens, so image

    • @MetaBloxer
      @MetaBloxer 3 роки тому +47

      There is an episode of The Park Bench that covers more green screen visual and audio problems, and a Matt Gray video for applying a location's reverb to any recording you like. Both are interesting if you want more behind-the-scenes stuff.

  • @jamier.5517
    @jamier.5517 2 роки тому +226

    Tom: "This is how green screen can go wrong and possible steps to avoid it"
    Me, who only photoshops glasses onto cats: "hmm....yess.."

  • @Laittth
    @Laittth 3 роки тому +696

    Remember when Captain Disillusion dressed up as Tom while talking about green screens?

    • @mrnonamekid4030
      @mrnonamekid4030 3 роки тому +6

      What's the name of the video?

    • @IanWatson
      @IanWatson 3 роки тому +44

      @@mrnonamekid4030 It's "Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!" , with the Tom Scott section starting about 6:20.

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 роки тому +2

      With the Pat Sharp surplus?

    • @paperbag1259
      @paperbag1259 3 роки тому +2

      Underrated comment

    • @thesteaksaignant
      @thesteaksaignant 3 роки тому +3

      I was looking for this comment!

  • @thetuerk
    @thetuerk 4 роки тому +18163

    In today's episode: Tom Scotts's Editor Flexing his skills fpr 5 minutes straight

    • @WangleLine
      @WangleLine 4 роки тому +137

      this

    • @xureality
      @xureality 4 роки тому +415

      As stated in the end credits, you can thank William Marler for this.

    • @Orange_Swirl
      @Orange_Swirl 4 роки тому +22

      for*
      Also editor isn't a proper noun. You don't capitalize it. In addition, the F in flexing shouldn't be capitalized. It's a verb.

    • @Outfrost
      @Outfrost 4 роки тому +4

      Tom edits his own videos :P but his animator, sure :)

    • @HuninHune2
      @HuninHune2 4 роки тому +54

      @@Orange_Swirl wow, you're Fun

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis 4 роки тому +34881

    I'd like to buy your animator and whoever else is responsible for the technical side of this video several beers

    • @darthbee18
      @darthbee18 4 роки тому +432

      Fancy seeing you here doctor! 😏😜

    • @kaladinium7337
      @kaladinium7337 4 роки тому +1532

      I was scared by your comment until i saw several beers

    • @shinigami8068
      @shinigami8068 4 роки тому +79

      Another gloomy night shift doc?

    • @jacobhorne3591
      @jacobhorne3591 4 роки тому +27

      Nice to see you doctor

    • @xmlthegreat
      @xmlthegreat 4 роки тому +41

      Herr Doktor, vat a surprise to zee you here...

  • @LeeKeels
    @LeeKeels 2 роки тому +194

    That Big Bang shot isn't green screen. They literally filmed it in front of a printed backdrop. Same result with the wrong lighting, but not green screen.

  • @stewale
    @stewale 2 роки тому +140

    Tom Scott: Why You Can Spot Bad Green Screen
    Thumbnail: *shows Tom Scott with deformed skull*
    I think I know why, Tom.

  • @KastaRules
    @KastaRules 4 роки тому +5678

    We play a game at my house: whenever a green screen does Not look right, we take a shot. As a consequence we are always drunk.
    Perhaps part of the problem is that nothing looks quite right when you are drinking shots.

  • @MrHatoi
    @MrHatoi 4 роки тому +6220

    In short: if it's too hard to trick people just stop trying to trick them.

    • @AnArchyRulzz
      @AnArchyRulzz 4 роки тому +113

      Well many times green screen is simply used for convenience like having to shoot something after the movie has already wrapped filming or other things. Simply saying green screen is sometimes needed and isn't just trying to fool people.

    • @Aryen567
      @Aryen567 4 роки тому +62

      Well, that would the end of politics...

    • @limiv5272
      @limiv5272 4 роки тому +28

      Yes, lets go to mars and film there

    • @st.michaelthearchangel7774
      @st.michaelthearchangel7774 4 роки тому +3

      Hence, why lying is always a bad idea.

    • @chloedsmith
      @chloedsmith 4 роки тому +14

      @@HangTimeDeluxe I appreciate you for making the long crochety response we all knew this person needed but were too lazy to write

  • @cinnamon9390
    @cinnamon9390 4 роки тому +20

    0:50 I weirdly love this effect, it's like you're being hugged by darkness

    • @moelester7527
      @moelester7527 3 роки тому +1

      You gotta thank William Marler for that.

