Greenscreen vs. Bluescreen | When and why?

This will be my first say about greenscreen and bluescreens techniques. There will be more in which we will talk about tracking, keying itself and compositing. Theory and basics are always important. Hope you enjoy it!
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[@anguswalker9345]

i kind of expected him to reveal the background was blue screened the whole time haha

[@HiHassanIftikhar]

Same

[@Lmfaolol]

Lmao same

[@manasisnehal1572]

Hahaha.. Same here

[@Abdulaziz2003]

I thought his background was gonna be a blue screen😂 In accent “*_as you can see, since this scene is darker, I used blue screen ze whole time because it is better in dark situation_*”

[@A590Gaming]

Same

[@aathreyashenoy]

Green for Marvel Blue for DC *GOT IT*

[@vedantpandey7392]

yeah dc makes dark movies i still didn't understand why youtube recommanded me this video😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@mayanksaini41]

Yeah

[@zabintasrik4488]

Red for X-men

[@englishdicktionary1611]

I think Marvel sucks.

[@laurenceraz5732]

Hey!!!!

[@WahabGoldsmith]

I don’t know why KZbin recommend this to me but I’m kinda glad they did

[@dinostudios6579]

Same

[@IsaiahSenku]

Same

[@thedailytoilet1109]

Same

[@sparxx7297]

Same

[@SoapNugget]

Same

[@mellamoakshay]

No bs. Straight to the point! Everyone liked that

[@BeGladStayMad]

Not that straight because theres an intro and explanation.😁

[@jaylynbrown5205]

Mila Poonis The intro and explanation are the point, I-

[@BeGladStayMad]

@@jaylynbrown5205 But for me the point should be small and direct ..... well because maybe it was called a point like this .

[@jaylynbrown5205]

Mila Poonis It’s part of the point, and it is small and direct to me Plus the video is only 4 mins long

[@BeGladStayMad]

@@jaylynbrown5205 the point is the exact answer with no further explanation. Fight me 😠😂

[@TheChameleon2008]

So if green aliens would make movie's would they use a orange/red screen?

[@astinkim5431]

Square Breaker usually pink screen

[@brzo.]

@Brandon Lucia Would a brown screen work? Not intended to be racist or anything but serious question

[@shishi1079]

@Brandon Lucia u arent a green alien tho

[@3juliano680]

@@brzo. not for people with freckles lmao

[@brzo.]

@@3juliano680 oh god that'd look so freaking weird

[@MrDsb]

My question is, when marvel filmed gamora and nebula in same shot, which color did they used in the background

[@vyeon9962]

**Confused screaming**

[@ruturajdharav4675]

Not depend on subject Depend on day and night Day= green Night = blue

[@MrDsb]

@sarahchristina yep. one of them will be transparent

[@mikewolf6012]

Blue when you film Gamora. Green when you film Nebula. -Reza Z

[@laserman5008]

Very specific chroma key

[@bananachild1936]

This video answered a lifelong curiosity of mine in just 4-Minutes.

[@adriasanchezcaballe]

Yeah

[@antonman1234]

Nice

[@avakay1]

same

[@Dover236]

not complaining but it could've been answered in 2 or 1 min

[@kemziclestudios6489]

Dover Dove he wanted to give full detail in a couple of minutes

[@michaelatorn8380]

Bluescreen: detail or dark shots Greenscreen: simple or light shots

[@ksmith8888]

Thanks, now I dont have watch the rest of ttg he video

[@1richardknowles]

Red screen?

[@tygical]

@@1richardknowles Balls

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I wish I saw this a few months ago. I shot a scene where the actors were supposed to be in a dark cave. I shot them against a green screen, resulting in the same problems you demonstrated in this video. Now I know, when placing actors in dark environments, I should use blue screen instead. Very useful information. Thank you.

[@Cowayger]

I always wondered why was most of the POTC series shot on bluescreen. Answer is: most of the shots are dark and they used film instead of digital

[@unfetteredparacosmian]

What about redscreen

[@gui18bif]

@@unfetteredparacosmian oh damn

[@strengthoveraesthetics239]

he sounds like gru

[@fayk5502]

Abaan Syed he is gru, but instead of being evil hes a editor

[@Allious131]

naw john claude van damme

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

DJ ALLIOUS John?

