How To Effectively Light Your Green Screen

Telestream's Matt Forbes walks you elegantly through the process for successful lighting of your subject when using a green screen.
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[@COGSCNY]

keeping in mind that this was made back in 2011 vid quality may have been bad but the points he made were solid and valid even today

[@49Macman]

Sir! This is one of the most useful CZcams tutorials I've seen on this subject. Thank You.

[@walkers198]

Great video man. You were simply keeping it light and having fun while explaining some basic tips. Not sure why the ones that commented nastily can’t see that...

[@Bwucks]

this is one of the better lighting tutorials for green screening, back to the shop I go
Cheers

[@sarajeanlapitan]

Thank you!!! This was the only tutorial that explained WHY you need to do each step instead of just saying "put a light here or there"

[@maverick9605]

Awesome guidelines! Thank you for a professional video!

[@rhythmandkids]

thank you matt cool video and i enjoy your joking around. taught me a lot

[@HndsDwnThBestGaming]

Ty for sharing! This definitely answered my questions

[@tw5443FlyingTiger]

Thanks for the tips Matt, was very helpful!

[@rylandbrough2508]

thank you, my movies have always came out fuzzy on my green screen until i watched this video:) thnks so much for teaching me how to light a green screeen!

[@iCareStudioTM]

We normally use green screens with qualities that looks like so proffesional but the you teach the begginners are so wounderful and helpful we are proud of you keep on doing such god videos.

[@AdamHartGaming]

that intro was HILARIOUS

[@johnnybombay8076]

Well done, Matt! Very helpful and succinct.

[@walshbuilthomes9197]

Thanks so much! This video was VERY helpful.

[@capt.sardonico2197]

Thank you for the free advice that makes sense.

[@alialabas9652]

THANK YOU!!!! you actually guide your viewers through soft, unlike so videos that rush the whole tNice tutorialng or talk too fast.

[@doctari1061]

FINALLY!!! A decently intelligent tutorial on green screen lighting. The first 50 I watched were shit. Thanks Matt. Make more movies please. It seems everyone claims to know what they're talking about and don't, but you actually do. I don't pass out compliments very often, but you get one for this video.
Cheers

[@magicallyseductive]

Very nice video thanks. I learned some helpful tips.

[@JacovanderMerwe1970]

Thank you. Practical and informative!

[@i_youtube_]

Really great tutorial !! Thanks !

[@SocSciCymru]

thanks Matt, that's really helpful. Of course, for some of us, we only have 2 lights to work with. I love the intro btw.

[@befoul77]

Easy video to understand even without visual examples. Thank you :)

[@paulvaudeau792]

Thanks for the tips, Great info

[@Atamaii]

I am not sure how you can keep a fill light off the green screen, if you have it set in front of the subject, like you have in the diagram.
I like that stage scaffolding, wish I could find some locally

[@pighut]

Fantastic video and extremely helpful.
Thx man!

[@joelwilliams4799]

Thanks for sharing & great job.

[@DevilChipp]

Any recommendations or suggestions on making/getting ceiling lighting for the green screen? Im trying to figure out how to set up decent ceiling lighting!

[@MonicaBU]

LOL the dinosaur in the end was so random, cracks me up

[@johnlewis1st]

Thanks for the great tips.

[@TheManWithTheHat]

Thanks for a great video. I'm going to have my first try at chromakey this next week,

[@cityofandersonindiana2908]

I run a small public assess tv studio. I use green screen occasionally. My studio is small but I have a variety of light fixtures to use. I have a question. I have overhead fluorescent lights, should I leave them on or turn them off when I light our green screen wall?

[@anthonyscarafiotti4688]

Very cool and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@HonestArttsEntertain]

great video. Very clear and straight to the point

[@digitallayman]

Keith J
Excellent fundamentals video Matt! Thank You!

[@famebhopal]

great tute.........thanx a ton Matt

[@JuganautTimelapse]

Really great video. Well explained and clear.

[@fredr010]

Thanks. Very professionally explained. I see the video is from 2011, but I'm gonna take a chance and ask a question:
I want to film full shot of a person (including the feet). I see you've set up for the green screen to touch the floor as well. The problem is that when the subject steps on the screen, he will cast a lot of shadow just around the feet. Is there a way to effectively get rid of these shadows?

[@PETHERAPPER]

Thanks for this usefull tutorial that helped me create my first green screen music video this week :D Peace!

[@redbennyweb]

Awesome video very informative and helpful thankyou very much :)

[@TheRoxonsox]

Thanks for the video! It was quite helpful, I believe I'll use LED.

[@WOMrecords]

thanks really well explained!

[@JB-lv8bn]

Thanks Man! Great Video!

[@hoTodi]

Thx for that Video. Just bought 5 new theater lights to get my studio enhanced. Was looking for a good video, showing me how i have to position my lights for decent results. So time to play with wirecast maybe :)

[@singingzoo]

Thanks for this professional video. Yes, that intro was a little corny but, overall, this was much more helpful than the other things I've been able to find on YT about greenscreening.

[@DonatoMarchesani]

Thanks for your video. Definitely the best about green screen!!

[@Xcassyshow]

thanks for this short lesson

[@IfIcanYoucan]

Great info...Thank you!

[@pathyleader7829]

une bonne demonstration, est ce que vous pouvez nous donner les dimensions pour realiser ces fond

[@tecnopcsistemas]

muy interesante, me agrada la explicación que das y me parece muy útil. Ya me puse a rearmar mi pantalla verde con tus recomendaciones :)

[@Wonderfulbricks]

Cool tutorial, thanks!

