Green screen was the common name for a monochrome CRT computer display using a green “P1″ phosphor screen.
Abundant in the early-to-mid-1980s, they succeeded teletype terminals and preceded color CRTs as the predominant visual output device for computers.
The most famous green screen product is arguably the original IBM PC monochrome display, designated the IBM 5151 (the PC itself had the model number 5150). From the outset, the 5151 was designed to work with the PC...
If you've been watching our weekly video tips series, you've probably noticed that we often choose to shoot against a solid white screen background. Shooting against a solid black or white background is a popular choice for web videos as it helps create an intimate ...
Green screen or blue screens chroma key backdrops are sometimes used during filming in order to remove the colors when chroma keying in post production and superimpose the subject onto a different background or scene. On this week’s Reel Rebel Stephen Schweickart discusses the basics ...
Knowing that, every day, people are posting videos on YouTube and don't know exactly how to make great videos, YouTube will be offering tips on everything from pre-to-post-production every Wednesday starting July 18 on Google+ Hangouts on Air. It will be interesting to see what ...
Previously, I wrote an article discussing the benefits of a green screen video production. However, once you have determined that green screen is the way to go - how do you plan for it? Well, do not underestimate the importance of Pre-Production when shooting green screen. It's easy ...
So, youʼve been awarded a contract to shoot a company video. Awesome. But now you need to find a location to film your video. Not so awesome. If your client is like most clients, their office or corporate boardroom probably provides a wide range of less-than-desirable options - ...
Do you wish you could get just the right sky for your scene, but the blasted sky just won't cooperate? Fret not, Ryan Connolly, his brother Josh, and Episode 126 of Film Riot is here to help. Obviously, when shooting outside, you can't predict a ...
Film Riot host Ryan Connolly got a hands-on test of the RED Epic camera a couple of weeks ago and showed some footage he shot with it, mostly he and his crew just having fun and horsing around. When it was about time for him ...
In filmmaking, one of the most useful pieces of equipment you can have in your arsenal is a jib. A jib operates a bit like a see-saw, using counterweights to balance the camera, and it allows for unique camera movements and camera angles that you ...
Last week we went over episodes 113 and 116 of Film Riot, which had video production tutorials on camera angles, coverage, and inserts. Now, we'll take a look at some past episodes of Film Riot that cooperate (and sometimes overlap) nicely with those two recent ...
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interviews virtual set producer Earle Greenberg of Chicago Video Works, who explains some of the business advantages of promoting your business with videos featuring virtual sets, what's involved with building a virtual set, and some tips on how to to prepare yourself for a video show featuring a virtual set.
The 2009 Blogworld & New Media Expo is fast approaching, and we wanted to give you some reasons why you might want to attend (Disclosure: ReelSEO is an official media sponsor of Blogworld, and quite proud of it). Blogworld is a new media conference packed ...
Remember that cool company Animoto that we wrote about a while back. The one that let's you make your own videos but slapped the logo on at the end? The same company that is still on my Facebook page with my 30 second video from ...
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