Canon HV30: Green Screen by Richie Muniak

People are achieving some pretty decent key work with the consumer-priced Canon HV30.

I have previously put up a couple of clips by Richie Muniak from his posted ADP work but it is an interesting exercise to look at the variety of clips he has achieved by keying one simple shot (a few seconds of an unusual dance).

Some of the finished products will illustrate the possibilities for matching your keyed image to various backgrounds, including classic 1980s video games. And even if you find a couple of the placed keys aren't color corrected to perfection, the series is still worth it for a laugh.

What the fractal noise?


ADP: Raw footage from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.


ADP: Multi-Man Marathon from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.


ADP: Leisure Suit Larry 1 (EGA) from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.


ADP: La Muette on a good day from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.


ADP: Billy Blanks from Richie Muniak on Vimeo.

Canon XHA1: Green Screen - Footage 2

I already posted a previous EXAMPLE OF GREEN SCREEN FOOTAGE with the Canon XHA1.



I figured this video warranted a further post not only because you get to see the green screen and a pulled key, but because the poster (Jon Lawrence) also takes a few moments to describe his lighting setup.


Chroma Key Demo - HD from Jon Lawrence on Vimeo.

You can also visit Jon Lawrence's blog HERE, where he discusses his photography endeavors among other things.

Canon XHA1: Green Screen - Footage

Well, we've seen some green screen work from the other cameras. Here is a bit of recent XHA1 keying work in the form of a music video.


Ace Mob Records "Boom" from Manu on Vimeo.

HVX: Green Screen - Footage

Well, the first thing an HVX / Panasonic supporter will refer you to, in an argument for their camera of choice over a competitor, is the 4:2:2 colorspace. Check that, once they discredit the rolling shutter, then comes the 4:2:2. But it is a noteworthy attribute of the camera, especially if you intend to any significant amount of color key or green screen work.

With that in mind, here are some clips of green screening with the HVX...


WWII- Special Effects Semester Project from Chris Newman on Vimeo.

This clip is also referred to in my BEST OF HVX post, but I've included it again simply because the best key of all is one you can't tell (or can barely tell) even was a key.

And here's some more green screen work, in a pretty cool video...


Entity - Touch and go from Nicky Campos on Vimeo.

And another by the same guys...


Kabelo Abongwana from Nicky Campos on Vimeo.

SONY EX1: Green Screen - Footage

The following clips are some examples of the green screen and keying work that is currently being achieved with the Sony EX1.



The clips include a music video and a simulated nightclub scene.


Tenette - Weave/Star from Dana Rice on Vimeo.

Here, the editors used only Final Cut's tools to pull out the key. Of course, with this particular video, I had a bit of a hard time paying attention to the key work... Um, what was I talking about?


Editing Sample #1 from Zak Mussig on Vimeo.

In the above clip, the attention to detail used by the editors (adding the shadow on the wall, color correction) does a fair bit to make the EX1 footage look good regardless of its abilities to produce keyable video.

I don't know whether these clips were shot with the EX1 in 4:2:0 or whether the HD-SDI was utilized to capture the footage in a 4:2:2 colorspace. However, in the absence of clear information, it seems that most people are saving to the SxS cards, which would mean 4:2:0.

Here, also, is another GREEN SCREEN CLIP made from EX1 footage.

And another music video...

(Edit: The video was removed.)