How to Light a Green Screen with Slim Tube RGB Lights!
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- THIS is how you light a green screen! CAME-TV Slim Tube BI-Color LED Lights PLUS more on getting perfect green/blue screen in 1-click! Tons of info in the description, plus an appearance by Film Cat! bit.ly/SubscribeToBasicFilmmaker
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*If you just want to see the green screen part and not the lights, go to **10:38** (but you'll miss how cool these lights are). p.s. Cameo appearance by Film Cat! Much appreciation to CAME-TV for supplying these lights for this specific purpose and supporting you the viewer. Thank you! ❤️️*
very cool. For a green screen of say 8x8 how many of these lights would i need? Also what would you recommend for Green Screen material.
@@raulviteri6079 You should check out the link for the Glide Gear green screen unit in the description and the video. Love it. It's 8x8. And, depends if you want to light the WHOLE thing of you're going to come in closer. For the whole thing, you'd need 4 footers x4, but I don't think you'd be lighting the edges, so probably the 4x 3 footers would do you.
Basic Filmmaker skipping BFM video is only cheating yourself. But your fans who are in a hurry cause they're busy shooting all the things you've taught them are probably thanking you
viewz Ha! Ya know, most don't mention this, but these comments make people who create these smile and want to make more. It is more appreciated than you might realize. Thank you!
@@misiek7676 That just a simple soft light up and back at 45 degrees. Set up yours however you want, then LOOK at it with ONLY the backlight on.
Also, really useful tips on dropping backgrounds into keyed shots and adding blur, etc.
Thank you sir!
This video deserves way more views and WAY more love. The info here is fantastic. Thanks!
Thanks!!
That was a really, really good follow-on/update to your previous tutorial. Really useful. Thanks.
Thank you!
That light and shadow demo was very cool. Thanks for the great demo.
Glad you liked it!
Wow, these are cool! I just received the same kit and I love using one of them as a rim light because they're nice and slim And good way to key. Great job!
Thank you Obi Won Audio and Lighting Kenobi! :)
Nifty! I don't do much green screen work, but it's great to know the options out there for lights.
Thanks! They're pretty cool, but I think you'd have to be doing this a lot to justify the price. They aren't cheap, but they are quite robust and cheaper than what I've seen out there. 👍
This is amazing lighting Kevin!
Thanks. For someone doing this a lot or needing these, they were the most "affordable" I could find without being cr*p. :)
I had no idea until just now that my life would not be complete without these!
LOL! Compared to others, they are a good buy, but are not "cheap." Depends if you use them alot.
Thank you Kevin for doing this! After watching your original 2015 video on lighting green screens (and looking at doing the DIY setup you recommended), I wondered if you had done an update. A quick look at your Channel playlists and my questioned was answered. Great job! Thank You!
Thanks Colin! One day I need to clean up all my descriptions and link. Yeah. 400 videos. One day. 😁
The lights arrived and I immediately set them up and shot a test video. WOW! That was the easiest key ever. Exactly as you demonstrated. Thanks Kevin!
Good video! Thank you for sharing.... got a few things to try now!
Another awesome video, thanks so much!!!!
Thank you David!
Dude this video is amazing. Thank you so much for your helpful advice!! I might have to get out and get me a set of these magic lights! haha
Thanks again!!
You bet!
These were a great find! Awesome video like always.
Thanks Phillip!
Awesome video.Thanks man
Thanks!!
Awesome mate! Awesome! Thx for the great idea!
Thanks Edin.
Hey, got to see my buddy Film Cat again. These are really cool. I do a lot of green screening, so I'll have to check these out.
I was thinking if you when I saw Film Cat laying on the floor. :) These lights are GREAT for green screen work, but, they are not cheap. Well, cheap compared to other types.
Yes! Theo Miesner gave me the same advice -- great ep.
Ha! I love these comments. Found a new channel I never knew existed. Thanks!
