Need some green screen suggestions

YesMaestro wrote on 6/26/2009, 6:47 AM
I have a client that wants to have a showgirl shot on green screen. The problem is the outfit. There are greens and blues in the costume so shooting it on green or blue would make it difficult. Here is a photo of it:

http://www.swfhd.com/MDGD86.jpg

Any suggestions on how I could accomplish this? Thanks

Paul

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Widetrack wrote on 6/26/2009, 8:54 AM
Oh, good Lord.

Is there a color of the spectrum that does NOT appear in that pic?

Do you know what he wants to key her against? If it's a still image, you could possibly project it onto the wall behind her, or if it's a fairly simple graphic, you could have someone make a mural of it behind her.

Otherwise, it's a textbook example of what not to wear to a chroma keying.

But if it's possible, this is the place to find it.

Good luck


MarkWWWW wrote on 6/26/2009, 9:24 AM
Yes that really does look like something chroma keying won't be able to handle.

What kind of shot is it? If it's a static camera shot then you could try shooting a duplicate shot of just the background and then use difference keying to subtract the background (identical in both shots) from the foreground (the girl). There's an explanation of how to do it here.

Mark

YesMaestro wrote on 6/26/2009, 9:50 AM
The client wants her to appear "floating" on the home page of their website talking about the casino. Here's an example of the floating video:
http://www.poolcoverusa.com
They also want it full length, and with the headpiece, it's 8ft tall.
Could it be shot on a white background and use a difference matte or a luma key?

Paul

Dach wrote on 6/26/2009, 10:00 AM
I agree that this is a challenge and a reason to first ask them to consider using a different dress. Is the dress custom made? Could it have some revisions made to it?

In theory you can key out any color, so shooting it on white may be possible. In either case I would prepare to to film it on more than one background.

Chad
Former user wrote on 6/26/2009, 10:52 AM
You might want to think about shooting over White or Black and doing a luminance key as opposed to a chroma key. Create a high contrast matte.

Either way, thanks for the pic. Nice.

Dave T2
A. Grandt wrote on 6/26/2009, 11:03 AM
If they make sure the white does not get close to the edge of the model's silouette, souldn't you then use a mix between a cromakey and rotoscope? (masking all but the edge from being 'seen' by the cromakeyer ?

Then again, the crystals might be a problem there.