I've been dabbling with Green Screen by Do Ink and have realized how POWERFUL, SIMPLE and ENGAGING it is!!! Green Screen makes it easy to create green screen videos and images from an iPad or iPhone.
What is Green Screen?
By filming or photographing in front of a Green Screen (even green paper), you allow the image to be edited using something called Chromakey...essentially you superimpose your subject onto a virtual background! Green Screen recording used to be very complicated, but with the use of the Green Screen app by Do Ink, it's SIMPLE!!!
Green Screen technology allows you to ....and with the Green Screen app by Do Ink, it's SIMPLE!!!
To do this takes a green background of some sort. I obtained my green screen via a quick trip to JoAnn Fabrics. I purchased 2 yards of Multipurpose Craft Material in a clover green color and simply taped it to a bare wall. I've heard of others using chart paper or even using construction paper taped to pizza boxes for a smaller stage.
Here's a quick overview on how Green Screen works.
To do this takes a green background of some sort. I obtained my green screen via a quick trip to JoAnn Fabrics. I purchased 2 yards of Multipurpose Craft Material in a clover green color and simply taped it to a bare wall. I've heard of others using chart paper or even using construction paper taped to pizza boxes for a smaller stage.
To use the Green Screen app, you'll need to know the basic components. Green Screen has 3 layers. The bottom layer appears in the back of any video you create, and the middle layer in front of that. Any components placed in the top layer will be in the very front. Elements on the middle and upper layers use chroma filters to make portions of the image transparent letting the background show through. For this project, green is the key chroma color. Anything green will disappear and the image behind it will show through.
Here's a quick tutorial:
For my Green Screen project I decided to add a little Super Power into student book reviews with super-powered themed backdrops.
I placed these images on the bottom layer as it is the backdrop that I wanted all the action to take place in front of. Students are to then use a graphic organizer to plan out their book review summaries that really provide crraack....whaaam....and baaam! Once they've planned their summary, they step in front of the green screen and using the Green Screen app, their image and words are recorded like this...
If you'd like a template, graphic organizer, printable teacher directions, printable students directions, a tutorial, images and/or resources to do this yourself, check out this link!!!
Green Screen recording with Do Ink.....now THAT's