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Just a great video !! thx
Thank you Alain!
wow - amazing idea. I have a hard time to get the right lighting for my green-screen.
Yep. Pretty sure fire way to light it.
Great video! I am about to have a first customer for an image film so my greenscreen needs to get to the next level - This video convinced me to get those lights instantly. Problem is - I cannot buy them in Germany it seems. I hope I find something comparable, this looks just awesome!
Hi Kevin - Thanks for this. I have been thinking about using theatre LED Cyclorama Lights for 4m wide green screen positioned top & bottom to hopefully get an even spread: I have a project for a chat studio that has a host with 2-3 guests (3-4 talent) and am concerned about the talent lighting spill & pulling a key. Any thoughts?
In the same boat (building the PC) so I know how you feel. Thanks for the great info on these lights. I've already subscribed but I will see if I can pick up a mug or t-shirt soon to help finance the computer ;)
LOL! Thanks for the kind thought, but I make nothing on those, more for the fun than anything, so unless you REALLY want one, don't get it. Using my description links or the course over at www.basicfilmmakeruniversity.com/ helps, but no need to feel obligated at all. I do appreciate it. :)
@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks. I will take a look at those. Really appreciate your channel and the videos. I design and develop learning materials and the office wanted to add video to our offerings. Your channel has been the most useful of what I have come across. Curtis, DSLR Shooter and the others are great to layer on what you give as the basics. Thanks and keep at it.
Thanks! The client I am working for right now has me creating an entire university for internal and external learning materials. Having a lot of fun doing what I love.
Well done BFM!
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Love your videos. I have an 8'x10' green screen. If I understand correctly, I would need two banks of four-4' lights to evenly light the green screen, right? Each bank is currently on sale for about $1k, so this is a $2k set-up. With your epiphany of using green led's, do you have a cheaper recommendation without all the bells and whistles? Thanks!
Well, it depends on how much of the talent is in the shot. If you have an 8x10, it's not like you are capturing 8x10? In other words, maybe the shot shows 6x4? That's something to consider. These lights I show are expensive, and worth if you do this a lot, otherwise, a few one-time deals, I don't think so. You can try (I haven't) to DIY something with LED tube lights and green covers, or buy the green tubes which are available. You could also use a lot of plain old LED lights and try gels that are green to get that effect. Lots of options that I haven't personally tried - it will take some research and testing on your part.
Great post, thank you
On exposure, since we are just using green light
Should we look at the Green on an RGB parade, and set at say 50-60 IRE?
Or lower due to saturation issues
I know most cameras are better with Green color than any others
Thanks
That would certainly work. The always thing to concentrate on is setting the camera as you would for the talent, separate lighting, and the green screen separate lighting. Hot spots, RGB parades (green channel) and all those tools are great addition and should be used. But first, set it all up, test it, do a key, adjust as necessary and try and get as close to a decent key without a lot fo trouble. If trouble, then dive into the tools.
Great video
Thanks Brian!
Brilliant, thanks Kevin. Have you considered painting a wall chroma green and getting rid of the material screen all together?
I have. Now in new location and seriously considering exactly that. Thanks!
Looking forward to that video. Thanks Kevin, great channel by the way! 😃@@BasicFilmmaker
Hi Kevin, at 12:51 you turn lights on to light green screen and at 13:08 you point out some shadows, but at 13:16 when you change light color over to green, you say, that is how you light a green screen. How does changing color of light remove the shadows you pointed out at 13:08. I watched an older video you did back in 2015 with lighting the screen evenly which was great. If you used green screener app at 13:08 and then switched color over to green at 13:16, would the green screener app screen look different? Looking to purchase in the next day or two, was also wondering if you had to buy the bolts separately to attach lights vertically.
The bolts are simply the pins from existing light stands. The original shadows you see is with the lights not on, and just the lights hitting me. You’ll see some shadow when I initially turn them on, and that is because I am using white. The green on green removes those. Remember that I have these lights positioned in frame and close so you can see them. Normally they would be out of frame and to the sides more so no shadows would appear.
