Assignment 7 1/2? Pre-Green Screen

When we filmed last Thursday in front of a green screen, I was the first to go so I didn't really know what I was doing. Luckily we had a little Harry Potter wand so I casted a spell ("Wingardium Leviosa!") in hopes that I will be able to animate a feather or something hovering in the air. Then I casted some kind of shield of invisibility around me (or something) that I will hopefully be able to use particles when we learn those. I had a lot of fun watching everyone else's little skits, especially Ben's fight on a rooftop. I may end up animating that clip instead...

I'm still not quite sure how I would animate the feather realistically, so I may also end up doing a tracking shot like we did in class, in which I'd film something around campus, key out the sky, and put something ginormous in the background, like one of those tripod alien ships from War of the Worlds. Or maybe an oncoming tidal wave. Hmm....So many options....

Anyway, that's what I'm thinking so far! I had never really thought about how difficult it is to film in front of a green screen before last week. There are so many parameters you have to make sure are working correctly before getting a good shot. I have to say, I'm still a big fan of building your own sets, just because it gives the actors and audience something "real" to look at, but a green screen can be sooo helpful. Adios!

~Becca