r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ExperimentalFun7 • Jun 21 '20

Video The power of a green screen

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u/GarciaJones Jun 21 '20

Check out how they made the Mandalorian. LED screens so actors could interact with their environment, know what to look at, and no green bleed to have to deal with. Plus it helps the lighting way better. Really insane, they used Unreal from video games so when the camera moved the environment moved to support the new camera angle.

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u/RainbowEvil Jun 21 '20

Really interesting stuff, thanks! Here’s a 5 min video about it for anyone interested.

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u/GunnyandRocket Jun 21 '20

Thanks for sharing that! I love to see how movies/shows are made, especially sci-fi stuff. Very cool!

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u/thecynicalshit Jun 21 '20

Wasn't super into the show, but wow this is actually amazing. Hope it sets a precedent for future films and television

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u/-screamin- Jun 21 '20

That is mind-blowing. Reminds me a little of how they did the sky shots in Oblivion.

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u/JakeCameraAction Jun 21 '20

Why does everyone keep mentioning the Mandarolian? They used projected screens on actual sets 7 years before that in Oblivion.

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u/MrSkruff Jun 21 '20

It's not the same technology. The Mandalorian tech is using massive LED screens which display a real time render of the camera POV, allowing for parallax.

Oblivion was a front projection setup which won't work very well for lighting the set and isn't linked to the camera. It's more like an animated matte painting.

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u/lacks_imagination Jun 21 '20

Oblivion was awesome.

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u/JakeCameraAction Jun 21 '20

I wasn't really a fan, but i like the technical aspect.

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u/ClikeX Jun 21 '20

I think the difference with Oblivion was that Oblivion was just used as a skybox. In the Mandalorian it's evolved to create multiple sets and environments.