[@meloniejen8400]

Well next Halloween he knows what to do now :)

[@fulgurus9796]

Things are about to get GRUesome

[@abrahamnasser1688]

“Yellow screen”: aight ima head out

[@Rainbow__cookie]

Red screen am i a joke to you

[@aeryd4xx]

Yellow is no primary color in the dimension of light. Red is. That's why it is RBG not YBG

[@funtimefantaaaz]

@@aeryd4xx then CMYK ??

[@Rainbow__cookie]

@@funtimefantaaaz what

[@funtimefantaaaz]

@@Rainbow__cookie cyan magenta yellow black ?

[@RezaZhafiri]

Blue when you film Gamora. Green when you film Nebula.

[@CchristoC]

What if they both are in the same scene??

[@jaylynbrown5205]

CchristoC Either bright green or different colors like red or smth

[@George901210]

@@CchristoC one of them it has to be rotoscoped

[@emeraldtools109]

*confused screaming*

[@greenwichman6843]

@@CchristoC blue green

[@ikbenikHD]

Blue is also really good for day-shots. At work we use Blue- / greenscreen for hair-colour choice: - Blue for 'Blond hair'. Reason like as what he said, blue = less spill. Blond hair is really reflective, so it gets a lot of spill on smaller detailed hair. - Green is good for 'Darker hair'

[@mikakorhonen5715]

Sounds racist.

[@postisonline677]

@@mikakorhonen5715 LMAOOOOO DEAD

[@braakwame_]

@@mikakorhonen5715 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂

[@johnoss3987]

What about bald head?

[@TMD_Produktion]

I love the way how Lebrov explains everything and makes it easy to understand with these awesome visuals!! 👌

[@trence5]

Dude is amazing.

[@ayoubidabdellah3836]

so f-ing true

[@verityw6721]

I always wondered why there was a white outline on images. Now I need to find a BLUE screen!!

[@tomhodgemedia8532]

"That is all you need to know, and all I'm going to tell you today" Simple, to the point video, well made, value adding video. Thank you!

[@majid7925]

Liked the video in the first 35 seconds. No deafening intro. straight to the point and a professional and calm explanation. keep up the good work!

[@louishbrt3593]

This slowww talking and clear spelling is so relaxing, it makes you want to keep listening

[@Rationalist101]

Ikr it makes me wanna sleep

[@TheSourMelon_]

This is what I would call a perfect video tutorial. All of the relevant information you need is presented clearly without any filler. It tells you what you need to know and doesn't waste your time. Great video man!

[@latinachickz16]

I’m so happy this randomly popped up in my recommended! I don’t know much about film, though I’m friends with a lot of communication/creative arts majors so I’m at least a little more acquainted with film and production. This is really cool to see as a non-film student. I’ve always appreciated how much thought and work goes into the behind the scenes especially since my friends are so involved. Thanks for sharing your knowledge:)

[@Michal_Kedzierski]

Didn’t think I needed to watch this video but I realized 30 seconds in that I’ve worked with green screen but don’t know how it works. 😂

[@yacinejulian6678]

I spent the day watching your videos, welcome back Lebrov

[@voidlaser02]

This video is amazing, you get straight to the point, no brambling about anything else, just straight to the point. That's how every informative video should be. Keep it up

[@SQGReviewShow]

This was extremely helpful! I've never tried green or blue screening before, but I am looking into it for the future. I also really appreciate the straight to the point aspect of this video. 90% of tutorials spend like three minutes introducing themselves and that is frustrating, haha. I respect you for respecting us as audience members.

[@hahseeeb5559]

this guy is a legend, the way he explains is just awesome..!

[@aviralbissaphotography8911]

completed my short film yesterday it's a horror short...and i use green screen for dark background...and now i am f'd up...but happy to know the reason why...thanks brother...god bless you

[@iben1195]

Straight to the important info. Saves time and places you at higher heights in my heart. Gracias amigo 🙏

[@user-iv3fp4gy1u]

“That is all you need to know and all I am going to tell you today.” - My new fave quote for people who already think I’m unnecessarily cryptic.

[@mafaladaxD]

I love this yb channel.... Lebrov explains things I didn't even realize how much I needed to know

[@leecaste]

It's also better to use bluescreen with blonde hair.

[@larramenpa]

Dude this is actually a great video ! The shorter the better and you achieve to explain the main differences in the use of blue/green screen ! Love it, and thanks

[@Noisy_Cricket]

Wow, this was something I wondered about for awhile. And it explains why effects were often darker than the background in older movies when they mainly used blue screen (likely because back than it was much harder to remove the color spill from green screen).

