How does green screen work?
The green screen is simply the backdrop and involves little to no technology in itself. Chroma keying, a technique found in green screen software, allows users to superimpose images over a backdrop that becomes transparent. Chrome keying is the process of singling out a specific color in order to make it "disappear" while replacing it with an image or video.
Any person standing in front of the green screen can be "virtually transported" to any place or time using this technology!
Want to learn more about how Green Screen works? Check out the explanation from Wonderopolis.
Any person standing in front of the green screen can be "virtually transported" to any place or time using this technology!
Want to learn more about how Green Screen works? Check out the explanation from Wonderopolis.
Applications for using the Green Screen
- Presentations
- Biographies
- Book reports
- Writing prompts
- Videos
- Discussing the weather
- Re-enacting historical happenings and much, much more!
Getting started with Green Screen
Think about a current unit you are teaching. Is there a place, person, or time period that would be meaningful for your students to connect with? I'm sure there is!
Once you have an idea, you will need the following materials for your green screen activity:
Once you have an idea, you will need the following materials for your green screen activity:
- an iPad with the Do Ink Green Screen App
- background images or video
- the Green Screen
Using the Do Ink App
See this document for step-by-step directions for the Do Ink App.
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