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Subject: Re: [AE] green screen shooting tips
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:09:50 -0500
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On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:20 AM, pixelbot@comcast.net wrote:

> good time for a funny green screen story - one idiot we used decided =
to "green screen" a monitor we were shooting by putting a green piece of =
paper over the screen, that may have worked except it wasn't exactly =
fitted to the screen - thanks people!


I have a story almost as bad/good. =20

Client used a rear projection screen with a blue gel over a white =
projection light as the "blue screen."  It was nowhere near uniform or =
flat.  It had a hot spot in the center that was near white, and the =
edges were much darker and more blue.

Believe it or not, the guy who dreamt this up was a very experienced =
TV/event director.  They were on-site at an event with big rear screens =
in place, and this was some last minute "brilliant idea."

As it turns out, the Ae Difference Matte was a life-saver, and the only =
effect that gave me good results.  I was able to piece together a clean =
plate.  I had to do some minor mask tracking, but that project could =
have been a disaster.

Happy ending.


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<html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://151/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:20 AM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:pixelbot@comcast.net">pixelbot@comcast.net</a> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 16px; ">good time for a funny green screen story - one =
idiot we used decided to "green screen" a monitor we were shooting by =
putting a green piece of paper over the screen, that may have worked =
except it wasn't exactly fitted to the screen - thanks =
people!</span></blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div>I have a story =
almost as bad/good. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Client used a rear =
projection screen with a blue gel over a white projection light as the =
"blue screen." &nbsp;It was nowhere near uniform or flat. &nbsp;It had a =
hot spot in the center that was near white, and the edges were much =
darker and more blue.</div><div><br></div><div>Believe it or not, the =
guy who dreamt this up was a very experienced TV/event director. =
&nbsp;They were on-site at an event with big rear screens in place, and =
this was some last minute "brilliant idea."</div><div><br></div><div>As =
it turns out, the Ae Difference Matte was a life-saver, and the only =
effect that gave me good results. &nbsp;I was able to piece together a =
clean plate. &nbsp;I had to do some minor mask tracking, but that =
project could have been a disaster.</div><br><div>Happy =
ending.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>.</div></body></html>=

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