Green Screen Background ChromaKey

Nothing seems so impossible nowadays in achieving wonders in filming or live telecasts with Chroma Key green screen background. Amazing special background effects that were unconceivable years ago are now possible with the development in digital technology. Location shooting on difficult and tricky environments today can be executed inside studios equipped with Green Screen Background Chroma key.


The concept of combining the background and foreground images started in the 1930's called 'traveling telematt' pioneered by Linwood Dunn. However, this process was so multifaceted requiring lengthy time to achieve nearly perfect transpositions. The next development happened in the 1940's when the special effects genius Larry Butler invented the bluescreen technique adapted in the movie 'The Thief of Baghdad.' This unlocked the doors to new possibilities in film making but still considered as time consuming and labor intense process.


The process of chroma key was finally perfected in 1980 by Richard Edlund with his 'quad optical printer' adapted in the making of the movie 'Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back.' Since then chroma keying have continuously evolved and become highly technical and computerized. Achieving incredible visual effects are no longer limited to big film studios as it is now even possible to do chroma key green screen productions in the premise of your own home with the help of computer generated graphics.


Nowadays, green is preferred screen color as backdrop because it produces the cleanest masking and requires less lighting. There is an array of Chroma key green screen backdrops to choose from. You can use chroma key green screen paint, paper, wrinkle free fabric, flooring or tape. There are a number of portable chroma key green screen backdrops for sale that are affordable and has switchable blue or green screen that are perfect tool for awesome digital projects and compositing.