Green screen productions have been a magical addition to the media world. It can transform people into other things, it can inform a large audience with information, it can transport people into the future, it can create monsters and dinosaurs, and so much more. It is so ingrained in today’s movies, television, and news channels. So the pressure for them to be done correctly is huge. In fact, what does bad green screen look like? Well, Bravo Studios’ — the leading New York Green Screen Studio Rental — have a few top TERRIBLE green screens to share along with some tips to avoid it.
Don’t wear green or blue!
The most important and almost obvious rule is to not where green if you’re doing a green screen production or blue if you’re doing a blue screen production. However, this hasn’t stopped people in the past. If one wears green or blue, the apparel will also be keyed out as the background.
Match the lighting.
Listen, if the lighting from the green screen production looks different from the chosen backdrop at the final edit then it is just NOT going to look right.
Ugh, just bad animation.
One of the beauties of green screen is that animations can be used on the screen which can be added in post production. BUT, it doesn’t give you an excuse to use BAD animation.
Mix-matched background.
That means that the final post-production backdrop should match up! So, if someone is falling off a building then should the two shots match up? In the above shot, the top down shot doesn’t match up to the building behind her on the front shot. Yikes
There you have it! Four terrible green screen productions that we hope you never have to see again. If you have any questions on green screen rental, lighting, or post-production, Bravo Studios’ has all that information available for your next stage rental. Contact us here.