Composite a Green Screen Image

Green-screen compositing allows you to create Hollywood-style effects.

Have you ever wanted to fly a spaceship? Or wanted to travel to Russia? Maybe you’ve just wanted to be a professional weatherman [Hack #62] .

Whatever your dream, you can probably make it happen by using a green screen [Hack #14] . The movie Forrest Gump used green-screen techniques successfully to create the illusion of Tom Hanks’ character (Forrest) meeting historical figures such as John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley. By recording your scene in front of a green screen [Hack #22] you can create almost any illusion you can dream up [Hack #67] .