Green is the New Black Blue – Canon HDSLR Green Screen Shooting
Canon HDSLRs are a boon to low cost visual effects and seem to shine when used for green screen work. Shane Hurlbut mentioned earlier that green is better than blue when doing effects:
We found that blue screen work is a non-starter with all of these cameras. It does not see the blue screen in a clean key image……….Green screen on the other hand is where these cameras shine. They are cleaner than all the professional HD cameras out there. It is truly impressive. Kurt Williams, VFX supervisor and producer was blown away on how clean the key was.
It’s really impressive what’s being done with virtual backgrounds. I had no idea that so many seemingly mundane scenes are shot on green screen. The funny thing here is that while watching TV, I often lean over and ask my wife, “Doesn’t that show shoot in LA?” When she answers affirmative, I assume the show’s budget allowed for location work in NY or wherever. After watching Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot demo reel, I stand corrected:
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