Budget green screen - where to get material?

Dante2004 · Dante2004 #1 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 11:55 AM

I've been reading about the topic "green screen on a budget" and would like to start doing this kind of work. I have Final Cut Pro and have looked at several tutorials that show you how to do the chroma keying...I just don't have a "green screen".

Several people have suggested using a green fabric. Great...

The problem is that I am having a hard time finding fabric that is wider than ~4 feet. Any ideas? I've gone to fabric stores like Jo-Anns fabric, etc. After looking at me weird, they can't help much. They don't have anything wide enough. Ideally I am looking for something 6-8 feet wide so that I can stand in front of the wall and move around a little bit, rather than just sit in a chair or remain stationary.

Maybe use a bed sheet?

I lease my house, so I can't paint the wall - that was my next idea.

Thanks!

True Bassist · True Bassist #2 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 12:14 PM

Just done a Google on green screen on a budget and got millions of results.

If you can't get the fabric locally then you need to either look further away from home or order something online. I imagine that both will be the same sort of cost due to postage costs online.

If you can find a bed sheet that is dark enough and not see-through then that would work. Of course, you can use a the blue colour for the chroma key as well.

If you want to do this on a budget then fabric is going to be your best option I'm afraid...

Dante2004 · Dante2004 #3 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 12:21 PM

Yeah...I've done google searches also. Most of what I find focuses more on how to work with the software, etc., not the actual SOURCE of the material.

You read "get a piece of green material" or "paint the wall green"...

Great. I can't paint the wall and I WOULD go buy the fabric if I could find a place. I prefer to buy in person so that I can see the actual color of the material. Unless of course it was specifically designed for this purpose and I could trust the color selection, but then it would probably cost a fortune.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #4 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 12:27 PM

Why can't you buy multiple pieces of fabric and then just sew them together?

Dante2004 · Dante2004 #5 (**permalink**)

11-12-2009, 01:11 PM

That is a possiblity, but I was concerned about how the seam would show up.

Maybe that is the way to go...hoping to get some feedback on that from people who have done it.

Then again, I don't know how to sew... I guess I would have to pay to have someone do that. But if that's the way to go, then I'll go that route.

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Dante2004 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 23	11-12-2009, 11:55 AM I've been reading about the topic "green screen on a budget" and would like to start doing this kind of work. I have Final Cut Pro and have looked at several tutorials that show you how to do the chroma keying...I just don't have a "green screen". Several people have suggested using a green fabric. Great... The problem is that I am having a hard time finding fabric that is wider than ~4 feet. Any ideas? I've gone to fabric stores like Jo-Anns fabric, etc. After looking at me weird, they can't help much. They don't have anything wide enough. Ideally I am looking for something 6-8 feet wide so that I can stand in front of the wall and move around a little bit, rather than just sit in a chair or remain stationary. Maybe use a bed sheet? I lease my house, so I can't paint the wall - that was my next idea. Thanks!
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True Bassist #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 30, 2008 Location: Burgess Hill/UK Posts: 664 Mac Specs: MBP/2.53GHz i5/4GB RAM/500GB HDD/15" LED Screen/Intel HD Graphics & NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M	11-12-2009, 12:14 PM Just done a Google on green screen on a budget and got millions of results. If you can't get the fabric locally then you need to either look further away from home or order something online. I imagine that both will be the same sort of cost due to postage costs online. If you can find a bed sheet that is dark enough and not see-through then that would work. Of course, you can use a the blue colour for the chroma key as well. If you want to do this on a budget then fabric is going to be your best option I'm afraid...
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Dante2004 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 23	11-12-2009, 01:11 PM That is a possiblity, but I was concerned about how the seam would show up. Maybe that is the way to go...hoping to get some feedback on that from people who have done it. Then again, I don't know how to sew... I guess I would have to pay to have someone do that. But if that's the way to go, then I'll go that route.
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