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Documentaries use green screens?

posted 8 years ago by jeff_mcjefferson
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-Dwight and Michael at the tip
-Erin in Florida

Get on the scale son! Get off the scale.

[–] benman46 8 years ago

Yes they do sometimes.

[–] liberius 8 years ago

Those were just the obvious uses, and badly done.

There would have been plenty of other less obvious uses as there are in many shows. The very low cost of even quite impressive effects means they tend to get used in all types of shows not just the ones that seem like they need effects.

[–] theauxphou 8 years ago

The one with Erin in Florida was terrible. It was supposed to be a nice, sunny day behind her, but Erin was lit up to look like she in a studio.

[–] jeff_mcjefferson 8 years ago

I don't get why they did that, was it meant to be a joke?

Get on the scale son! Get off the scale.

[–] Paperboy (153) 5 years ago

It felt like they (The Office producers) discovered they needed a slightly longer scene after they had left the filming location, and quickly shot the one with Elle/Erin during cutting.

[–] lennonforever (2453) 5 years ago

I don’t understand ? So it wasn’t really outdoors ?
Even the dump site with Michael and Dwight was not real?

[–] shellebelle2 8 years ago

Dwight and Michael at the tip of what??

[–] jeff_mcjefferson 8 years ago

What are you asking and why?

Get on the scale son! Get off the scale.

[–] jajustina 8 years ago

"The tip" is the British term for "the dump" I.e. where garbage goes