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

This was really informative and helpful

[@oscarmoreno7774]

Hi. good video. Question: Where could I get the lighting structure you have?

[@teeyousocrazy3871]

great video....very helpful...thanks

[@youthwave]

Wonderful... and so nicely explained ...

[@theyorkshireguy829]

That is so cool.... GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@ThinkLogicReason]

Great video, really informative.

[@saitechinfo]

Very nice. Thanks!

[@JyothiradithyanM]

thanks for the tips...

[@simongilmore5618]

I am new to green screen and I basically just want to use it for static images. For a nice background to my videos. What is suggested for lighting for that kind of use? any help at all would be great!

[@ptyrrell]

Great video, informative and I didn't fall asleep. :)

[@geovannimolinastudios]

Where can I buy the rail you have hold the lights

[@hdkkelly1]

Hello, What is the size and brand of the LED lights you are using? Those would be perfect for my needs. Thank you

[@007blackforest]

I am trying to do a news scene. how should I do it with the lights.

[@One-si6pc]

Great video ..thanks !

[@TroyChiappone]

What a boss solid gold man brilliant video

[@massakidi]

may I ask how do you build that green background? what's the floor material ?

[@zendol8041]

thanks man, nice guide

[@WirecastTube]

Getting wrinkles out can be tricky, and different approaches work for different fabrics. However I've found that using a small portable steamer (the type with a hose attachment) works best for most fabrics - that is what we used here. Hang your screen, stretch it out as best you can, and then apply the steam to the wrinkles. Wrinkles gone!

[@VIDEOZONANETWORK]

great tutotial thanks

[@MarkA15]

hello what's the name of the steel cage looking thing that allows you to hang/attach lights overhead?

[@IconicDollStudios]

thanks Matt awesome video she gave some great tips :-)

[@Crazypreeteens]

Haha! Thank you soo much for this video! YOu really helped me! And I have a question that I really been wanting to ask someone. Every time i see a home-made video and they are using a green-screen, the green always reflects off of them. Or if they don;t have any green on them the outline doesn't look sharp and because of that it looks phony. So, how do they fix that in the movies? If you know the answer thank you soo much and any tips would be great too! Thank you!!

[@MadSilva]

Good stuff!!! Thanks!

[@GTTUPod]

I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN REAL COLD DANGER!

[@ChandrashekarBanakar]

thanks for the info

[@KALMNECOM]

amazing explanation thanks. You deserve like..

[@Braddds]

the beginning should be in a cringe compilation

[@eduardm4988]

What is a cringe?

[@Braddds]

look it up

[@eduardm4988]

QWAZERR I did. It said to move away from something in a fearful way. You are scared?

[@FerretPercussion]

your name rearranged is "Rim Dude AR" Are you located in Arkansas?

[@eduardm4988]

FerretPercussion No...

[@SinseerProductions]

What's the name of the bar that the lights are on?

[@HeedyeKoren]

Nice old-school green screen guidance

[@ledus2007]

great vid thank you.

[@shaochinkao1254]

thank you so much

[@gacyx6802]

Love the way the snow stays so white after explosions. lol

[@ElevatedEyes2023]

MarkA15 It's called truss. In this particular instance, it happens to be Triangular truss. You can also get Square truss and I- truss.

[@robertwhite3246]

That was very helpful

[@3dBizarre]

I also agree with one of the other people that placed their comment. I do appreciate what you tried to do however I could use more detail. For one, was sort of lights, are you using possibly the brand name, or type of light. And the distance between the lights. Would be extremely appreciated. All yes possibly the information about the clamps as well.
The rigging I've already looked for something less expensive, Dj Supply Light Bridge. I believe will work.
Thank you. ;-)

[@ramanaidu2864]

GOOD TIPS...........TNX

[@415Foote]

Nice job Matt.

[@FrenchyBunnyStudio]

Very funny, and good info! Thank you so much!
Pascal

[@HansNature]

nice to watch. build up learning.

[@arwabazghifan]

thanks..very well

[@rsstnnr76]

What kind of lights are you using? Cost? I'm also curious about the screen itself. Is that paper or some sort of cloth? Thanks! Great video.

[@williamriveramusic]

Great tutorial.

[@25GARCE]

Please what model of led lights are you using?

[@JulieMutoni]

thank you!

[@thiesenf]

It would have been wonderfull if you had used your own tips with the "out door snowy" scene... I could see two lightsources shining on your forehead... and that doesn't happen in the winter outside...

[@TheHandOfFear]

The instant I saw that horrific key at the start of the video, I just couldn't take his advice serious. That key was beyond amateur.

[@ChevaughnHibbert]

+TheHandOfFear Not even framed properly, it's really distracting. Also, I think it's the reflection from the screen, blending with his back light... he should have been further away from the screen, that was my problem the first time I set up green screen couple years ago.

[@TheHandOfFear]

+Chevaughn Hibbert It takes practice, and very few probably got it right the first time, but you shouldn't claim to know what you are doing and try to teach others if you still can't do better than a fuzzy edge. He needs to be watching other people's videos for advice, not making his own.

[@wta1992]

TheHandOfFear o

[@cube543]

I am 100% amateur literally started a few weeks ago and use iMovie on my iPhone to key and this just makes me wanna cry

[@uniqueshikshaias334]

again!! Great work

[@devarajkubasad8218]

Which camara to make green screen and croma key

[@mohammedal-hussainie3344]

a long ti and that's where I learned to write s and learned soft theory. I wanted to get into electronic soft so good but it's almost

[@YAKNASTYTHATNILLA]

what lights do you use?