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Posted by DanR on 02/03/07 16:42
Ty Ford wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 21:03:47 -0500, Richard Crowley wrote
> (in article <52i8s4F1ob6nrU1@mid.individual.net>):
>
>> "Shausha" wrote ...
>>> I know the benefits of getting the talent as far away as possible
>>> from the blue/green screen, but is there a standard formula one
>>> should use to work out an optimum for any situation?
>>>
>>> I've tried any combination of searches but to no avail.
>>>
>>> Also, whilst here, is there a book or web resource that would be
>>> considered definitive reading on filming for bluescreen - from
>>> setting up the screen, to lights, to shooting, to post production?
>>
>> Far enough away to...
>> 1) Light the bluescreen sufficiently evenly for your keying
>> mechanism. (hardware, software, whatever)
>> 2) Keep too much blue reflection off the edges of your foreground
>> subject. ("too much" depends on *your* application. Only you can
>> decide.)
>>
>> If you can do that with a 1-inch distance, then 1 inch is your
>> answer. OTOH, it takes several feet for most of us in the real world.
>>
>>
>
> And if that doesn't work, consider the reflecmedia system with the
> blue or green LED ring around the camera lens. We were one foot in
> front of their screen with no problems.
>
> Regards,
> Ty Ford
>
>
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Ty... how in the world does the "LiteRing" work? The website isn't clear to
me.
Are they saying you do not need a green or blue background? Are they saying
the 10 watts of light will illuminate a background and subject. And if it
sprays green light on anything in front of it... how do you key?
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