How to Light a Green Screen

This is a quick example of how to light a green screen. Getting good even light is really important for filmmakers hoping to remove a background in post.
Have you ever used a green screen? What did you find difficult?
Location: Chromacode Studios

[@Croqueton]

Great work. Greetings from México

[@wiersdorfer-eiertraum]

Thanks a lot. I love to hear your fast and clear explanations,. Greetings from Freiburg, Germany.

[@simeonquarrie]

Wiersdorfer Eiertraum excellent! Thanks for commenting

[@simeonquarrie]

Wiersdorfer Eiertraum excellent! Thanks for commenting

[@MusicLoverBanda]

Superb...Thanks for the video !!

[@simeonquarrie]

Music Lover good luck!

[@davemcdonald3526]

Nice studio setup with the sound dampening.

[@4CamResMultiMedia]

beautiful and useful demonstration

[@KaiCreative]

Excellent coverage! Green screening has long been the bane of my existence, especially when the subject has hair going everywhere!
If you're using After Effects to key I would recommend using 'Selective color' first to boost the greens (maybe even do that twice) and then key the result, I've found that works particularly well if if you don't have good or consistent lighting on your green screen, or if you have a creases in your green screen that cause subtle shadows.

[@simeonquarrie]

Thanks :) Some great advice from you in your comment. Thanks for sharing and giving back

[@KaiCreative]

Thank you for your entertaining educational videos!! :)

[@mavrikdigital9968]

Nice studio! Thanks for sharing your insights.

[@ivansmith4288]

Great tutorial, easy to follow.

[@adetunjiayeni]

Yes, it's very helpful. My question is about the intensity of the light on the subject. Should one of the light sources be less than the other so as to create a soft shadow to prevent the subject from being too flat.

[@shabehbee]

great tips..appreciate it.

[@simeonquarrie]

I hope some find this useful! Let me know

[@PhilippMulterer]

How can I make more people watch my videos?

[@FabioViegas]

Great video

[@simeonquarrie]

Thanks for watching

[@ivansmith4288]

VIDEO ON SLIDER WORK

[@Sir_Remedy]

Pls can you do a video on how to edit green screen pertaining to shot sizes. For example, A close up shot shouldnt have the same items in the background as a wide shot... How do you achieve that in Premierre pro cc

[@simeonquarrie]

Thanks Remedy. I think I understand. But can you elaborate more?

[@Sir_Remedy]

Thanks,.. Lets take the news background you used in this video. When you take a close up shot on the same background, you should get less of it, ie: a cropped or zoomed part of the whole background.
My question is how do you achieve that since you the same background is put under all the shot sizes. I hope am much clearer now

[@mercurydays]

Which studio did you use, Simeon? Thank you for the video and tips!!

[@simeonquarrie]

mercurydays Chroma studios I think they are called in london. Reasonably priced and do half day too

[@mercurydays]

Simeon Quarrie thanks, Simeon!

[@wadap0]

How do you handle green casts from the background onto the subject in confined spaces? Do you ever use a light meter to ensure lighting consistency across the background?

[@simeonquarrie]

Hi David, I don't use a light meter because the scenes I shoot aren't so big. The light hitting the subject needs to overpower the green spill. Back light helps with spill, though backlight sometimes takes space.

[@Sir_Remedy]

what lights are you using

[@simeonquarrie]

These are Kino Flo's (tubes)