The Ultimate Guide to Green Screen Lighting for Live Streaming: Illuminate Your Broadcasts

Jun 16, 2023

In filmmaking, the phrase, “We’ll fix it in post” gets thrown around a lot. While working with a green screen requires a lot of post production work, it’s all for naught if you don’t light the scene properly.

An improper lighting setup could leave an uneven shadow gradation on the green screen, making it much harder for editors to chromakey the green out of the shot.

Good lighting makes a huge difference in the quality of the effect. You want to make sure you light your screen correctly.

Otherwise, it’s going to take a lot of fixing in post and could even ruin the take and force a reshoot.

So, if you want to know how to light a green screen correctly, you’ve come to the right place. Here,Alternative Vyacheslav will share about green screen lighting.

How to position your lights for your green screen?

Light the subject first：

Be sure to light the talent first and only then figure out how you will light the green screen.

This way, you will avoid making the scene too bright and overexposing the skin.

After getting the backgroud lights, you will get that perfect shade but make sure whether or not the subjects are lit properly. The subjects should be eight feet away from the screen where you will need key light

To keep the subject bright，the bigger the light, the better.

Using FEELWORLD FL225B 225W bi-colour and FSP90 softbox.

We hope provide as much light as possible to ensure an even light distribution.

We can use softboxes around the light, making it spread more evenly.

Light the green screen:

Once you have placed the lights around subject it's time to position the lights for the green screen.

It's a good idea to keep the two green screen lights on either side of the green screen, the same distance away from each other, so that the lights intersect precisely at the subject.

This way camera won't capture any shadows behind the subject.

We need two lights directed right at the green screen. Using FL125D and FL125B, for best results.

Adjust a high shutter speed

The ISO is the sensitivity of the camera sensor. When the ISO is too high, you will get grain on your footage which will make the chroma keying process difficult.

Every digital camera has a native ISO, and it varies depending on the camera. Still, with a simple glance at the manual — or by conducting a quick Google search — you will get the answer for your particular camera. The native ISO is the best ISO for the sensor, where it does not have to up its voltage to increase exposure in low-light scenarios.

Keep the green screen flat

Trying make green sceen to do it without wrinkles,because wrinkles can create shadows when light is shone on the green screen and make it harder to capture a smooth and even color.it will affect the result.

With wrinkles: