Live Brief 2 - Visual Effects for Guerrilla Filmmakers Course (Week 2)

Week 2 of the course has started, 15 February and heavily features and includes tasks and articles focusing on Green Screen. Green screen is a huge and innovative technique and tool when it comes to special effects and has helped change the game significantly in modern special effects. There are early articles on green screen and keying which are helpful to give a little intro to the history and behind the scenes of the skill and technique, and also build your knowledge on special effects. This weeks task requires to use the already downloaded software HitFilm and goes through layering, keying and masking your shot, as well as stabilising and grading your background to make it more convincing.

I've worked with green screen before in small doses and have had experience using the keying tools in software like Adobe After Effects and Premiere, but this task was good and refreshing because I was using professional footage of green screen work and it made it easier and simpler to actually edit, when it's filmed correctly and with the purpose of been keyed out. The weekly tasks are proving very helpful and offer a lot of room to experiment with after you're done, and even use your own footage in the software with the new technique. The week goes on to feature small quizzes on the world of keying to build your memory of the technique up and features more videos and articles from the Blaine Brothers and Haz. There is a brief mention of rotoscoping which I have knowledge of from college, and an article about the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, which heavily features special effects and most importantly green screen.



Glenn has prepared me that he does have green screen in mind for certain shots and now I have more knowledge and experience on the subject and skill, so if the footage is filmed correctly there should be no problem.