  • @aquarius5264
    @aquarius5264 3 роки тому +82

    "Huh, that looks odd."
    "Why?"
    "I don't know."

  • @aoarashi3025
    @aoarashi3025 4 роки тому +5182

    Your animator deserves cookies for this, those badly done green screen parts were perfect.

    • @ergohack
      @ergohack 4 роки тому +106

      I believe they are called "biscuits" in that part of the world.

    • @andymcl92
      @andymcl92 4 роки тому +179

      @@ergohack No, we have cookies too. Biscuits go with tea. Cookies are more like a reward.

    • @Soul-Burn
      @Soul-Burn 4 роки тому +58

      Mystery biscuits!

    • @Wheeze_NL
      @Wheeze_NL 4 роки тому +24

      andymcl92 mystery cookies doesn’t have quite the same ring to it...

    • @notaplic8158
      @notaplic8158 4 роки тому +9

      @@ergohack ermm if they don't have cookies over here, I've been lied to for my entire life.

  • @GrouchyGander
    @GrouchyGander 4 роки тому +3667

    Imagine meeting someone in real life and they look like they're greenscreened in.
    That'd be TERRIFYING!

    • @LjCaples
      @LjCaples 4 роки тому +77

      What of that person was a hologram?

    • @Scazoid
      @Scazoid 4 роки тому +116

      Software gore
      But irl.

    • @entitree.
      @entitree. 4 роки тому +251

      I mean that does happen. Say it’s really sunny outside and your friend is stood in the shade but the shade isn’t immediately obvious, and the immediate background behind them isn’t in the shade. Kinda looks like they were poorly green screened into real life.

    • @GrouchyGander
      @GrouchyGander 4 роки тому +37

      @@entitree. A valid point.

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 4 роки тому +43

      That's a book character waiting to be written.

  • @orcinusolive447
    @orcinusolive447 2 роки тому +53

    3:40
    Tom: "... What?"
    Editor: "I know this looks bad..."
    Tom: *takes out a gun and shoots the editor*
    I've seen too many "Chris Pratt will be voicing super Mario" memes recently

    • @blakeskit
      @blakeskit 2 роки тому +1

      He’s so cool

    • @yunbie
      @yunbie 2 роки тому

      @@blakeskit he's not cool. he's CHRISpy

  • @mrbutterman2443
    @mrbutterman2443 3 роки тому +88

    Id like to mention Captain Disillusion. His green screen abilities are phenomenal

  • @canadianragin
    @canadianragin 4 роки тому +1413

    Tom to is editor: "For this episode, I need you to green-screen me onto a green-screen..."

  • @geedergworl
    @geedergworl 4 роки тому +2209

    props to the animator for the sicc job they've done

    • @zsin128
      @zsin128 4 роки тому +11

      william marler

    • @polarisation
      @polarisation 4 роки тому +25

      @-[M i Α]- Go To My ChanneI begone bot

    • @saulo4302
      @saulo4302 4 роки тому

      @@tiyenin
      They're 7 actually

  • @SurgStriker
    @SurgStriker 2 роки тому +22

    the two that always stand out to me-and are the most common-are the lightning (seriously, it stands out so much when a person in a poorly lit room somehow is glowing like a million invisible spotlights are shining on them but not illuminating the room) and i guess what you said is the key for outlines. They look almost like they were animated in with the ink lines showing, just a thin dark outline around them the whole time that's worse than century old photo tricks

  • @jerrin416
    @jerrin416 3 роки тому +41

    This video is a great definition to show AND tell - demonstrating what he's explaining through editting to make the concepts that much easier to understand

  • @prestonduffield5393
    @prestonduffield5393 4 роки тому +7730

    Lets be honest, the editor narrated this one. He's a pro!

    • @TamirOulu
      @TamirOulu 4 роки тому +34

      narrated? how?

    • @d.b2370
      @d.b2370 4 роки тому +9

      Wtf are u bsing

    • @blubettle1191
      @blubettle1191 4 роки тому +91

      I think you mean wrote this one but to a certain degree yes

    • @mbabazi.o
      @mbabazi.o 4 роки тому +61

      do you mean "nailed this one?"

    • @MoofEMP
      @MoofEMP 4 роки тому +70

      @@TamirOulu visual storytelling! look it up, you can find tons of articles and videos about it.

  • @Obeu
    @Obeu 4 роки тому +1060

    One of these days, use a blue screen and wear a green shirt. You’ll blow everyone’s minds.

