How to Create Chroma “Green Screen” Effect with Videoleap

Introduction

Ever wondered what happens when amazing longboard dancing meets Videoleap? Let's find out! In this project, I had the honor to work with the talented skater, Terry the Elf. You can check out her Instagram in the description below, along with a link to the full video. In this chapter, we're going to explore the chroma effect in a more unusual way to understand the endless possibilities of this feature. We’ll create a scene of a skater wearing a green suit and play visuals on it.

Materials and Preparation

To shoot this scene, you'll need:

A green suit
A gimbal
A skater
Your phone

Lighting Considerations

Indoor Shooting: Enables full control over the lighting, making it easier to manipulate the green suit to look good and bright.

Outdoor Shooting: Best on cloudy days to create even, less contrasting shadows and highlights.

Always ensure the light is in front of the character, not behind, to avoid dark silhouettes and maintain green suit details.

Suit and Frame Adjustments

Ensure the green suit fits well on the actor’s body—wrinkles and loose areas can ruin your shot. Watch out for green areas like plants in your frame, as they will also be affected by the chroma effect.

Jump into Videoleap

Add the Clip to Timeline: Open your app and add the clip.
Trimming the Clip: Select the parts where there are no green areas.
Adjust Speed: Play with the speed to extend your clip length.

Sample settings for a six-second clip:

Trimming the clip to the desired length.
Slightly lowering the speed for extra seconds.

Green Suit Enhancement: Increase the saturation and brightness in the green areas to ensure the app can properly apply the chroma effect.

Applying the Chroma Effect

Select Chroma: Place the color picker on the green suit.
Adjust Sliders: Fine-tune the effect through sliders to ensure all the green areas are properly keyed out.

Final Touches

Filters: Add filters to unify the look, making the colors pop.
Prism Effect: Add a trippy look with the prism effect.
Keyframes for Animation: Add keyframes to adjust color values, creating an animated, surreal effect.

Example:

Create keyframes at different moments of the clip.
Adjust hue values at these keyframes to add color transitions.

Finally, make sure to mute unnecessary audio to focus solely on the visual impact.

Wrap-Up

In just a few taps, you’ll have a surreal skating scene, perfect for music videos or any kind of surreal setting. Download Videoleap, try it for yourself, subscribe, like, share, and remember: you won’t believe the videos you can create!

Keywords

Chroma Effect
Videoleap
Green Suit
Skater Video
Keyframes
Filters
Prism Effect
Saturation Adjustment

FAQ

Q: What is the best lighting condition for outdoor shooting with a green suit? A: A cloudy day is best to create even, less contrasting shadows and highlights.

Q: Why should the light be in front of the character? A: To avoid losing green details and prevent getting a dark silhouette instead.

Q: How can I best enhance the green suit before applying the chroma effect? A: Increase the saturation and brightness specifically in the green areas to improve the chroma key performance.

Q: What tool in Videoleap can create a trippy visual effect? A: The Prism effect can add a unique, trippy look to your video.

Q: How can I animate colors in Videoleap? A: Use keyframes to adjust color values at different moments in the clip to create transitions.

Q: Why should I avoid having plants in my frame when using the chroma effect? A: Plants are green and would also be affected by the chroma effect, potentially disrupting your shot.