Transcript
0:33 – First, gather a greenscreen video of a dancer and a photograph of a building with a greenscreen behind the windows. In your editing software, open the Effects panel and search for “Background.”
1:00 – Drag “Retro Greenscreen Background Vol 02 Overlay 02” onto the timeline. Place the building photo above the background layer and use Image > Transform to scale it until it covers the entire frame.
0:20 – Import the dance clip into the Project panel and drop it onto the timeline. Zoom out, move the playhead to an empty section, duplicate the clip, and select the copy.
1:30 – Remove the greenscreen by clicking the clip, enabling the Chroma Key icon, and using the eyedropper to sample the correct green hue. Fine‑tune the settings until the background is clean.
1:50 – Navigate to the Color workspace. Under Tone, reduce brightness and boost contrast to simulate nighttime lighting. Place the dance video above the background layer and apply Chroma Key again.
2:40 – Notice a faded tint; adjust the offset in the Color section to eliminate it. Lower Exposure and Brightness to darken the dancer.
3:40 – Increase contrast and reduce saturation to mask details, then add a “Chalk” effect from the Effects library. The dancer turns into a silhouette with glowing neon edges.
4:05 – Double‑click the clip, go to Effect > Chalk Edge, and change the edge color if desired. Search for “glow” in the Effects menu, drag it onto the clip, and tweak the Glow settings.
5:15 – Trim the clip where the background image ends, removing unnecessary footage. Duplicate the trimmed clip, stack it above the first, and apply a black Chalk Edge to the top layer.
5:55 – Split the top clip at the point where neon lines should appear, delete the beginning portion, and split again after a short interval. Prepare the second segment for an additional effect.
6:30 – In the Effects panel, select AI Portrait and drag “Background Afterimage 03” onto the second segment of the timeline. Adjust the parameters to fit the visual style.
7:26 – On the empty track above the greenscreen background, search for “Neon Wings” in Elements, drop it onto the track, and set its duration to match your choreography.
7:48 – Optionally add “Pop Neon Pack” from Elements, scaling it in or out to sync with the dancer’s movements.
8:14 – Finally, add a Color Correction filter by navigating to Filters > Color Correction and inserting a “Kickin” effect at the top of the timeline. This gives the footage a retro dance vibe.
We’re finished. Play back the video to see your afterimage background in action. Enjoy the professional, eye‑catching result.