    • @aki-lucky8345
      @aki-lucky8345 4 роки тому +2

      Q

    • @kayagorzan
      @kayagorzan 4 роки тому +32

      Bright Red pants too?

    • @user-wr2uy9pj4m
      @user-wr2uy9pj4m 4 роки тому +1

      a white/black wall would work better

    • @jimboswe
      @jimboswe 4 роки тому +24

      Or just tell the editor to change the color in post. :)

    • @pearkore6821
      @pearkore6821 4 роки тому +63

      Tom Scott not in a red shirt isn't Tom Scott.

  • @imgrooving9640
    @imgrooving9640 3 роки тому +39

    3:42 "aye i remember that one time i fell in a gorillas enclosure back in 2016 and they had to shoot him"

  • @MKisFeelinSpicy
    @MKisFeelinSpicy Рік тому +15

    I wish there was more of the Money show on Nebula. I had already watched it before seeing it (also watching/listening to Lateral and other of your shows), and when I saw this I thought for a second that I wasn't super late to seeing this video and that maybe there might be more Money that I hadn't already seen. Please keep making game shows. They're so much more thoughtful and interesting than the typical game show, and I love game shows in general, so they're the cream of the crop to me.

  • @ligofleyens9131
    @ligofleyens9131 4 роки тому +2065

    Another one:
    Replace your green screen with a picture of a different room with another green screen.
    BOOM

  • @outside8312
    @outside8312 4 роки тому +739

    Captain D is getting real good at these impressions

    • @fr4781
      @fr4781 4 роки тому +2

      :)

    • @leovalenzuela8368
      @leovalenzuela8368 4 роки тому +2

      My name is Leo and I approved this reference.

    • @BlakeGeometrio
      @BlakeGeometrio 4 роки тому +11

      I really love this new costume of his. It's really convincing.

    • @edcellwarrior
      @edcellwarrior 4 роки тому +10

      I’d love to see a collab between those two

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ 4 роки тому +5

      One take!

  • @williamb5725
    @williamb5725 3 роки тому +10

    This is honestly just a really good tutorial for green screening, although it don’t touch on actual techniques it makes it clear what to avoid

  • @Ussurin
    @Ussurin 3 роки тому +5

    1:55 - it's not that they couldn't afford to film there, they couldn't really afford to drive audience there - TBBT is filmed with actual live audience, so it creates additional problems. That's also probably why they have stage lighting at their faces in that scene.

  • @Jexy00
    @Jexy00 4 роки тому +754

    Th editor while doing the bad green screen effects:
    "Process failed correctly"

  • @shelbyvillerules9962
    @shelbyvillerules9962 4 роки тому +1411

    "You might not have noticed, but your brain did”

    • @svargyle
      @svargyle 4 роки тому +12

      Mr. Plinkett, is that you?

    • @mattlm64
      @mattlm64 4 роки тому +35

      Who's in charge? Me or my brain?

    • @embodyingocean189
      @embodyingocean189 4 роки тому +5

      you are the brain though lmao, your body is like the shell and parts

    • @se-kmg355
      @se-kmg355 4 роки тому +28

      @@embodyingocean189 Can you be sure about that? Perhaps the brain is a parasite that let you think that you are in control. ;P

    • @Project_VideoGame
      @Project_VideoGame 4 роки тому +5

      Are the nerves the legs of the brains?

  • @iannickCZ
    @iannickCZ 3 роки тому +11

    2:14 fun fact: the background footage is mirrored, registration sign on car and text Give way are not readable.

    • @M0jibake
      @M0jibake 3 роки тому +1

      Not to mention driving on the right in what is clearly England :)

  • @MrProctorShow
    @MrProctorShow 2 роки тому +13

    Tom, thank you for doing videos like these. I recently began teaching media technology in a Texas high school and I look forward to sharing this with my students for discussion before we head into the studio ourselves!

  • @CKOD
    @CKOD 4 роки тому +1398

    "Just acknowledge the green screen" If you want to go all out, then get a tattoo that has lots of green in it. (Always good to see when one of Karl's editors have to one-up him and manage to key out the background and not the tattoo)

    • @lookieeight1006
      @lookieeight1006 4 роки тому +28

      I just realized that that isn't even as stupid of an idea as it was supposed to be

    • @RayFChung
      @RayFChung 4 роки тому +76

      When karl decides to wear a green short sleeved tee just to make the editors life hard

    • @lookieeight1006
      @lookieeight1006 4 роки тому +8

      @@SenshiSunPower well yes, but that's kinda hard for an online video format that comes out several times a week

    • @Tentin.Quarantino
      @Tentin.Quarantino 4 роки тому +10

      Don't forget, it's Karl with a K, not a C.
      Damn I've not watched that channel for ages!

