Video Green Screen Workflows (2017)

Course details

By learning how to work with green screen effectively, you can save the time and money you'd otherwise spend shooting on location and still end up with the right background for your scene. In this course, learn how to shoot green screen video and work with it in post-production. Rich Harrington kicks off the course by sharing everything you need to know to shoot good green screen, including the type of equipment you need, how to choose a green screen backdrop, and how to light your backdrop and subject. He explains how to record the green screen, generate background plates, and process backdrops. Plus, he demonstrates how to work with popular products such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro X.

Learning objectives
Why use green screen?
Using a fabric, Flexfill, or Reflecmedia backdrop
Lighting the green screen
Recording green screen in-camera
Using a field recorder for green screen
Capturing a background with a light field camera
Processing backdrops for green screen
Keying in Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, and After Effects
Animating the 3D camera

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. An Introduction to Green Screen

04 - A short history of green screen
05 - Why use green screen for video
06 - When not to use green screen for video

2. Choosing a Green Screen Backdrop

07 - Using a fabric backdrop
08 - Using a Flexfill backdrop
09 - Using a Reflecmedia backdrop
10 - Using a studio environment

3. Lighting Techniques for Green Screen

11 - Choosing your lighting instruments for green screen
12 - Lighting the backdrop
13 - Checking for hotspots
14 - Lighting the subject
15 - Adjusting lighting based on background choice

4. Recording Options for Green Screen Video

16 - Recording green screen in-camera
17 - The impact of compression on green screen
18 - Using a field recorder for green screen
19 - Using a studio recorder for green screen
20 - Acquiring in 4K
21 - Shooting vertical video

5. Identifying Background Plates

22 - What makes a good background
23 - Acquisition strategies for background plates
24 - Capturing a background with a light field camera

6. Handling Green Screen Footage

25 - Working in native formats
26 - Transcoding video for green screen

7. Processing Backdrops for Green Screen

27 - Initial processing of the raw photo for the background
28 - Working with transparency and 3D space
29 - Positioning the background with Free Transform
30 - Matching color and exposure for the photo
31 - Adjusting focus in the background

8. Creating the Composite in Adobe Premiere Pro

32 - Ingesting media into Adobe Premiere Pro
33 - Building a composite sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro
34 - An introduction to keying in Adobe Premiere Pro
35 - Matching color and exposure for video in Adobe Premiere Pro
36 - Sending to After Effects with Dynamic Link

9. Creating the Composite in Adobe After Effects

37 - Ingesting media into After Effects
38 - Building an After Effects composition
39 - An introduction to keying in After Effects
40 - Matching color and exposure for video in After Effects
41 - Positioning the background in Z space
42 - Enhancing the image with digital lighting
43 - Animating the 3D camera
44 - Rendering keying shots in After Effects

10. Creating the Composite in Apple Final Cut Pro X

45 - Ingesting media into Apple Final Cut Pro X
46 - Building a composite sequence in Apple Final Cut Pro X
47 - An introduction to keying in Apple Final Cut Pro X
48 - Matching color and exposure for video in Apple Final Cut Pro X

Conclusion

49 - Goodbye