Today in class we got to try our hand at the art of Chroma Key, or "green screen." Our objective was to find a background video in youtube and to film ourselves in front of the green screen so that we would "fit" into that video. I was really excited about this project when it was presented. I wanted to put myself into a walk through the rainforest, in a jeep on a safari, in an empty seat on a roller coaster, a surfboard or, what I ultimately chose, running with the bulls.
Once I began searching for a video to use for the background, I found that my perfectionist tendencies kicked in. I had a hard time finding a video in which I would "fit" in. I wanted it to look like I was naturally in the video. I had to come to the realization that this was not going to happen. It was going to be extraordinarily difficult for me to look like I was really in the video. Once I let go of the idea that I had to fit into the video, I actually had a lot of fun finding video options!
Recording in front of the green screen was a blast! I was surprised at how easy it was to merge my green screen film and the youtube background video using iMovie. I really enjoyed this project and would LOVE to do it with my students at school.
Whew!! You just made those bulls were very close. So glad you out ran them.. smile. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteLol - i originally was going to do something like running from a stampede - glad someone did something similar!!
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