Phantom Moose Films » outdoor http://phantommoose.com The adventures of three filmmakers and their families Fri, 11 May 2012 18:15:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Blue Screen in the Great Outdoors http://phantommoose.com/2009/05/25/blue-screen-in-the-great-outdoors/ http://phantommoose.com/2009/05/25/blue-screen-in-the-great-outdoors/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 20:24:36 +0000 Jordan http://phantommoose.com/?p=831 Read More →]]> You remember the blue screen from iSundae II, no? Back in those days, we had no idea how bad wrinkles could be. Hours of work in post later, we emerged, vowing that we’d think twice before working with blue screen again.

Until now. Read on to see what changed my mind.

I had heard how on indie films people had used a green or blue screen outdoors. This supposedly had the advantage of even lighting without any real work. I’d always wanted to try it, but I had no frame and I couldn’t think of anywhere else to hang the screen.

ClampMy dad came to the rescue last week with a great idea: Grab a few clamps and hang the blue screen from the gutter on our house. Hanging the screen in front of the garage door ensured enough room to back off for a wide shot.

Blue ScreenI hurried outside to try it. The day was pretty windy, so the screen was constantly in motion. This is unfortunate, since that messed up the key a little. But still, I got results at least as good as those in iSundae II with about ten minutes of work. Compare that to the hours I spent on a single shot for iSundae II!

Here’s my test video:

 

I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do when the wind isn’t ruining my shot!

By the way, on the subject of chroma keying, I’ve been messing around with the demo of DVmatte Blast recently. It does a very nice job!

]]> http://phantommoose.com/2009/05/25/blue-screen-in-the-great-outdoors/feed/ 0 iSundae II Production Day Twenty-Three http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/13/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-three/ http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/13/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-three/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:03:35 +0000 Ruth http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/13/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-three/ Read More →]]> We spent around seven hours in the park today, which, though exhausting, accomplished quite a bit. At this point we need to take advantage of any good weather we can get.

I find it hard to believe that it’s already been more than three weeks since we started filming. And, more importantly, that we only have about another week to go!

We have no outdoor scenes planned for the weekend, so we may be able to finish up the remaining indoor sections.

]]> http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/13/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-three/feed/ 1 iSundae II Production Day Twenty-Two http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/12/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-two/ http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/12/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-two/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:31:46 +0000 Ruth http://phantommoose.com/2007/04/12/isundae-ii-production-day-twenty-two/ Read More →]]> The weather cleared up beautifully after last night’s thunderstorm, so we packed up the equipment, props, and costumes and headed to the park for the morning.

We were concerned about the wind, as the first section we planned on filming required a lot of dialogue, but it only came in gusts so we were able to work around it. We got that and the second section finished and were back home by noon. We spent the rest of the day importing and doing a little more recording for a song.

Tomorrow we plan to bring lunch along so we can film for most of the day. We still have one main indoor scene to finish, so we’ll probably film it on Saturday, when we don’t have anything else planned.

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