Which colour dress should dancers wear for easy colour correction in post edit?

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Which colour dress should dancers wear for easy colour correction in post edit?

Good afternoon from India!

I am planning to shoot a song sequence with a team of 8 dancers, 4 boys and 4 girls. The song has four music sections where I want these dancers to dance. The background colour of the stage they will be dancing is the one shown in the figure given below.

I am planning to have all the dancers wear costumes of the same colour and, during post edit, I intend to change their dress colours to a different hue. With this game plan in mind, I seek to learn from you experienced folks what kind of coloured dress would best meet my need?

Regards and thanks in advance

Dr. Somanna

Posted on Feb 25, 2021 12:42 AM

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Ian R. Brown

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Feb 25, 2021 2:17 AM in response to somanna

I would think that a colour as different as possible from the background should be chosen otherwise you will get the background changing as well.

As the set is predominately of a red, brown, yellow appearance, costumes coloured blue and green would probably work best.

See the screenshots for my "Magic Jacket" which was originally red.

You can always do a test shoot using different materials.

The poor quality of the image is caused by shooting with a webcam.

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somanna Author

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Feb 25, 2021 4:10 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

Thanks Ian. Your reply is perfect as ever!

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