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5 Unusual Chroma Key Video Ideas

September 13, 2019
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So, you have your green screen, and you’ve even figured out how to use it (if not, read our guide first). Now it all comes down to your creativity! Add explosions in the background, display the best beaches in the world without leaving your room, become a character in your favorite painting… And when you’re bored with the internet’s best backgrounds, try the following ideas on how to get the most out of your green screen!

Screen Escape

Like scaring your friends? Prefer Halloween to Christmas? We totally get it. So we think you’ll like the idea of making a video that reproduces the classic scene from the movie “The Ring”! To do this, you’ll need two green screens. Place the first in the background and the second in front of the hero of your video to cover the lower part of his body. The foreground screen will be replaced by the lower TV frame in editing, so the actor needs to pretend that a TV frame is in front of him and he is moving through it.

Pretending to be the evil girl from “The Ring” is not the only thing you can do using two screens. For example, you could make a comedy sketch about a character that thrusts his hand out through the PC screen and steals a bottle of water from the table. Or you can go further and drag an entire human into the TV or computer. Experiment!

Invisibility Cloak 

Ever wanted to sneak into the Restricted Section of Hogwarts Library, or even more secret places? Then you will definitely need the Invisibility Cloak! 

To create this effect, use a green cloak. Wrap it around your body leaving only your head and hands visible, adopt a mysterious look… and it’s done! All you need to do now is key out the green when you’re editing.  

Get into Your Favorite Movie 

With Chroma key, you can insert yourself into not just horror movies and wizard tales. Any movie is yours. Just shoot some footage of yourself in front of the green screen and then overlay it on your favorite movie scenes. Become one of the heroes of Troy or be a witness in Sherlock Holmes’ investigations, take a walk around Winterfell or travel to the planet Pandora, chat with Brad Pitt or Marilyn Monroe… The only limit is your imagination!

By the way, you also can do the opposite and add a favorite character to your own video. You just need to find footage of the actor with a green background.

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Become a Superhero

A green screen can help you reveal even more of your superpowers! Would you like to fly over the rooftops of New York? Or cross the peaks of Himalayas? With Chroma key, you can develop those abilities really fast. All you need to do is to place the green screen on the floor and believe that you’re a superhero! By the way, you can also install a fan on your set so your clothes flutter like the superheroes’ capes. 

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