Lighting my small green screen

[JJisawesome25698]

Hey guys,
I recently bought a green screen to use in my YouTube live streams. However, I have such a lack of space and I cannot find a lighting setup that makes the green colour look even. I have two lamps available for use. If you guys could help me figure out where to place them, that would be great!
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[Cornucopia]

Rethink your choice of space.

The whole use of greenscreen is predicated on the green being an even color, so easily subtractible.
An even color means even to cameras & computers, not our eyes. This means the screen needs to be evenly lit, which is often done with crossfiring side lights (or top & bottom).
AND one should not have the screen too close behind you, for 2 reasons - your own shadow changes the shading of the green color, and the green color does bounce back & bleed onto YOU, making your own image's edges get mucked up. Pro tools often have "spill suppression" to counteract this somewhat, but the best medicine is a rim light & distance.


Scott

[jagabo]

You will need to move if farther back and use lighting from the sides to prevent your shadow falling on the screen.

http://videocrews.blogspot.com/2012/07/green-screen-lighting.html

If your green screen is translucent try lighting it from behind. Or put it in front of a lighted window.

If the screen is too small to cover the full view of the camera you may need to add a manual mask for the areas outside the green screen.