Green Screen

[ChinoXL]

I'm filiming a little puppet series and one of the first scenes is in space I was wondering if anyone knows where i can get a space background for the green screen here in toronto or some where on the net

 

[BuckyBits]

Are you looking for an Tiff or JPG type image to use in a digital image program for your green screen effect?

Hubblesite.org has great images of space, but I don't know what the license for use is.
You'd need to try a stock photo place and buy an image for comercial use.

I'd create something in Photoshop:
Create some noise invert the color. Now you have Stars.
Add a layer or two with some clouds effect.
Add lense flare for extra effect.

 

[Melonpool]

I saw this awhile back on a comic website. It might prove useful:

http://www.gfxhaven.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3203

 

[Buck-Beaver]

I have a couple of static starfields I can send you if you email me privately.

Also, there's also info about various non-computer methods of creating starfields here as well as the source code for a C program that generates starfields.

 

[Melonpool]

I personally use a big piece of black paper and a toothbrush dipped in thinned-down Pro-White (the high-end version of White-out). I basically run my thumb over the bristles of the toothbrush, randomly spattering paint onto the black board.

Steve

 

[ChinoXL]

Thanks for the help guys. I'll definately email you buck. This should be neat although not the best i built a spaceship out of cardboard but it looks ALOT like cardboard lego pasted together - but it's a comedy so i think i can get away with that

The next project is building a generic robot alot of inspiration from Robot *******! http://www.robotbastard.com/movies/index.html it's great short flick