From the course: Video Green Screen Workflows (2017)

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Using a Flexfill backdrop

Using a Flexfill backdrop

- We've switched to another popular type of backdrop, the Flexfill. It's essentially a piece of fabric, usually really thin, that has a spring in it. Now, spring-loaded backdrops may sound a bit confusing, and the first time you try to open and close one of these, it does take a little bit of practice. We've actually covered this in the online library or working with Flexfills. If you have a photography background, you might be familiar with these. Go slow as you get used to these backdrops. What happens is you twist them and they basically spring open. Now this particular one works very well. What we have here is green on one side and blue on the other, which is pretty cool. This gives us the flexibility, so if we have different color wardrobes, or situations we're trying to handle, we can actually do so, which is kind of cool. Now you'll see that what we've done is we've attached it to a backdrop bar, similar to what we were using before. The goal is that the backdrop doesn't have…

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