EDITS: GREEN SCREEN

One key edit we had to make in our production process was centred around the news reporter scene. We made use of the media departments green screen and Final Cut Pro in order to create an effect where the reporter appeared to be in a studio. This edit was one of the most challenging, but important edits we had to make. It was important to make this scene look realistic and convincing because if the editing appeared lazy and sloppy it could make our production team look unprofessional.

Using Final Cut Pro we were able to remove the background of the image and just select the reporter (Tom). We were able to complete this edit with relative ease because we filmed the footage against the green screen which had a strongly contrasting colour from what the reported was wearing. This allowed us to differentiate the reporter from the background. Next, we had to import an image of a news studio as the new background. We researched various images and eventually found one we thought would look convincing. Once more, using Final Cut Pro we could successfully underlay the image behind the reporter to make it look like he was sitting in a news studio.

Overall, I was happy with how this edit turned out. We were successful in creating a convincing edit that makes it look like our news reporter is in a studio.