Nice sir ❤️🙏 Good Helpfull information 👍🇮🇳
I’m doing this with my DIY bank lights you taught me to build with cheap green gels (and magenta gels on my back lights)
Awesome. Magenta gel is a neat trick.
You also taught me about the use of magenta! Extremely grateful 🙏
Nice video Kevin. Question...
What did you apply at 16:11 and 16:17 in lighting or in post?
It seems to have blurred the edges (of head, shoulders, arms) and made you look less like a cut-out and more like you're part of the background. (or maybe it was what you did at 15:30... executive summary question, how did you blur your edges to eliminate the cut-out effect?) Thanks man for your stellar content!
Nothing in post or lighting. It is lit as you see it before I apply the background if I understand your question. It's the background blur that tricks the eye.
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Thank you..
Nice. Still struggling to light my giant green screen and floor for a full band. Like you said, light, light and more light, I guess.
Yeah. This whole band floor thing is not easy, and you'll really have to play with the light, spill and so much. I'd almost rather shoot each person individually and key them into a full shot later.
@@BasicFilmmaker Makes sense and maybe will resort to that. Thanks. Do you mean that I'd shoot the set empty, then drop in each member after I shoot them all individually on a green set?
If you setup the set so you can shoot each member separately (smaller set, they're probably playing to pre-recorded tracks anyway), you can then place them in whatever environment you want, in any position you want, as long as the lighting matched what you're using for a background. It's just another method of doing it. No matter what you end up doing, test the hell out of it - it sucks to spend a ton of time doing this and finding out something didn't work out. :)
@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks for that info. Yes, have been there and should test before proceeding! Are you anywhere near NYC or NJ? Would love to hire you to come into my studio and work on something.
Sorry Jerry. Out in Oregon on the West Coast, but thanks for the kind offer!
Awesome video as always! Thank you for posting. I bought 4 of these lights and also downloaded the green screener app, however on the app I can not get the lights to get up to 100% green on the high quality level at 100% of the lights. What level is tolerable for you in the app?
Hundred percent is nearly impossible. Just set it at medium level and you should be good. The tools for video now a day to pull the green out are pretty awesome.
@@BasicFilmmaker Thank you so much for taking the time to respond!
Thanks for this video. It looks very easy to get your green screen perfect with this set, just what I'm looking for. But your links to the product are not working. And when I search for these lights online I can't find them. Can you guide me on the way to find these lights? And is the remote control necessary to get the perfect green color you get for your green screen?
Sorry about that. Here's the updated link: amzn.to/3z9U52y
Hi Kevin, do you think the same can be achievable using white lights and green color gel?
I haven’t tried it but yes I do think it’s achievable. I think no matter how you do it as long as you’re shooting green light on the green screen you’re going to get the best results you can.
I had a go using a white screen and using a projector to illuminate it with green light produced by a jpg 16:9 rectangle. This was a very cheap option given that the only thing I didn't already own was the jpg green rectangle but needed a lot on trial and error to get reasonable results.
I find your videos very inspiring, they encourage me to have a go and get results I never thought possible. Thank you.
Thanks Edward. And WOW! A projector - that's a cool DIY way to do that. Love to see that!
I have this same setup in our studio with green Kino lights, though the downside is it won't work for full body green screen, as the difference between the green behind you and the white light for your feet don't match up around your ankles area. :-( But it DOES help with waist up shots for sure!
Yep. This is definitely not the way (or price range) or doing large full shots. Wouldn't touch that without a cyclorama and some serious lighting. :)
Wow these are awesome.
Checks price
I need another job
Philips Hue will make the same Effect. Cost 1000 $ less...
ADR Yep...not cheap, but in relation to other prosumer lights - works. As mentioned, these would be for people who do screen work a lot. An occasional shot? Ah...no. :)
chSamy NIce. Do they have 3 footers? Couldn't find these.