[@luizsaha]

The video I didn't know i needed, I'm glad i found this channel

[@TimoKanal]

Same!

[@durucollins8929]

Peace, my man! Love from Nigeria!

[@AchsheiK]

Thankyu, Andrey Lebrov ! One thing I must add here is, "it indeed is about the content that why or why not these subjects should be used, but it is about the way yu chose to present made this video a standout for dolearners like me." Even this very simple technique that is widely used yet lowely talked, which i never used even once on real, but millions of times in my mind, will be a keystone episode i would always enjoy. Thankyu for that. Have an amazingly Andreyious day ○●

[@tron3entertainment]

This question has sat in the back of my mind since I heard about bluescreening when I was a kid. I always wondered why they went to green screen. You answered a decades old question for me. Thanks.

[@betrix3000]

Same here. LeVar Burton taught me about Bluescreen on Reading Rainbow. It kind of upset me a bit when Greenscreen became the goto.

[@pav28amur]

Как всегда, обалденная подача! Очень понятно и интересно, спасибо! As always very awesome, thanks!

[@bejotaum]

For sure I am so happy to have found your channel .... it's a unique content!

[@maprofdefrancais]

You really know what you are talking about! And I love your way of vulgarizing everything to make it really easy to understand. Always loved listening to competent persons talking about what they do! Bravo and thank you! :)

[@dememver3317]

Your accent is so fancy and relaxing that I can listen to this whole day

[@AndreyLebrov]

Haha thank you. Hoping to have more time for more content soon

[@Scrimitzu]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm not a movie producer, I'm just a streamer using a green screen, but this helps me a lot to understand more and more about filmography, a subject I feel like I'm naturally interested. Keep it up! Subbed

[@marcinkummer]

Thank you Andrey, for this information. The main reason why greenscreen is preferred over bluescreen is because the green channel has the least noise of all channels and luminosity is - like you already said - a lot higher resulting in brighter edges but only if the greenscreen has been lit brighter than the foreground. It should always be lit by plus/minus a quarter stop to the foreground. Most of the time during principal photography the production is not clear about the final background if it’s going to be a bright or dark lighting situation and the digital compositor will have to do a lot of edge fixing and treatment to restore the contamination in the transition area from foreground to background. Another reason why bluescreen is preferred over greenscreen is if the talent has blonde hair, because it has a lot of greens in it and therefore blue is the better color for matte extraction. Either way the more you know about the final background or the lighting of the scene the better for the artist oh and never forget to shoot a clean plate, but that’s almost always not happening...

[@AndreyLebrov]

Love this comment 😉 Yeah, in ideal world everything would be 100% known and well planned ahead. Thank you for useful input

[@houdammari9809]

That's it ? Dude You gave me info i didn't notice in 5 years of keying and practice ! much Love

[@jeryhenuhili9263]

This actually perfectly explains it in the most simple way! Easy to understand for me! Thank you very much.

[@BrianVelez]

Great advice man! 😄 thanks!

[@durbich]

RU: Спасибо, очень полезно. EN: thanks, this information is useful, cause in most of RU-lang video (that i have seen) talks only: use blue if you have green clothes, else - use green

[@GroupOFRL]

I'm learning about this matter. Only first 15s proove that you're answering my question on what differences between B and G screen. Thank you for clearify. I know you try to simply with your explaination style. Be known that you teach perfect. +1 for your channel.

[@Meridian951]

Simple, efficient and informative. Thanks dude, this is what informational videos should be like.

[@HowardWimshurst]

So helpful, thank you

[@Gumballer]

Finally someone knows how to properly do widescreen effect

[@JoseFloresEC]

The back of my mind always wondered why.. Now I know. Thanks sir, loved the clear explanation

[@themeeks-verse754]

U just earned a sub, no bs just straight to the point I love it

[@ATOMVISUAL]

amazing video ! good job !

[@joszsz]

My layman guess explanation before watching this was: "because green is the middle colour of the rainbow, hence, more accomodating for the other colours" 😅

[@aranormarron2414]

Such an incredibly made video & excellent tutorial. Covered every base & was enjoyable to watch; I got way more than I came for. So thorough!

[@aslgoofy3889]

This was fantastic! Thank you for speaking slowly and clearly.

