Green Screen BMCC & BMPCC

Hi all:
This is just a very short test using Green Screen and a Teleprompter for both the BMCC and the BMPCC. I first set it up using my BMCC with my Canon L Series 24-105 F 4. For audio, I used the Juiced Link BMC360 preamp into the BMCC and into my Zoom H6. As all of you know, neither the BMCC or the BMPCC have audio meters so I really relied on my H6's meters and then mixed the sound of the BMCC in post.

The challenge for me was when I tested my BMPCC using the same lens. I had to use a different mount for the BMPCC on my Teleprompter and also an adapter (MFT's to EF) to accommodate the Canon EF lens. This also meant that I had to use something to control the Aperture since the Adapter won't do that. I used both my ISO and my Fader ND to get the right exposure.

When doing these two tests, I really didn't go out of my way to match the two cameras, but just wanted to get an idea of what it might look like. In the past, I've always used my HVX's for Green Screen that works great. I seriously doubt that I would ever use my BMPCC for anything except B roll and Stealth, but was surprised at how good it handled Green Screen.

When I have the time, I"ll do a much more serious test using someone besides myself. Here are the results.
YouTube really isn't the best way to show this kind of an experiment, but at least it will give you an idea.

Thanks for this comparison - looks good, at least at 720p, only some minor frizzling on the top of your (?) head. Are the sound channels out of sync? Left sounds ok, i assume it's the H6 audio, while right is in-camera-recording?

Thanks about the audio. I just fixed it. Here is the new one.

eric

Hi ericcosh,

Don't wish to be rude, but to me both clips have have the horrible "green tinge" look that you often see in green screening, and which the BMPCC has been noted (in other threads), to produce. This can be seen in your fair hair, in the white strip in your jacket, and is that the real colour of your complexion?

Think you should have a second look at it if you have time.

Cheers,

Vaughan

You might want to check out either your monitor or your eyes.

Not bad, but I too see some hair frizz going on during the BMCC footage. What did you use for your keying software? You might want to soften your mattes a little and maybe de focus the edges slightly. You might also want to bring your background mixed through your foreground edges. A little despill wouldn't hurt also because the blond hair picks up green easily and gets spill contamination if you're not careful.

Another thing you might do is either flip the BG plate so that your key light is in the same direction as the sun in the BG plate or match the key direction to the plate if you have the plate in advance of the shoot.