@@BasicFilmmaker There are no footers but I was concerned with the light effect of lighting a green screen with green light. the lamps are definitely very good for beginners or hobby filmmakers
So just bulbs? I guess you could make your own vertical "rack" and get the bulbs and make it work. --> Not a DIY guy. :)
Great video, Kevin. Learning a lot from your posts. I do some video/photo production work for my small business, and we're building a new location soon. As part of the design, I have asked to have a studio put in where I can shoot video and stills related to our business. Basically, I got my wish- sort of... with a room that will be about 8'5" wide by about 16' deep. The rest of the building is dedicated to other, more important stuff related to our business- and that's as big as I can get. If I'm lighting an 8' wide green screen- how many of these lights would you surmise I need? 2L and 2 R? More? I will put wall mounted soft boxes to light the talent and put high-hats in the ceiling for a backlight/hairlight with a gel (learned that from you, too). Love to hear your thoughts.
I would start with two left and two right. Check it. Get ore if needed. You can get two four footers on each side and your done.
@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks, Kevin! Keep up the great work!
What do you think about using RGB LED blinders for these things? They go for like 40 $ a piece
Might work. If you do it, let me know how it works please. Thanks!
I really like your style, really really.... Thx for the great video, once again, keep up the good work But really expensive i think
Thanks! Yes, expensive, but not really for comparables. If someone does a LOT fo green screen work, it's worth it. If not, other solutions would be better if money is the issue.
Great video as always, Kevin. About affordability, would a colored T8 be a valid budget alternative? I've spent a tremendous amount of time trying to find suitable LED T8's to spin-off your earlier bank light setup (unsuccessfully to date), but am I correct to reasonably assume that these here www.sylvania-lighting.com/product/en-INT/products/0002566/ do appear to have acceptable luminosity for chroma at ~3100lm? They're only 15$ a pop.
Yes, no reason these should not work. Great price!!
hi again, curious about your video. Your method has me thinking a lot. It makes sense. How come you don't hear more people doing it your way, with lighting green screens with bright green light? Is it the spill from the light? What are the negatives to this? It seems with RGB adjustable led lights, you can be very creative. The 2 lights you have lighting the subject, I assume you don't want that white light hitting to much your green screen that is being lit by green lights, or does that not affect anything. I have searched a lot on lighting green screen of small rooms, and your method has the cleanest results. I have such small space, that my subject might be 3-6 feet from the green screen. I hope the spill of green light does not get on me. How close to the green screen can you stand while using your method. Lots to think of.
I haven't tested the exact distance until you get spill. And you're re correct, not many mention using green light as they are worried about spill. As long as you have the lights behind you and control the light with the barn doors, it's not a problem.
Hi, your lights are not available, do you have another choice? And do you still recommend this? How many sets did you buy, did you buy 4 sets, 2 for the green screen and 2 for the subjects. I have a 16 X8 foot distance room, I will be cutting it close. Any help, thanks
They are in-stock at B&H. 2-sets for green screen longer ones. I do recommend, however, if money is a consideration, look into LEDs and colored tubes.
Do you think that would also be possible with GVM 800 RGG LED Panels?
No familiar with those, but really, the name brand wouldn’t matter. Green light and you’re good to go.
Just watching this a bit late so unfortunately the lights used in this video are no longer available on Amazon. Can anyone point me towards a similar setup, haven't been able to find anything. Massively underrated channel with lots of value thank you.
Fuck yes. Baller move. Never forgetting this tip or this channel.
LOL! Thanks! :)
Sees cat in video... instantly likes video.
LOL! Nice. 👍
I notice when using the Greenscreener App you have it set to “low”. Is that generally sufficient? I have been shooting for the mid, but that has been driving me bonkers. Part of it is based off your other video, I am trying to use the wrong type of lights.
Should work. Always test, pull the key, and see what you’ve got. Once you dial it in you’ll be jammin.
