DV Guru reader DaveC was having some trouble with the Stephen Colbert footage, so I made a video tutorial on what I did. I used Sony Vegas, but you could apply these techniques to any other compositing app. It is worth noting that this footage is pretty challenging and can take some time to get a good key. But this is good practice so when you do get some awesome green screen footage, it will seem 10x easier.
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As a bonus, check out some of the videos others have made with the Stephen Colbert footage:
Stephen Colbert vs. Star Wars Kid
Stephen Colbert vs. Rancor
Stephen Colbert vs. Cave Troll
Stephen Colbert vs. Conservative Ghostbuster
Please posts your thoughts and YouTube links in the comment section below.
Video Tutorial: How I dealt with the Stephen Colbert footage
Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Nice video tutorial. I guess I already had the chroma key skills down, it was just the creation and animation of the garbage mattes I had problems with. This was a nice explanation of the basics. Thanks. I use Adobe premiere and After Effects, but I got the concept, and I know how to use mattes and I can easily apply these techniques to AE or Premiere pro. Thanks again.
Posted at 8:58AM on Sep 6th 2006 by DaveC
3. Good stuff Russell.
Posted at 5:52PM on Sep 6th 2006 by Sheila Ward
1. Brokeback Mountain 3, starring Stephen Colbert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUG_VKl5Xz8
Posted at 3:34AM on Sep 4th 2006 by HendoOz