    • @havtor007
      @havtor007 4 роки тому +12

      @@nickesteph4925 They upload on the same hour on the same days. Though personally, i am not so keen on the hiding comments that they are doing now but that has nothing to do with topic at hand.

  • @emmablackery
    @emmablackery 4 роки тому +2682

    Wow I loved this, so interesting to finally know exactly *why* things looked wrong on TV shows now and again! I've used green screens for years and would get so worked up about why it always looked bad. I think I've committed every sin here.

    • @TheAbdou27
      @TheAbdou27 4 роки тому +24

      Hey, I'm not a subscriber but I remembered your Google+ song today out of the blue and went to check it out and now I find your comment in a totally unrelated video, small world x)

    • @hansolavtalg4560
      @hansolavtalg4560 4 роки тому +10

      Hey now. Your UA-camr vs Musician diss track was pure art

    • @droiD392
      @droiD392 4 роки тому +4

      sup emma

    • @sugarboohoo
      @sugarboohoo 4 роки тому +2

      Yea, like some disney shows in the past

    • @SGTfrogman
      @SGTfrogman 4 роки тому +3

      If you want a slightly deeper insight into green screens you should check out Captain Disillusion "Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!" it's the best video on green screens I have seen and watching you can will be able to see why Tom's Green screen doesn't look fantastic in this video.

  • @pz-sc6201
    @pz-sc6201 2 роки тому +4

    Why did I read the title as “Why You Can Spot Bad Screen Green”

  • @quasimofo6811
    @quasimofo6811 3 роки тому +4

    This is a better and more informative green screen video than any actual green screen tutorial that I've ever seen. Kudos to you.

  • @tfkedgemusic1556
    @tfkedgemusic1556 4 роки тому +307

    Tom better give his animator a massive raise.

  • @AmiYamato
    @AmiYamato 4 роки тому +670

    And remember... _Love with your heart. Use your head for everything else_

    • @VHSfx
      @VHSfx 4 роки тому +37

      Haha! YES! I thought there was something familiar about this video!

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому +3

      shut up

    • @plasmanova6275
      @plasmanova6275 4 роки тому +37

      @@hannibalburgers477 Bruh exit the comments you have been banished

    • @punya1621
      @punya1621 4 роки тому +27

      You sure that you aren't stealing someone's line? I might be mistaken, it might just be an illusion!

    • @pirataquestica
      @pirataquestica 4 роки тому

      Haha

  • @mrspybes8502
    @mrspybes8502 3 роки тому +14

    The editor is insane😂. his explanations are too accurate

  • @MisterFusion113
    @MisterFusion113 3 роки тому +6

    Another basic tip I learned the hard way long long ago: Never use lossy compression, keep the original videos in raw or use a lossless codec.

  • @cjxgraphics
    @cjxgraphics 4 роки тому +1101

    Meanwhile, the company I work for, is like, "eh, we'll just shoot some pictures with my phone, and splice that into the project from 4 years ago. It's good enough."
    *Head, desk, head, desk.
    Can't even get a camera with changeable lenses. But the pay is decent, and my job isn't going anywhere even in the time of Covid.

    • @Rainaman-
      @Rainaman- 4 роки тому +55

      Sounds like some boomer company

    • @System-ru5yt
      @System-ru5yt 4 роки тому +9

      @@Rainaman- ok zoomer

    • @datbanan2717
      @datbanan2717 4 роки тому +11

      @@Rainaman- ok zoomer

    • @CityWhisperer
      @CityWhisperer 4 роки тому +3

      @@Rainaman- I'm assuming it's modern technology related, so no.

    • @JNCressey
      @JNCressey 4 роки тому +4

      @@Rainaman-, booms with extra long poles to keep 2 metres distance.

  • @pi3ater
    @pi3ater 4 роки тому +555

    For those interested, the effect mentioned at 3:42 is a 'dolly zoom.'
    Edit: you might have heard of other names for the same effect, but 'dolly zoom' is the name Wikipedia uses (and the name I use).

    • @adamtennant4936
      @adamtennant4936 4 роки тому +17

      I've heard it referred to as a "rack zoom" as well.

