[senit] Chromakey - Blue screen

I am interested in getting a chromakey - blue screen set up - what

Hi Alison,

I've used eZedia's plug-ins for iMovie bundle for a few years and  
have found the bluescreen part very useful and very simple to use.  
Probably the most confusing part has just been to decide which clip  
goes on the timeline and which one stays put ready for you to tell  
the software to bring them together! I think that says more about my  
way of thinking than it does about the ease of use!
http://www.ezedia.com/products/eZedia_plug-ins/iMovie_plug-ins/ 
eZeScreen_plug-in.html

There's also a suite from Kudlian, who of course make 'I Can Animate'  
amongst other great programmes. 'Essential Tools for iLife' includes  
a chromakey tool, and depending on how recent your iMac is the other  
important factor is that it is 'Universal' (which basically means it  
will work seamlessly whether the Mac is an earlier G4 processor or  
the more recent Intel CoreDuo).
http://www.kudlian.net/products/essential/

As Norma suggested, you can get cheap brightly coloured cloth fairly  
easily, the important thing is to stretch it smoothly and light it  
evenly, which is always a real trial. I made up a stretcher (as for a  
canvas) for some blue cloth we got which worked adequately for a  
while, but over time it got damaged by having other equipment leant  
against it which caused bumps in the cloth, and eventually something  
fell against it and broke one of the wooden supports. It still worked  
well enough for our film this year where we needed to bluescreen  
several pupils to make the links between scenes in the story.
What we still haven't done is invest in lights. Generally daylight  
and/or room lights have been tolerable, but if you can I'm sure it's  
worth getting hold of some. I think a fairly cheap option is the very  
bright halogen lights that builders often use on site, with a small  
footprint and a handy metal rod arrangement that acts as both the  
stand and handle.
http://www.jewson.co.uk/en/templates/toolhire/productDetail.jsp? 
PageId=ToolHireProductDetail&itemId=prod450225
Or this one that I've not seen before looks interesting, and runs  
from battery too so may be better for your portable needs:
http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW919-Volt-Flexible-Floodlight/dp/ 
B0000222ZP

All the best,

Sean O'Sullivan
sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk
Deputy Headteacher
Frank Wise School, Banbury
http://www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk

http://www.parkroadict.co.uk

On 29 Jan 2007, at 10:47, Alison Barton wrote:

> I am interested in getting a chromakey - blue screen set up - what  
> resources
> will I need ?
>
> We have - imac with imovie, i can animate , new video camera, tripod.
>
> We do not have blue screen, support for blue screen, additional  
> lights.
>
> Is there anything else that I would need ? e.g additional software,  
> light
> meter ?
>
> I would like the set up to be portable so can take it to an off- 
> site drama
> group - particularly I would like to know how many (and what type)  
> lights I
> would need.
>
> Thanks in advance, Alison
>