Posted by Ty Ford on 02/03/07 21:20

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:42:20 -0500, DanR wrote
(in article <7Y2xh.51955$QU1.1566@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net>):

> 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
>>
>>
>> --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services
>> Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com
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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?

Dan,

It's pretty freaky. I was amazed at how well it did the job. You do have to
be careful about the LED light reflecting in someone's glasses, but we demoed
this down in DC. The screen is silver and comprised of VERY tiny silicon
beads they reflect the blue or green light back to the camera and you can't
even see it unless you're looking at the monitor.

The gal walked out of the shooting studio into the overhead fluorescent
hallway with the cape and it worked out there from 40 feet away. This is the
same technology they used for the invisibility cape, but they had to "dirty
it up" a bit so you could see the folds in the cape.

Get someone to do a demo locally for you. The guy on the east coast is in NJ,
but he came down to DC to do the demo. Very impressive.

Regards,

Ty Ford


Get someone to do a demo for you.



--Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services
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