    • @pifci
      @pifci 4 роки тому +40

      @@adamtennant4936 And sometimes it's called the Vertigo effect.

    • @Pizza_Rat
      @Pizza_Rat 4 роки тому +38

      Pifci it's a Dolly Zoom, often performed on a rack, which creates the vertigo effect.

    • @jackdavenport5011
      @jackdavenport5011 4 роки тому +1

      Also called a Zolly

    • @tux1468
      @tux1468 4 роки тому +3

      Oh hey, it's half tau eater.

  • @nettogames4268
    @nettogames4268 3 роки тому +6

    2:00
    Isn't Big Bang Theory a live audience show?
    I don't think it was a bad green screen, just an actual stage with lighting for a live audience

  • @digital5535
    @digital5535 4 роки тому +13

    Head is literally cut in half
    me: seems legit

  • @eclectic_eel
    @eclectic_eel 4 роки тому +1028

    did anyone else feel like the zoom out made Tom's head look absolutely massive? Just me?

    • @DanielDornekDorda
      @DanielDornekDorda 4 роки тому +41

      yes, I think the lens disortion is doing that and stuff

    • @the_ALchannel
      @the_ALchannel 4 роки тому +68

      This effect in cinema is known as "dolly zoom"

    • @darcygardner415
      @darcygardner415 4 роки тому +3

      It's like two of these people are lying!

    • @greensteve9307
      @greensteve9307 3 роки тому +2

      Yep!

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 3 роки тому +9

      I think everybody else felt that. It's also noticeable with selfies.

  • @omarabdelkadereldarir7458
    @omarabdelkadereldarir7458 4 роки тому +203

    This thumbnail will continue to haunt my dreams for years to come.

    • @SeanFerree
      @SeanFerree 4 роки тому

      Right!! 😱

    • @centntn
      @centntn 4 роки тому +1

      More like your pfp will haunt my dreams for years

    • @fatyoshi4853
      @fatyoshi4853 4 роки тому +1

      Both have given me PTSD

    • @ava-ob9ek
      @ava-ob9ek 4 роки тому +1

      Your pfp will continue to haunt my dreams for years to come...

    • @omarabdelkadereldarir7458
      @omarabdelkadereldarir7458 4 роки тому +1

      @@centntn Oh that's just gollum.

  • @edwardcullen3251
    @edwardcullen3251 4 роки тому +9

    Holy crap is it complicated. Wow! Gives so much more appreciation for high quality movies.

  • @mvmnt.
    @mvmnt. 3 роки тому +1

    A big detail missed is the audio mix is also important. A large room won’t sound like the one you’re in, nor will outside.

  • @datastorm75
    @datastorm75 4 роки тому +1240

    Big Bang Theory:
    Those rocks are actually ones that have been used several times in Star Trek. You have to go through some serious environmental hoops to film out there these days.
    Mind you, this still doesn't excuse their garbage green screen for that shot.

    • @williammallon4190
      @williammallon4190 3 роки тому +101

      I’m guessing that big bang did that as an intentional nod to the cheesy old Star Trek sets. Just a guess.

    • @DOCTOR.DEADHEAD
      @DOCTOR.DEADHEAD 3 роки тому +143

      @@williammallon4190 Agreed. I'm honestly not getting why people are criticizing it as if they wanted it to look convincing. As bad as the show itself is, I'm positive that whole scene was supposed to look as shitty as possible and doesn't reflect the editors' skills.

    • @thumbsdown7502
      @thumbsdown7502 3 роки тому +27

      Tom !! (& another Thomas now too?) -- Are you serious ?!? 1:37 ...that you're "Not Convinced" that BigBang actually MEANT TO make it look cheesy?!? OF COURSE THEY DID !!
      C'mon, don't give me that. Here we are clicking on your videos because we thought you were a smart guy.
      Even with a 2-inch screen on my phone, it's so obvious. BTW they did more than simply "reference" the bad FX of low-budget 1980s/1960s television programming... This is a DIRECT LAMPOON / PARODY. And they were already "taking your advice" (4:03) to make it deliberately bad WAAAY before you "Noticed it" and graciously pointed it out for them. The producers thank you for your feedback.
      To prove my point, I could dwell on the more obvious reasons/evidence, but I'll skip to The Clincher:
      ...it's BIG-BANG THEORY getting their Dream-Come-True "StarTrek" episode which they've been sleepjaculating about since before even scripting the pilot. And you think they've left ANY-thing to CHANCE, and did not Comb This With A Fine-Tooth?... Well then, I'm not convinced YOU'VE EVER SEEN an episode of The BigBang Theory !

