I used a green screen to do a lot of the art for my wedding. We made the first one out of green paper from office depot and taped it to the wall in the dining room. Despite being paper, it lasted for a few months with minor repairs. Sadly, by the time the wedding came and went the screen was too tattered to do much and I tossed it as part of spring cleaning.

Still, it would be nice to have a longer lasting green screen solution. This week cheapo poly-cotton fabric went on sale and I bought enough to make a screen at least 7 feet tall with a little extra for standing on.

The fabric was only 45 inches wide, so I sewed a second panel to the side to make it 65 inches wide. The pole came from the hardware store. I sewed a single line of stitching to create a sleeve at the top of the green screen for the pole, a hardware store purchase. I fastened a thick string to both ends of the pole for hanging and kept it from slipping with the application of tacks.



This new screen flutters with the breeze, unlike the old one. When the fabric catches the light it changes in brightness, which can be problematic when removing the background. Still, I was able to remove all of the green after just a few minutes for a test image. Plus, I like how portable and easy to install this screen is. The paper green screen would never have survived a trip outside.

Labels: projects, sewing

posted by Alison 4/24/2009 11:15:00 PM : (1) comments : splink