What light did you used in yourself (the talent)?
Thanks!
Aputure Tri-8s. 👍
I'm thinking of Green lights on a white or grey background might work instead of using actual Green screen. will those work on a white background and key ok?
I have no idea. I only used them on a green background and they were awesome.
OMG... The moment when you took of your glasses, I was... What... This is Tony Stark! Now we can have another Iron Man movie!
Now on the subject.
Thanks for the great video. I am planning to do something similar, but with RGB LED (DIY... I am a begginer, so I need to be on a budget :D ) stripes and remote controler, so I can choose any color I want and high frequency LED dimmers, so I can avoid flickering at any (or almost any) shutter speed. Two for the green screen and two or mayby three for the subject. I hope it will work :D
LOL! Tony Stark. I’ll take the money. 😁 Good luck on what you’re doing. Sounds legit, and let me know how it works out. 👍
@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks! I will :)
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Kevin - The Basic Filmmaker In the process of putting together a middle school and high school broadcast studio. Three walls have been painted chroma key green. We'll use virtual sets included in our switcher software. I found XKGlow 3' light strips they can be many colors, but only one color at a time, so in this case green. Each strip is 150 lumen at full white, a total of 600 Lumens. Less I suppose for the color green. How many lumens approximately do you need on each side of an 8x10 area to light it?
I could guess all over the place. ALWAYS the best is to test, test, test using the camera, lights, and setup you have, adjusting as necessary.
Unintended Puns are the best kind.
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Great Video and cool product, but none of these lights are available on Amazon anymore
Yeah, I don't get it. They come and go.
Question: If green light is projected onto a complete white background wall, could it be used as Chroma Key? I mean, the reflection of green light on the white wall could replace a green fabric?
I really don’t know as I’ve never tried that.
As an alternative (for video conference) is it possible to use projection and/or wall paper tv(s) ala Mandalorian? If green screen lighting is already $2K+. Would/is projection practical/possible for under 5k? would be a fun diy project :)
Haven't tried it. Might. Frankly, the easiest is to use pre-printed backdrops with a bit of blur on them.
Kevin - The Basic Filmmaker my green screen is already pretty good. It’s become a fun hobby where I’m looking to upgrade with something akin to an unreal engine generated background. MAkes no sense re video conferencing. Fun, tho:) perhaps, I’ll try rear projection.
Love to hear how that works out!
Since the 4 pack comes with 1 power adaptor and I want to separate two lights together left and right do I have to buy another power adaptor? Also do I have to buy cables to join the lights together for daisy chaining each side of 2 lights for power ?
You'll be OK. They have really long cords.
@@BasicFilmmaker thanks for that 👍 it's better to go with the the 3-ft 4-pack or buy 4 separate 4-ft tubes ?
Based on your video it appears that you have two lights vertical on the right and two lights versicle on the left. Is that your setup? Or do you also have lights horizontal above? Your exact positioning of the 4 lights would have helped in this video. Please clarify and thank you!
Correct. Two left and two right.
@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks! The results really look great. …Rowby.
@@rowbyrowby Yay! :)
How big of a green screen do you think you could light with the 4 light set.
The one I have, 8 to 10 foot.
It appears that these light are no longer available. Are there any alternatives that can do the same green screen trick?
Really, I would do an Amazon or B&H search. There are a ton of new lights available that do green and are wayyyy cheaper.
Question-Do you think 3 philips hue rgb lights (800 lumens per bulb) on either side of the green screen (with diffusion) would work for a 8ft x 10ft green screen? Its a bit cheaper than came-tv, and can be controlled by one system. Philips is overpriced-one lighting system is attractive and (sadly) I’m already somewhat invested. . Im also looking over total/even green light coverage. I use it for video conferencing. Thanks for a great channel!
Hey Graham! I don't think manufacturer matters, just that you get what you can afford and what works. Heck, I'd get some cheap LED lights on either side and buy some of those cheesy green tube covers and play with those until you get good results. Then when you invest in the bigger dollar stuff, you'll know if.what you should spend your money on.
