Kd2000 wrote:Thanks JamPot I've never considered using A3 paper. I might be able to get some from school.
Now that you've mentioned A3 paper, would it be better to print a background out of it? I'm not much of an editor and I'm not good with chroma keying (yet). It might take up more ink, but would the quality of the film be any better?
Normally, yes. Unless you're adept at keying (which, after 7 years of learning, even I'm not) then a keyed shot has a 50/50 chance of actually coming out in post (the lighting has to be perfect throughout).
I would suggest printing out backgrounds. I normally do that myself, but on A4 rather than A3, as it saves a lot of ink and most of my sets aren't that big. You can see what I mean in these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gai7NOEtcfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1txbwsB8pg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Wl7L5NFMs
If you want any of those backgrounds (though none of them are that great in truth) I can make a Dropbox folder of them for you, though I'd recommend checking out this site. I get most of mine from there.
I've only really succeeded with keyed backgrounds twice - in this and this. I'd really suggest going for printed backgrounds until you're a bit more experience, and even then use it sparingly.
NickDurron, Smeagol and Metru Nui Legacy are a few of the people who've managed to get it right and I'd suggest checking out their work (particularly MNL).
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