Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.32] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5096638 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:01:12 +0200 Received: from omta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.60]) by qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kdsP1l0031HpZEsA3hAtZK; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:10:53 +0000 Received: from sz0119.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.40.137]) by omta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id khAt1l00D2xZMJ48ahAtpC; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:10:53 +0000 Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:10:53 +0000 (UTC) From: pixelbot@comcast.net To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: <477198341.1582599.1370452253264.JavaMail.root@sz0119a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] green screen shooting tips MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1582598_92536167.1370452253263" X-Originating-IP: [::ffff:107.1.199.10] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.13_GA_2944 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Mac)/6.0.13_GA_2944) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20121106; t=1370452253; bh=iZU6bSwY1cuFWB6SOUlHbS0R/i1AMERJUMtvJ8hcals=; h=Received:Received:Date:From:To:Message-ID:Subject:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=aZsRI984nqTSLvgtzwEFOWkRGhOtdui7qGXHh/4sOssHYrAPAkSs/DLBKY4Ne7oLy 3l22J4XY9fXWSMSB1ygQ2k8kTgAGGDi/gtOwX5WFylOn5vc3Xe9/Lk7jYWknD62ZQ1 qHHPPndwAbpuSGTmi26yDVLSW2nI58oZ/1LHW9j40DI2H0S1gCRKL2Rsc5rf/YdWWg lg6kF4lZvKU6tqaDx6aEkEWw/W+FyyXarNAXfEZW16tqgS3yiho0JJeVl4yD2yYNaZ rYzuJV1Hq4WGLJc4kHMzKmOWlqMSqbUtECcXdSVQsitojS6Op1j0amahTI+pXx7O8V dcbTo86e9ebcw== ------=_Part_1582598_92536167.1370452253263 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yeah - I alway think green screen cost about the same amount whether you hi= re a pro-shooter or not - it's just where you want to spend the money, on t= he shoot or in post. of course paying more for the shoot may improve the ov= erall look easier than than getting "good enough" in post. but all this see= m fairly obvious, green screen shooting is becoming the desktop publishing = revolution - I mean if you've got a camera and a green surface, viola.=20 and thanks Todd for the helpful answers I'll have to pass those off to our = post manager - he's always looking for info to pass on to our directors/DPs= .=20 tt=20 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Curtis" =20 To: "After Effects Mail List" =20 Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:56:51 AM=20 Subject: Re: [AE] green screen shooting tips=20 Thank you, Todd. Jonas' link is excellent for shooters.=20 The weisenheimer replies amuse me, and you're all exactly right that client= s should hire professionals to do this stuff. But, trying to force clients = to serve my wishes doesn't seem to be too practical all the time.=20 I charge by the hour, so I made more money trying to fix their crap than I = would have if the first eyedropper click resulted in a perfect key. They we= re trying to save money by hiring some local kid at a distant location, and= didn't want to pay to fly an experienced shooter. I'm sure my extra time c= ost them less than air fare. But, I'm trying to do them a favor and give th= em some tips to improve the outcome for the next time.=20 Thanks, everybody.=20 On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote:=20 Jonas Hummelstrand has an excellent resource on his site:=20 http://generalspecialist.com/greenscreen-and-bluescreen-checklist/=20 That resource and some other good ones are linked to from the =E2=80=9CShoo= ting and acquiring footage for keying=E2=80=9D section of After Effects Hel= p:=20 http://adobe.ly/RNe3pz=20 Can anybody suggest a link that has the most authoritative, comprehensive t= ip sheet for green screen shooting that I can send to this particular clien= t the next time they consider doing it?=20 ------=_Part_1582598_92536167.1370452253263 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>yeah - I = alway think green screen cost about the same amount whether you hire a pro-= shooter or not - it's just where you want to spend the money, on the shoot = or in post. of course paying more for the shoot may improve the overall loo= k easier than than getting "good enough" in post. but all this seem fairly = obvious, green screen shooting is becoming the desktop publishing revolutio= n - I mean if you've got a camera and a green surface, viola.

and thanks Todd for the helpful answers I'll have to pass those off t= o our post manager - he's always looking for info to pass on to our directo= rs/DPs.

tt

From:= "Jim Curtis" <jpcurtis@me.com>
To: "After Effects Mail= List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2= 013 9:56:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] green screen shooting tips
Thank you, Todd.  Jonas' link is excellent for shooters.

The weisenheimer replies amuse me, and you're all exactly right tha= t clients should hire professionals to do this stuff.  But, trying to = force clients to serve my wishes doesn't seem to be too practical all the t= ime.

I charge by the hour, so I made more money tr= ying to fix their crap than I would have if the first eyedropper click resu= lted in a perfect key.  They were trying to save money by hiring some = local kid at a distant location, and didn't want to pay to fly an experienc= ed shooter.  I'm sure my extra time cost them less than air fare. &nbs= p;But, I'm trying to do them a favor and give them some tips to improve the= outcome for the next time.

Thanks, everybody.
=



On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:20 A= M, Todd Kopriva wrote:

Jonas Hummelstrand has an exce= llent resource on his site:
 
That resource and so= me other good ones are linked to from the =E2=80=9CShooting and acquiring f= ootage for keying=E2=80=9D section of After Effects Help:
http://adobe.ly/RNe3pz
 
 
Can anybody suggest a link that has the most authoritative= , comprehensive tip sheet for green screen shooting that I can send to this= particular client the next time they consider doing it?


------=_Part_1582598_92536167.1370452253263--