Kevin - The Basic Filmmaker thank you:) you weren’t kidding about the challenges of a good key. removing green fringe from my hair has become a quixotic quest. And, I doubt anyone notices it except me.
For sure. That's why it's always best to get everything setup beforehand. Once you nail the setup and pull a key, you'll know you've got it, as it's very little tweaking. Spill is the bane of the keying world. :)
Love the video would you happen to have any film gear that you don't use anymore would you be willing to sell it? If not your still cool to me :) love the cat and the green screen stuff is awesome
I have a TON of film gear. Problem is I don't want to become a gear outlet (TIME) and piecing things out, shipping, blah, blah, blah. If someone had some money, and was willing to drop the coin on a whole box of stuff and pay shipping - sure.
I live in Garden Grove California how much for what you don't want and I don't mind paying for shipping
Also I have a good idea do what Amazon does put together a few boxes a month or so like a grab bag put a price on it including Shipping if you where close to me I would not mind helping you:)
Yeah, it's the PITA of the time more than anything. Let me see what I end up with. :)
14:26 just take the lenses out of the glasses if the glasses are a part of your look ;)
For sure - all sorts of solutions. The problem I have is I can't wear contacts and have to have the glasses to see. Need new eyeballs. :)
So I'm thinking that using these lights, would it work to simply light a white background with green lights to get a green screen?
Hmmm. I haven't tried that, seems reasonable.
I think that would work. Flo light bladelight has a green light and they say you can turn a white screen into a green screen
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Does this pack cost 1000$?
Well, it didn’t used too cost THAT much, but on checking it does now. I think it used to be in the $750 range?
In my case, I'm not able to stand several feet away from the green screen. At most in my room I can get 2 feet, so I worry about getting spill with using green light. So I just use regular white light. I'd like to upgrade to some sort of Kino-style lights, but Kinos are extremely expensive and the only alternatives I've found aren't dimmable and are short.
Spill is a definite problem that close. Yep, kinos are crazy expensive. You might want to take a look at the room again. The camera is always moveable, as you are.With a new look, you might be able to pull yourself away, or the screen away.
@@BasicFilmmaker Do you think these would be a suitable replacement for Kinos for background lighting? Or is there nothing that can replace Kinos for that?
If your budget can afford Kinos, go for it. I haven’t put these up against Kinos so couldn’t really give you an honest answer.
p.s. If you’re really close, try lighting the screen from to top down behind you. 👍
@@BasicFilmmaker Nice idea! Would you suggest I do the x4 3ft kit, or 2 of the 4ft for that? I'm not sure if 6ft would be better than 4ft or if they'd have the same result.
Great video and information (ideas).
I have a couple questions. It appears these are maybe florescent tubes. Have you noticed any issues with the flicker of a florescent tube and white balance?
Second question. At 14:40 when you set your light level, I noticed there was vignetting in all four corners. Do you see an issue with that and not having a consistent color to remove?
Glasses and green eyes are the gremlins of green screens. Ultimately, someone ends up looking like a possessed demon if they have glasses or green eyes.
As I have said before, love your content and enjoy pulling ideas from you. Keep up the great work. Thank you for what you do.
These are LEDs - look like fluorescent though. No flicker problems. With fluorescent tubes, I found that as long as they have a ballast built in, they usually don't flicker, but it's something to check on camera.
Wouldn't an LED strip around a frame do a better job?
That's a good idea. if you could get LED strips on a frame that have enough output, it might do, but most strips don't have that power.
@@BasicFilmmaker I think I'll try it. Make a big frame and put the strip inside it.