[@damasterstylist]

Thank you

[@Juliangonzi]

Am I the only one that want that lamp in the back? Where did u buy it? hahah

[@boingo-choradio5967]

haha

[@thesensur6214]

haha

[@rawibidar411]

haha

[@Andrew-ez6gr]

Julian Gonzi haha

[@Andrew-ez6gr]

Julian Gonzi ok bitch seriously did you find it

[@hellodudestudio2585]

Thank you Andrey... Your explanation are clear and direct to the point!

[@FloWoodEnT123]

Thank you. This was actually useful information that I’d never thought to question before

[@cmdr.shepard]

When you use green you understand why big budget films stick to blue.

[@sayantan009]

What?

[@mikescholer1995]

I guess if you have a big budget it doesn‘t matter as much.

[@alexismiller288]

@@LuLeBe Not always. Later films used blue.

[@suisegs69420]

Hello commander shepard

[@___echo___]

what is that jar in the background with things bouncing around

[@supamariosoniku]

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[@tearsofthesenuts34]

Bro do you not know what fireflies are or ...?

[@savagepanda7669]

@@tearsofthesenuts34 they don't glow for 4 minutes straight

[@funtimefantaaaz]

Fishes

[@tearsofthesenuts34]

@@savagepanda7669 why were you looking at the background the entire time 😂

[@AxelBitz]

Always wondered, never knew; until now. Thanks for a simple and powerful explanation!

[@afrikavakalisa2538]

Thanks so much for this tip. I was struggling to get a clean key with green cause of that spill issue and the nasty edges. Now that I know, I'll definitely use the blue screen whenever the case requires.

[@rutvikjain7608]

What is that fireflies in a jar kind of thing in the background on right side?

[@qlssav9235]

You are wrong in some things you said : 1) Green screen is used for digital camera and blue screen is used for film camera, 2) In order to avoid color spills on talent, you need to light a green or blue screen with green or blue light (just for the screen not the talent) like the ones made by Kinoflos, each time there is a youtuber talking about green or blue screen they forget that because they don't know that...

[@AndreyLebrov]

Uuum okay 😄

[@qlssav9235]

@@AndreyLebrov What ? Just read... www.kinoflo.com/Top%20Buttons/Kino_U/Blue_&_Green_Screen.html There are some shots from MI:II that used them as other movies.. But I guess that as a simple youtuber you know better than reals DoP...................

[@AndreyLebrov]

@@qlssav9235 Nothing. It's just your fantastic tone and lack of culture, not your actual note which is correct. I love the comments concluding something about the author without searching his background or at least watching other videos. Wish you all the best

[@heyitsanotherben]

I felt like I learned so much in only 4 minutes, fantastic video!

[@KAISWORLD]

Bro thank you for this video! ordered a blue screen after watching your video and the result is awesome!

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

And for capturing a plant with blue flowers, you'd use a red screen.

[@sculptorbiba2145]

Андрюха, с днюхой! Сделай субтитры для земляков, а то так и не понятно грин лучше или блу)

[@Coroconogka]

Короче, зелёный берешь, если не хочешь заморачиваться с освещением, но возникает больше артефактов на мелких деталях, когда используешь тёмный фон.. А синий для шотов с тёмным бэкграундом.

[@IgorLynn]

Зеленый юзаешь днём (или в светлых локациях), а синий ночью (или в темных локациях)

[@lucho3612]

estoy muy de acuerdo

[@yrussq]

@@IgorLynn Светлость локаций ни при чем. Разговор только о том какая яркость планируется у фона который ты вставишь вместо хромакея. Зелёный менее требователен к освещению на площадке но даёт отсветы, синий более требователен к равномерности и мощности освещения на площадке, но отсветов и ореола не даёт, поэтому его можно использовать, если планируется вставлять тёмный фон на месте хромакея. На самом деле там ещё куча моментов которые влияют на выбор, а не только это

[@orderd29]

Finally, a quick and simple explanation. Many thanks!

[@chizycheesy3592]

This is the best video out there. Very concise.

[@hhthoj]

When that damn guy wears a green shirt on the filming day.

[@MrParkerman6]

Just use a blue screen.

[@cesaratachao5551]

I didn't even know that blue screens existed

[@knoptop]

Thanks for sharing this! I've never really thought about why to use each of these colors.

[@TheShabazzProduction]

Andrey, this was extremely valuable information.

