Using Green Screen in the Classroom Lisa Harris, PhD Winthrop University

Green Screen App and iMovie Capabilities Video Can put green screen video over still images or a video Still image (we are doing this today) Superimpose a green screen image on a still photo previously taken or saved Student can find a photo online or Teacher can provide the images (Airdrop)

Examples – Still Images

Examples - Video Book talk: https://sites.google.com/site/bookburps/a

Green screen screen options

Explain a plant cell diagram Time travel with historical photos Curriculum ideas Monuments Book talks Travel to Outer Space Travel Videos Become a superhero Weather Maps Explain a plant cell diagram Time travel with historical photos Artist Statement over original artwork Signing of Declaration of Independence

Implementation: Student Planning What is your topic? What images or video do you need? What will you say?

Let’s practice! Pick a background image (pre-loaded on the iPad). Determine how you will pose. Ask your neighbor to take your green screen photo. Open the GreenScreen app. Wait for my directions (or look at the presentation from the conference website).

Using GreenScreen App: Creating your video Open the Green Screen App on the iPad. This is the home screen. (Note the sample project. It is very helpful.) Click the + to create a new project.

The Green Screen App interface: Takes you back to projects Preview screen Select video to create a dv, or image to create a still picture preview project delete whole project Insert animation here Insert greenscreen here timeline Insert background here Insert image or video on timeline

Insert your green screen image or video Click on the + on the middle row of the timeline. Select Image. A. A.

Insert your green screen image continued: Locate your image on your iPad. Click Use.

Chroma Filter Information After you insert your green screen image, you will see the Chroma Filter. It should automatically turn itself on. If not, click on the on/off button. You can adjust the filter but this is generally not necessary.

Insert your background image. Click on the + on the bottom row of the timeline. Select Image. Find your image on your iPad. Click Use. A. B. C.

Resizing your green screen image Pinch your image to adjust the size and to rotate.

Exporting your image Click on the “share” icon in the Green screen app. Click Save to the Camera Roll.

Exporting your image continued You will get a message that says your image has been saved to your Camera Roll. You can now go to your camera roll and AirDrop or email your image to yourself, post it to a website, etc.

How to Turn on AirDrop How to drop a picture Open the photo roll and tap the picture you want. Click the share icon. The list of available devices with airdrop enabled will show up in the list. Click on the device name and answer the prompts.

Additional Resources Online tutorial: http://blog.doink.com/post/80265602376/lisa-pospishils-tutorial-on- how-to-use-the-green Book Burps website: https://sites.google.com/site/bookburps/green- screen-do-ink The Met: http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and- documents/image-resources

Contact Information Lisa Harris, PhD Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy Winthrop University harrisl@winthrop.edu

Advanced: Inserting more than one background image Two still images are now showing in the background. You may want to insert more than one background still image. To do this: Scroll your green screen video over to where you want your next image to begin. Click on the + sign on the bottom timeline. Select your image. Repeat until you have inserted all of your background images.

Notes: Background still images When you insert a still image, it will go on forever in video mode by default. In order to change the amount of time your image plays, scroll the timeline to the end of your green screen video. Click the clock. Your background image should how be grayed out. When you preview your video, it will stop after the green screen portion has played. B. A.

Notes: If your background video is too long… You may need to adjust the amount of time your background video or image plays. If your background video is too long: click on the video and scroll until you can see the end. Grab the video by the white dot and move it in to reduce the length.

Notes: If your background video is too short… If your background video is too short you can insert the same video again, insert a still image, or insert a different video. Scroll your green screen video over to were you want to insert the next video. Click the + sign on the bottom timeline. Select the video or image you want to insert. A. B. B. C. C. A.

Notes: Exporting a video Select a size. The higher the number, the better quality the video. You may have trouble emailing your video to yourself if it is too large.