Nice lights :)
Although they spelled it "kevlin" @ 8:35, that won't diminish the usability of the lights :)
I think they meant to spell it Kevin. Ha! :)
@@BasicFilmmaker I have dyslexia, so my brain is allways working overtime to decypher what it's seeing, and when I'm writing/typing. I actually like seeing small typos on advanced tech production items. It makes me feel (only slightly) less stoopid. ;)
LOL! I do not think dyslexia = stoopid, in fact, I find people who have dyslexia are some of the best proof readers ever, and they are more careful and pick up the mistakes others miss. :)
I was waiting to see you walk backwards through the wall. Maybe you're saving that for an intro?
You always have such cool ideas. Can you just write me a freakin script already??!!! :)
Thx @@BasicFilmmaker it would be pretty ezy as solid as those green leds were. Just overlay and fade a straight shot of the wall as you walk out of the green light. I'm thinking it would be pretty effective based on how green you were when you stepped back. If you flagged the edge of those lights for an abrupt transition reaching your arm up it might be creepy. You inspired me. I've already found some green T8 tube covers.
Nice. Haven't used green tube covers, love to hear and see how they work for you.
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Makes more sense to color balance with my LEDs for talent with LED greens for a Green Screen (rather than the tungstens that I just bought as a cheap $160 kit) and I also like the length for even lighting for that larger green screen canvas.
I was actually looking to Green Screen Historic image/illustration around the author (rather than cut away and back) to “immerse” the author into the Historic Note...
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And play with the settings to make it look like the narrator’s “imagination” rather than put the narrator in context of the image...
Huh. That’s a cool idea. Before buying anything else, I would test everything with what you have until you feel you nailed it. That way, you’ll know what you really need before dropping the coin on these.
Yup, until you try it, you never know. If the tungsten don’t work, I can still use them to compliment the LEDs (with filters) but, eventually, I’ll be shooting in theatre space with all Tungsten for the painted backdrops we already have for the play... so - at some point - I will need to Balance Tungsten with my LEDs (for the actors in front of the set pieces)
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Thanx for the updates on Green Screening!
So, if your wife finds the controller, she could just as easily manage her Kevin?
Now that's a whole "enchilda". (0:50)
She IS the controller. She's got me down...treat the guy like you would a 15-year old - nailed it!
It really doesn't work for most complex VFX shots.
Your red tracking markers are going to look black as there is no red light for them to reflect.
For sure. Made for simple video creators looking for a simple solution. Complex vfx shots are a whole different deal. 👍
@@MrJonCrow True that. Basic Filmmaker channel. Most people watching here have never been on a set. 😀
cool idea, on another note... you do know how risky is to put yourself in front of a green screen on youtube? hehe
I do! @knoptop once took a green screen video I did and placed me in a movie scene. Laughed for ages. :)
Ok. Wait. All this time we have been trying to light our green screen with evening balanced white light, daylight balanced foreground and white balancing out light for the foreground, and now you’re saying shine green light on the green screen.
My head is exploding.
Yep. Been trying to find something "affordable" (opinions may vary on this) for quite some time, without having to DIY or cheap out on crummy finicky gear. At least in 2019, this was what I finally CAME up with. :)
So that's what these lights were for lol
Yep. Wasn't so easy, and I was surprised two people did guess. Love channel header. "DUDE STUFF." :)
Thank you sir!
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see i was right .... light sabers
OK. You actually made me giggle like a little kid. :)
Another Green Screen video? Seriously?! :)
LMAO! That was awesome Ali! :)
I really see no point in this
Your last video about lighting green screen was perfect
Looks like with these lights You will have more problems with spill
Not at all. Makes it easier and as long as you control the light, as in stay away from the wall, it’s so much easier.
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They went from $288 for a 4 pack to $1100 in just a year!!
What??!! WOW! Talk about NOT selling something! There are other choices now wayyyyyyyy cheaper.
400€ for a SINGLE 3 feet length LED lamp...way too much to my taste !!! you can do the same for much cheaper
also I remember when tutorials where for the sake of helping viewers, not for selling overrated items !!!
As mentioned, this is for people who do this a lot and are more interested in time spent vs money. Thanks.