[@IskanderVFX]

You forgot to mention a little detail... The color of the clothes 😂😂

[@BonaparteBardithion]

You just plan so that the clothes are a different enough shade. Or make anything intended to be one of those colors something easily colored in post.

[@lothean2099]

Who else was listening to him while watching the particles in jar behind him.

[@bubulubugoth]

First time at the channel... subscribed. great video really effective use of time and my time. Learned something in about 5 minutes :)

[@wintersoldier0]

Good short and sweet, didnt need to know in great detail for this but just wanted to know the difference. Very nice.

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

I just picture him in an Adidas tracksuit making hits with a shank somewhere in Eastern Europe.

[@delegsgsg6353]

Any europop recommendations

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@delegsgsg6353 Darude - Sandstorm

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@delegsgsg6353 Just kidding. I have no idea.

[@RemyFX7700]

So..... Green is good for bright bg Blue is good for dark bg is that right? xD

[@reynoldsj_]

This is super cool! I didn't know this. Thank you!

[@harikrishnan_g]

Yet another wonderful video, explained quite decently in a simpler way. Thank you Lebrov♥

[@AndreyLebrov]

Always a pleasure

[@1994clue]

"Stay tuned - peace!" Andrey, you're also watching goonsquad! Very well, me too. Btw. thank you for your professional hint's.

[@ankittudu5216]

People talking about green and blue screen Me: Don't even know how to write in bold fonts in yt

[@jaylynbrown5205]

Before your sentence put this *_ And after your sentence put this _*

[@ankittudu5216]

@@jaylynbrown5205 *_Thanks man_*

[@jaylynbrown5205]

Ankit Tudu Np!

[@anishnehete]

*_thanks_*

[@jaylynbrown5205]

Anish Nehete Glad I could help! 😃

[@freeman6231]

Really informative. I have been lookimg for a video like this. Thanks a lot.

[@Pellbort]

This is great informational content, concisely presented. Thanks for making KZbin great.

[@Aelia117]

Bluescreen is used to display the fatal error message in Windows OS bruh meh

[@imdone8243]

Error, display 42 answer to everything.exe crashed unexpectedly. Error code:246014219992000

[@existencedesign7369]

Human dosent have blue skin Kree: am i a joke to you ?

[@victorpleyosa4386]

Kree arent human Lol

[@fergussecret]

@@victorpleyosa4386 r/wosh xd

[@cryptictriscuit207]

VixiosFX r/wosh? First of all that’s not even an r/wooosh, second learn how to spell

[@fergussecret]

@@cryptictriscuit207 r/wooosh

[@jaytamayo4694]

Thank you for this! I saw on tv some explanation why but I just cpuld not rememmber. Quite a long time. But now Iearned more!

[@champkingstv3568]

That was enlightening.. Thanks alot Lebrov 📷

[@sarius2077]

I get why you're bald, easier to key the screen out

[@ad3l]

Interesting pfp

[@TECHDREAMTIPS]

Lol😂

[@arampravda]

Андрей, не "теХник" произносится, а теКник (technic). Поработай над произношением)

[@AndreyLebrov]

Прям как моя жена. Слово в слово 😂

[@arampravda]

@@AndreyLebrov жена молодец, слова надо произносить правильно) Ладно один раз неправильно сказал, но смотреть так видео - это жёстко, лично для меня, но смотреть ведь хочется)))

[@nedisonn]

That was driving me crazy, even so I searched on the comments to see if anyone has noticed it too hahah Other than that, great accent :)

[@MrsSinptica]

@@arampravda интересно, почему только в ру-язычном пространстве человека неносителя поправляют за акцент или ошибки в произношении ? Вон, товарищей из Индии никто не попрекает за прононс, это с учетом того, что для них английский не совсем иностранный

[@iggsYT]

I've learned something today. Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@jlacher926]

This is EXCELLENT! Great job.

[@Megatden]

Hi I'm a magican Let me guess Utube recommended this video for you

[@lukasmoe3202]

Normal people *using green screen*👎 Me *using a green screen and editing it blue and then editing that*👍

[@wokk9543]

does that work 😂😂⁉️⁉️

[@emediongumoh1053]

Straight to the point. What a legend

[@azchspop3080]

Paulina Rubio’s (Don’t Say Goodbye/Si Tú Te Vas- 2002) & Shakira’s (Whenever, Wherever/Suerte 2001) music videos were filmed with bluescreens in Los Angeles