    • @user-nj4xg5kb1b
      @user-nj4xg5kb1b 3 роки тому +93

      Thumbs Down Jesus Christ relax

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 3 роки тому +74

      @@thumbsdown7502 It's never a good sign when someone overuses punctuation and capital letters.

  • @timgooding2448
    @timgooding2448 4 роки тому +215

    I always seem to focus on the outline of the person when they are using a green screen.
    The edges just look weird to me.

    • @TheMcal9909
      @TheMcal9909 4 роки тому +23

      This can be countered if you use a dark grey screen / Black screen, as the colour doesn't bleed into the edges of the subject, so the edges can be left more natural looking without having to desaturate them. It all depends on the colour of the subject in question.. Green screen is not the only option, and may not be the best choice for your subject. If you can use one, a black screen will give much better results.

    • @ItsJoeHut
      @ItsJoeHut 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheMcal9909 You've got to be joking.. Black screen is not a thing. Blue screen is and fixes most of the problems the green screen has when shooting scenes that are supposed to be in dark areas. But i do repeat: black screen is not a thing.

  • @craigveurr452
    @craigveurr452 3 роки тому +32

    that guardians of the galaxy shot is one of my favourites, a genius and perfectly fitting idea imo

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 4 роки тому +2

    Okay now this is really interesting and may come in handy some day! Massive props to that editor of yours.

  • @AllHailZeppelin
    @AllHailZeppelin 4 роки тому +112

    For those curious, the effect at 3:42 is called the Dolly Zoom effect. It’s when you either dolly in and zoom out (like the Guardians shot), or dolly out and zoom in, all while keeping the subject in basically the same place on the screen.

    • @joachimb5721
      @joachimb5721 Рік тому

      I thought it’s called the Vertigo zoom.

    • @kinoirvoidjustice
      @kinoirvoidjustice Рік тому +1

      ​@@joachimb5721valid too, wait till you hear some call it the jaws effect

    • @Lumiesfinetoo
      @Lumiesfinetoo 9 місяців тому

      …what?

    • @AllHailZeppelin
      @AllHailZeppelin 9 місяців тому +3

      ⁠@@Lumiesfinetoo dollying means physically moving the camera closer to or further from what’s being filmed. And I think anyone watching this understands what zooming in and out means.
      Dollying in and zooming out (or vice versa) have roughly opposite but not exactly opposite effects. So if you do both simultaneously at the right rates, you can keep the subject in the middle of the frame and have the affect that’s shown at 3:42.

  • @duck966
    @duck966 4 роки тому +265

    Me, who doesn't even own a green screen: yes... give me the information...

    • @tiihtu2507
      @tiihtu2507 4 роки тому +11

      I can't use green screen because I'm green myself.

    • @b1ggestT
      @b1ggestT 4 роки тому

      Duck

    • @MLGsniper-oo8xp
      @MLGsniper-oo8xp 4 роки тому +1

      @@tiihtu2507 no me I'm a green ogre

    • @nob2243
      @nob2243 4 роки тому +4

      Umm, _ackchyually,_ you don't even have to own a physical greenscreen for the info about it to be useful. If you use footage made by someone else, you can cut out object frame by frame, and place them on a greenscreen for pre-rendering - UA-cam poopers do that all the time (not only them, other video editors also use it, but they most notably).
      In fact, digital greenscreen (which is just an image of the very bright, specific shade of green) and the "chroma keyer" tool are one of the most used video effects by editors.

    • @Purppura1
      @Purppura1 4 роки тому +1

      Why would a Duck own a green screen anyway? Also you can have these breadcrumbs that are at the bottom of my pocket

  • @stopthink9000
    @stopthink9000 Рік тому

    One of the best videos I've seen. Short. Precise. Logical. Thorough. Entertaining. Well done!

  • @SomeoneCommenting
    @SomeoneCommenting 2 роки тому +1

    This was an amazing demo of all those details in a very concise and clear way. Excellent.

  • @ZachGatesHere
    @ZachGatesHere 4 роки тому +388

    I'm reminded of Captain Disillusion explaining this as Tom Scott.

