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Chroma Key Studio

Our Chroma Key Studio offers features not found elswhere that make it ideal for
complicatated CGI productions. For instance, the 40'x60' dimensions of our studio is an optimum size for Chroma Key shoots. Unlike smaller studios, it enables you to separate the lighting for
the background from the lighting for the talent in the foreground; so that the lighting on your talent does not have to be flat in
order to get a good key. Separation also helps to get a cleaner key because it greatly reduces the reflection of green light off
the walls and into the shadowed parts of your talent's face. Our two piece black stage curtain can also be drawn over the green cyc wall
not in frame to further reduce the reflection of green light off the walls enabling you to get a cleaner key. The high 17.5' grid height assures that there will be less fall off
from top to bottom on the back wall, and from head to toe on your talent. It also allows room to hang, without dipping into your shot, the
large 6kw Space Lights that are the preferred approach to creating the base key level.
Our three wall cyc simply gives you more working room, than a one or two wall cyc, before you shoot off the background. In fact, our
three wall cyc gives you more background than our competitor's larger studios with their two wall cycs, because you can get as wide,
if not wider, a shot without shooting off the cyc with the third wall. With a third cyc wall you will probably not have to cheat camera
angels, or reset talent and lightng, when you punch in for cross cutting closeups - which can be a real time savings. The third cyc wall
also enables you to do 180 degree dolly or steadycam moves.
That's not all, our studio is the only independent production stage to offer the time-saving amenity of a full pipe grid with distributed power - a
feature that can eliminate the $1'000s in additional labor required to light with box truss at our competitor's studios.
The extensive acoustical treatment of our studio will give you a clean audio track without the reverb of a large, mostly empty,
studio. Finally, where our Chroma Key Studio's default color is chroma key green there is no fee to paint our studio's three cyc walls, or
an additional fee for power. These
are just a few of the reasons why our studio is better suited for Chroma Key shoots than just about any other studio in town.
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Location! Location! Location!

ScreenLight & Grip's Chroma Key Production Studio is conveniently located within
Rt. 128/I-95. Just minutes off the Rt 128 beltway and just minutes from downtown, we also save you time - which, your clients are
sure to appreciate as well.
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70' 3-Wall Cyc
No studio in town is better suited for complex CGI production than our Chroma Key Studio. It offers special features, not found anywhere
else, that make it ideal for complex CGI productions involving long dolly moves and steadicam shots.

With the only three wall cyc in the region, our Chroma Key Studio
gives you more background to shoot against than any where else. In fact,
our three wall cyc gives you more background than our competitor's larger studios with their two wall cycs, because you can get
as wide, if not wider, a shot without shooting off the cyc with the third wall. With a third cyc
wall you will probably not have to cheat camera angels, or reset talent and lightng, when you punch in for
cross cutting closeups - which can be a real time savings. The third cyc wall aslo enables you to do 180 degree dolly or steadycam moves.

This feature makes our studio ideal for shooting
complex computer generated images involving long dolly and steadicam shots - like the circular Steadicam move pictured here
for a WBZ-TV News Promo. Our 70 ft. three wall wrap-a-around hard cyc gives you an unsurpassed
180 degrees of key background to shoot against. Without a doubt, our three wall cyc gives you more working room for CGI
compositing than even our competitor's larger studios with their two wall cycs and at a fraction of the cost in studio and
lighting rental.

The 40'x60' dimensions of our Chroma Key Studio is an optimum size for CGI shoots. Unlike smaller studios, it enables you to separate the lighting for the background from the lighting for the talent
in the foreground; so that the lighting on your talent does not have to be flat in order to get a good key. Separation also helps
to get a cleaner key because it greatly reduces the reflection of green light off the walls and into the shadowed parts of your
talent's face.

Our two piece black stage curtain can also be drawn over the green cyc wall not in frame to further reduce the reflection of green light off the walls enabling you to get a cleaner key.
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Full Pipe Grid with Distributed Power
Our Chroma Key Studio
is the only independent production stage to offer the time-saving amenity of a pipe grid with distributed power - a feature that can
eliminate the $1'000s in additional labor required to light with box truss at our competitor's studios.

A less obvious, but substantial cost saving feature of our Chroma Key Studio is its' pre-existing pipe grid with distributed power.
Our grid greatly reduces the amount of time & labor required to light a set. At a comfortable working
height of 17.5', our grid is easily accessible by ladder, so that there is no limit to the number of crew that can rig
at once. At our competitors new studios, there are no pre-existing grids, and a Genie Lift is required to reach the
ceiling girders. Where both grid pipe and lights must be rigged with only one lift; the lift quite often becomes a
bottleneck that slows production down. Without a doubt, our studio's grid eliminates the $1'000s in additional work
required to prelight and wrap our competitor's new studios.
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Drive-In Access

With drive-in access and a 70' three wall wrap-around hard cyc, our Chroma Key
Studio is ideal for limbo car spots. The 40'x60' dimensions of our studio is also an optimum size for car spots.

Unlike smaller studios, it is big enough to drive a car into and still be able
to separate the lighting for the background from the lighting for the talent & car in the foreground. Which means that you can get a good
clean limbo without throwing shadows on the wall. The extensive acoustical treatment and intimate scale of our studio will give you a clean
audio track, without the reverb of a large studio, making our studio ideal for stand up sales presentations and car spots.
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Chroma Key Studio Support Infrastructure
Our Chroma Key studio features all the amenities required for a successful
shoot including a client green room, lunch room, kitchen, make up room, and separate dressing room.

Client Lounge & Green Room
Our client green room is conveniently located next to our dressing and make up
rooms. The studio is easily accessed from it and it features a craft service counter (not pictured) with refrigerator, coffee maker, and microwave.

Lunch Room & Kitchen
Our lunch room comfortably seats 30 and is supported by a full prep kitchen.
We would be happy to provide referrals to area caterers so that you can choice one that fits your budget, or you can order take out from one
of the many area restaurants.

Make-Up & Dressing Room
Our Chroma Key Studio features separate make up and dressing rooms so that you can process
talent through in an efficient manner. The make room is lit with color temperature correct Optima 32 flourescent lights and features a
private restroom. The dressing room features a full length mirror, rolling cloth rack, and ironing board. Irons and cloth steamers are
available upon request.
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Pay-as-Used Equipment Add-ons

We always have on hand additional lighting and grip equipment; including hard to find studio style lights such as Studio Super Softs, Sky Pans, and Space Lights. With such a large inventory of state-of-the-art lighting and grip equipment on site, we can easily handle the unexpected needs of your production team.
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Pay-as-Used Ependable Sales

Not only does ScreenLight & Grip have a large array of equipment available
on a pay-as-used basis, we also stock a complete line of expendable supplies for sale on a pay-as-used basis. We stock the
best of premium product lines like Rosco, Lee, Gam, and Permacel (to name just a few). We even sell gel and diffusion off
the role by the foot, so you will never again be surprised by an exorbitant expendables bill. With such a large expendables
inventory on site, we can easily handle the unexpected needs of your production team.

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Camera Support
We can offer extensive Camera Support. If you don't see what you want below, just ask and we will get it for you.






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