Green Screen | Workshop

The green screen workshop was really helpful as we learnt how to use the green screen and how to set it up with the lights and the camera. We were also able to use the new autocue, which meant that we could use it for our green screen filming day. 

This workshop helped a lot with knowing where to place our lights to balance out the green screen. For our shoot day, we've booked out LED lights so it was useful to see how we should use them in order for the green screen to be lit correctly and nicely. 

One of the main impacts this workshop had on our group was learning how to set up the autocue. We agreed that it would be really useful to have during our studio shoot, and it would be easier for Josh to recite the script. Through the setting up of the autocue, we learnt a lot about how we should have a certain tripod due to the weight of it, and how we need to make sure the cover of the autocue doesn't make it's way into shot.

When lighting Josh for our studio shoot, we need to be careful with the lights as he wears glasses, and we don't want the reflection to be overpowering. To control this we need to adjust the height of the lights and decrease or increase the power of them. We also learnt that you only get two LED lights (a wide and a spot) in a kit, so we have made the decision to book out another set of lights. This is so we  can use the wides for lighting the green screen and the spots for lighting Josh.

This green workshop helped as lot:

• We know how to set up the autocue properly.
• We are able to light the green screen and make sure it is balanced nicely.
• We have an idea of how to set the green screen up which will help a lot when setting up on shoot day.