    • @Pepino_Leonardo
      @Pepino_Leonardo 4 роки тому +58

      and you can see, my trademark red shirt is in fact, soft pink

    • @zsin128
      @zsin128 4 роки тому +1

      Oh same... This is second time

    • @djtlh7335
      @djtlh7335 4 роки тому +5

      *light pink

    • @Dito01212
      @Dito01212 4 роки тому +13

      One take! HAHA

    • @PebsBeans
      @PebsBeans 4 роки тому +5

      The solution, of course, is an algorithm

  • @commenturthegreat2915
    @commenturthegreat2915 4 роки тому +185

    Filming tip: If you don't have a green screen, film on a blue screen and then replace the background with green.

    • @Henry-fu2hc
      @Henry-fu2hc 4 роки тому +22

      Or just leave it blue... it works the same (with most programs) but with a different colour

    • @slm60uk
      @slm60uk 4 роки тому +39

      @@Henry-fu2hc Whoosh 🤣🤣🤣

    • @beautifulheartsoothingreci28
      @beautifulheartsoothingreci28 4 роки тому +3

      its true, i mean if the sky is clear u could somehow use it as the bluescreen

    • @606aichan7O7
      @606aichan7O7 3 роки тому +3

      A reason why I know blue is one of the colours that work great: a specific shade of light blue pen/pencils are used by people who animate and also those who scans their sketches - the colour of that blue is easy for programs to not recognise, and therefore, the outline is more clean

    • @lightbulb8888
      @lightbulb8888 3 роки тому

      @@slm60uk Whooosh you a s s

  • @grb-ek3lt
    @grb-ek3lt Рік тому +2

    2:52 Tom Scott became a [BIG SHOT]

  • @KantDoesStuff
    @KantDoesStuff 2 роки тому +5

    4:25 its like squid game but theres no death
    actually idk what im saying

  • @essem4979
    @essem4979 4 роки тому +70

    1:19 I thought my screen was shutting down

  • @mastershooter64
    @mastershooter64 4 роки тому +221

    0:20 i see, i hope you're feeding your animator atleast twice a day, and atleast let him see sunlight once a week. i didn't do this for mine and now he's.. ummm... let's just say he's not doing so well

  • @SamiTheAnxiousBean
    @SamiTheAnxiousBean Рік тому

    Great work to both you and your editor for this video! It was incredibly well executed

  • @PokeMaster22222
    @PokeMaster22222 3 роки тому +3

    Hopefully you gave your hard-working animator a goddamn raise for this one, Tom!

  • @satyris410
    @satyris410 4 роки тому +463

    Remember guys: Love with your heart; use your head for everything else.

  • @LowBudgetJustinY
    @LowBudgetJustinY 4 роки тому +146

    It's weird not hearing in the begining "CAPTAIINNN DISILLUSION HERE!"

    • @stensoft
      @stensoft 4 роки тому +7

      Greetings, children…

    • @SGTfrogman
      @SGTfrogman 4 роки тому +6

      Captain D's "Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!" is the best video on green screens I have seen

  • @asymmetricfuzion970
    @asymmetricfuzion970 3 роки тому

    Your animation team absolutely smashed this edit. Great work!

  • @jassacap4203
    @jassacap4203 3 роки тому

    my WHOLE LIFE i wondered how they did that effect in films, and you explained it right at the end, i truly feel an inner peace now. thank you tom scott. you absolute KING

  • @synonym1ty
    @synonym1ty 4 роки тому +101

    Another simple problem with green screen
    People sit too close to the green screen and when lighting themselves the green screen itself reflects some of the green light back in to them screwing with the keying.

    • @Sekir80
      @Sekir80 4 роки тому +5

      I was catching this effect in Star Wars EP2 when Obi Wan in his fighter chasing Fett. I felt a bit dissapointed.

    • @BonaparteBardithion
      @BonaparteBardithion 4 роки тому +1

      We had this problem sometimes doing a news segment at school. It also tended to mess up levels because blacks would never look quite right. White clothes were highly discouraged.

  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  4 роки тому +34

    I'm sure graphics-heavy productions will return at some point! Just, hopefully, not for a while. And thanks to CuriosityStream for continuing to sponsor! Just $2.99 will get you access to them, and to Nebula and my original series: curiositystream.com/tomscott

  • @brianhaygood183
    @brianhaygood183 Рік тому

    OK, thanks for talking us through this, Tom. It was interesting, but your animator did a really amazing job buzzing us through all of these changes. That was really cool, and I'm sure it took hours of work.

  • @clarinethro1695
    @clarinethro1695 3 роки тому +1

    I personally can not tell between good and bad green screen unless it's truly obvious or if I look reaalllyyy hard

  • @jus1029ph
    @jus1029ph 4 роки тому +95

    Is this just Captain Disillusion cosplaying as Tom Scott again?

