Foldable green screen suggestions

Chanimal wrote on 6/2/2005, 5:43 PM

I currently have a large piece of flat panneling (about 6 x 8) that is painted green. However, I want to pick up one of the foldable green/blue reversable spring loaded cloth green screens (like a car window sun screen--not a tarp).

Any comments and sources for the best price?

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 6/2/2005, 5:52 PM

Be sure to get a non-reflective, like the Photoflex FlexDrop. You'll be most happy. If the fabric is shiny/reflective, you'll see lots of spill on your subject even if it's lit "right"

John_Cline wrote on 6/2/2005, 8:17 PM

It may be out of your budget range, but the LiteRing and ChromaFlex system from ReflecMedia is the BEST chromakey system I have ever used for portable interview situations.

www.reflecmedia.com

John

Tattoo wrote on 6/2/2005, 10:20 PM

John,

Do you really only use the LiteRing for your lighting when using their green/blue screen or do you find it necessary/useful to have standard spot/key/back lighting?

What do you use for to chromakey with this setup? Ultra? Vegas built-in? other?

Thanks,
Brian

John_Cline wrote on 6/2/2005, 10:36 PM

You must use "conventional" lighting for your subject. The LiteRing is only for illuminating the ChroMatte or ChromaFlex fabric. The interesting thing about the fabric is its construction, it seems to be basically millions of microscopic glass spheres that are mirrored on half of the sphere, it reflects the green (or blue) light coming from the ring directly back to the camera lens. There is no "spill" like a conventional green/blue painted wall and the green/blue is absolutely even across the fabric and keying is amazingly easy.

Sometimes I use Vegas, sometimes I use the Ultimatte plugin in After Effects. I've never played with Serious Magic Ultra, I guess I should...

John

Fleshpainter wrote on 6/3/2005, 12:51 AM

Do you know off hand if this fabric can be stepped on? Or does it have to remain perpendicular to the liteRing at all times?

richard-courtney wrote on 6/3/2005, 3:51 PM

I have a Botaro two sided screen it is OK for closeups due to small
size.

The Chromatte fabric will show wear (or you could say will not
reflect as much with wear) so I would not have a sports team
run across it. If you are doing head to toe shots there is not much
you can do about that.

You might do better with a painted cloth that you can touch up.
Folds sometimes cause problems.