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Bluescreen Your Basement on a Budget
Your film is almost done. All you need is that scene in the pyramids. Or on a submarine. Or in space. A seat on NASA's next shuttle is out of the budget, though. What's a desperate director to do?
Build your own virtual set, of course.
Nick Jushchyshyn, of jushhome.com, will show you how. And at less than $30, chances are it fits in even the tightest of budgets. He posted the step-by-step guide a while ago, but I'm pretty sure you can still pick up a roll of blue plastic tablecloth (think Fish Fry at the town hall) for under fifteen bucks. Grab a handful of furring strips (whatever those are...) from your local home improvement megastore, plug in the staple gun and you're off.
The guide, found here, even includes pictures of each step and an example of the finished product used in a short film.
Maybe you're beyond making films in your (parent's) basement, but this trick might still come in handy. You're no longer tied to scripts set in the real world, and audiences will love the special effects you managed to work into your masterpiece.
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Posted by Lisa on March 10, 2006 11:54 AM
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Hey Lisa!
-- Posted by: Josh at March 12, 2006 05:28 AMcool gig ya got here...furring strips are pieces of wood or other material that you can put on things (like walls) to "bump Out" or fill out spaces...you would staple the blue screen to the strips so that you don't have to attach things to your actual wall...a little construction knowledge passed your way... anyway, cool site here, wish i had more free time to check out movies and offer an intelligent comment or two...but keep on truckin, cuz you rock!