I'm trying to do some visual effect work and i need to know how to get materials to set up my own green screen for chroma keying and stuff. Can i use the tradition tailors cloth with green color? what do the pros use?
Thanks.

Yes local materials can be used (as long as it does not reflect light). More importantly is lighting your bg (chroma) evenly. Also ensure there is enough contrast between the chroma colour and your subjects.
Are you shooting fast moving objects as you wouldnt want too much motion blur in your footage as it is almost unkeyable.
What format do you want to shoot? Get the best HD cam you can lay your hands on.
The pix below are from the last all-chroma TVC I shot. The cloth was locally bought.

Wow very nice, how many yards of cloth did you use for it and how did you get it together (pins, tapes?). Thanks.

I have a carpenter that does this kind of things. He will do a good job for you. I still have the cloth in my office but it needs cleaning. He uses pins to join the cloth and tapes for the ground. But i will advise you to use a green carpet if your actors are doing rigorous activities.

@ soji
if u mount ur cloth on a curved rail, u will eliminate all corners- and the subsequent shadows.
doesnt that setup give u multi keying challenges?

wish i had shots from a project i sat in on, the whole green cloth was draped over a large oval rail, when lit, there were virtually no edges. even the drop to the floor was fastened to a similar oval rig- the output was beautiful.

I wasn't bothered about the edges because I really didnt need more than one wall. I have no issues with multi keying as long as both surfaces are evenly lit.
Where is the studio you worked in?

This videos also might help


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5gSJUuO4vk&feature=related


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kDRfI20V54


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kdOanDvGrA&feature=related

good luck!

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sojioguns:
Yes local materials can be used (as long as it does not reflect light). More importantly is lighting your bg (chroma) evenly. Also ensure there is enough contrast between the chroma colour and your subjects.
Are you shooting fast moving objects as you wouldnt want too much motion blur in your footage as it is almost unkeyable.
What format do you want to shoot? Get the best HD cam you can lay your hands on.
The pix below are from the last all-chroma TVC I shot. The cloth was locally bought.

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