  • @AsbestosMuffins
    @AsbestosMuffins 4 роки тому +31

    *Tom gives his notes to his animator*
    "YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?"

  • @z50king29
    @z50king29 2 роки тому +1

    It's extremely hard to get filming permits at Vasquez Rocks these days, especially with the size of the shoot that BBT would bring. It is inside the TMZ though

  • @cjspellsfish
    @cjspellsfish 3 роки тому +4

    1:40 UH OH I REMEMBER THAT STAR TREK EPISODE

  • @PhilosophyVajda
    @PhilosophyVajda 4 роки тому +110

    I feel like this should be in a collection of videos as a resource for UA-cam content creators. Short, informative, vivid, honest. Your script writer(s) and editing team do an excellent job.

  • @pernpernpern1
    @pernpernpern1 4 роки тому +349

    Alternate title : Tom Scotts editor flexing his skill for 5 minutes

    • @camruh
      @camruh 3 роки тому +5

      Stolen comment but okay

    • @pillowey9171
      @pillowey9171 3 роки тому +1

      Our comment

  • @venator-classstardestroyer568
    @venator-classstardestroyer568 3 роки тому +17

    I really love how they did The Mandalorian. It was better than any green screen I have ever seen. I hope this will be used more often.

    • @fastertrackcreative
      @fastertrackcreative 3 роки тому +1

      It's conceivable that will be used more often but it has its limits and considerable startup costs

    • @archevenault
      @archevenault 3 роки тому +1

      @@fastertrackcreative Well, if major companies are doing it, they definitely have the budget

    • @sashathedonut
      @sashathedonut 3 роки тому +6

      the mandaloeion didn't use greenscreens, they used LEDs.

  • @A000803323
    @A000803323 2 роки тому +2

    If both images are in perfect focus, it will look odd as well. it's surprising how many people miss that, given how easy it is to blur the background a little

  • @whotyjones
    @whotyjones 4 роки тому +16

    Now I want to see the opposite: don't film in front of a green screen but make it look like it was

    • @lenschwedt9646
      @lenschwedt9646 3 роки тому +1

      That could even be harder.
      But then again i have never edited videos or pictures.

  • @joespeers8909
    @joespeers8909 4 роки тому +426

    Nooooo, flipping the road scene so the Americans don't notice the car on the other side of the road 😂, you are too smart

    • @andrewgwilliam4831
      @andrewgwilliam4831 4 роки тому +22

      I'm still puzzled by that! My best guess is that they didn't have suitable footage, so flipped the shot.

    • @Xentillus
      @Xentillus 4 роки тому +122

      My guess would be that Tom prefers to be on the left side or the middle, and that shot works much better flipped so he's not going straight through a car, or jumping from one side of the screen to the other.

    • @lwaves
      @lwaves 4 роки тому +27

      @@Xentillus I'd lay good odds that it's all these things, and some that haven't been thought of, just to mess with the viewers.

    • @adamsbja
      @adamsbja 4 роки тому +5

      I thought something looked wrong but couldn't put my finger on it.

    • @guspolly
      @guspolly 4 роки тому +26

      The fact that the signs said “YAW ƎVIӘ” didn’t tip you off?

  • @Kykycool
    @Kykycool 2 роки тому

    The team working on this video did a fantastic job describing exactly what you were saying with the video. fantastic stuff

  • @fraserorr
    @fraserorr Рік тому

    Major kudos to your video editor on this. It is a tour de force of video editing work.

  • @atlithoreinarsson
    @atlithoreinarsson 4 роки тому +10

    Amazing stuff! As a filmmaker I'm glad someone is finally mentioning the focal length difference. I've seen too many "green screen" videos that completely dismiss focal length matching.

  • @luanvw0512
    @luanvw0512 4 роки тому +38

    Is it just me or at 4:10 when transitioning to the space background Tom's voice changes a bit to simulate using a helmet on space, it immediately goes back to normal... probably a dropped idea that still got to the final video.
    Still props to the animator, really good job.

  • @uneek35
    @uneek35 3 роки тому +2

    3:43 I believe filmmakers call that type of shot a "dolly zoom". There's a famous one in Jaws.

  • @michaelolson7626
    @michaelolson7626 3 роки тому +2

    Shouts out to his animator/editor who hand tracked Puppet Tom for that whole segment. A legend.