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Green Screen Services
Professional chroma key filming for VFX and compositing across Ireland.
Green screen filming uses chroma key backdrops to isolate subjects for compositing against virtual backgrounds, environments, or visual effects in post-production. This technique is fundamental to modern filmmaking, and Wicklow—Ireland's 'Hollywood' with Vikings, The Tudors, and Braveheart in its credits—anchors an industry supported by Section 481's 32% tax credit and a skilled English-speaking crew base.
We coordinate green screen setups at Ardmore Studios in Wicklow (Ireland's oldest film studio, founded 1958, with 5 stages), Ashford Studios (70,000 sq ft), Troy Studios in Limerick (350,000 sq ft facility, one of Europe's largest), and Titanic Studios Belfast. Our team sources cyclorama stages, portable backdrops, and the specialized lighting required for clean chroma key extraction, with direct handoff to Windmill Lane Recording, Screen Scene, Egg Post, and The Sound Yard for VFX, Dolby Atmos mixing, and audio post.
Capabilities
Complete Green Screen Services
From dedicated studio facilities to portable location setups, we provide professional chroma key solutions optimized for clean compositing.
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Studio Facilities
- Dedicated green screen studios
- Cyclorama walls
- Drive-in capabilities
- Soundproofed stages
- Climate controlled
Full Studios
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Lighting Systems
- Even background lighting
- Talent separation
- Spill control
- LED & tungsten options
- Color-matched setups
VFX Ready
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Portable Solutions
- Location green screens
- Pop-up backgrounds
- Mobile lighting kits
- Quick setup options
- Outdoor chroma key
On Location
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Technical Support
- VFX supervisor coordination
- Tracking markers
- Reference photography
- Data management
- Post-production handoff
End-to-End
On Location
Ardmore Studios and Ashford Studios green-screen stages with Frame Store Dublin and Yellowmoon Belfast VFX integration
Here is how this works in practice. Ireland's green-screen infrastructure runs strong across the studio backbone. Ardmore Studios (Wicklow, the home of The Tudors and the senior Irish-feature greenscreen custom), Ashford Studios (Wicklow. Vikings home with wide greenscreen cyc capacity). Troy Studios Limerick (Foundation Apple TV+ home, mixing greenscreen + LED-virtual-production), and Titanic Studios Belfast (Game of Thrones home with the largest dedicated greenscreen stages in Ireland). Frame Store Dublin + Egg Post Dublin + Yellowmoon Belfast + Screen Scene Dublin VFX houses deliver the keying-and-composite pipeline.
Here is the short of it. Senior greenscreen credits span GoT (the largest sustained greenscreen + bluescreen deployment in Irish-Northern Ireland history across all 8 seasons of dragon-scale composite work and Wall sequences), Vikings and Vikings Valhalla (Atlantic-crossing longboat composite plates). Foundation Apple TV+ (Hari Seldon-and-Empire holographic composite work + space-set plates). Star Wars The Force Awakens (Ardmore studio composite work + Skellig Michael UNESCO location-key plates), The Tudors. Plus the wider feature roster (Excalibur + Pierce Brosnan Bond Goldeneye + Braveheart partial Wicklow + Banshees of Inisherin VFX inserts + The Wonder + Brooklyn + In the Name of the Father).
Here is the breakdown. Stage infrastructure runs Ardmore Studio 1 + Studio 2 + Studio 3 dedicated greenscreen cycs (largest 12,000+ sq ft), Ashford Studios A-Stage + B-Stage Vikings-spec greenscreen with multi-camera-tracking capacity. Troy Studios Limerick LED-and-greenscreen hybrid stages. Plus the Titanic Studios Belfast Paint Hall (first Harland & Wolff shipyard paint hall. This includes the largest single-volume sound stage in Europe at 16,000 sq ft, used for Game of Thrones throne room and Wall sequences). Lighting flows through ARRI SkyPanel S360-C + S120-C wash for cyc lighting and Aputure 1200d Pro keying.
Here is what that looks like on the ground. Camera-tracking integration uses Mo-Sys StarTracker + Stype RedSpy + Vicon Vero for real-time greenscreen-to-VFX preview. Compositing flows Nuke + Flame + Davinci Resolve Fusion at Frame Store Dublin, Yellowmoon Belfast and Screen Scene. Section 481 32% relief plus 40% regional uplift covers stage hire and VFX composite spend. CTA seamless cross-border plan move greenscreen casts between Dublin and Belfast stages same-week, and bilingual EN/Irish (Gaeilge) crew coordination is standard.
FAQ
Chroma Key Expertise
Do you provide green screen studios?
Yes, we partner with Ardmore Studios in Wicklow (5 stages, Ireland's oldest studio founded 1958), Ashford Studios (70,000 sq ft), Troy Studios in Limerick (350,000 sq ft), and Titanic Studios Belfast—from interview setups to cyclorama stages for full-body and action work.
Can you set up green screens on location?
Yes, we provide portable green screen solutions including pop-up backgrounds, fabric screens, and mobile lighting packages. We can create chroma key setups in almost any Irish location with proper space and power.
What about blue screen vs green screen?
We work with both green and blue screens depending on your requirements. Blue screen is often preferred for blonde hair or scenes with green elements. We advise based on your specific compositing needs and VFX pipeline.
How do you ensure clean keys?
Clean keys require even lighting on the background, proper separation from talent, spill control, and attention to edge quality. Our Irish teams bring extensive international production experience to every chroma key setup.
Do you coordinate with VFX supervisors?
Yes, we work closely with your VFX team—in-house or at Irish facilities like Screen Scene, Windmill Lane, Egg Post, or The Sound Yard—to capture tracking markers, reference photography, HDRIs, and clean plates.
What resolution and formats do you support?
We shoot green screen in formats up to 8K depending on camera selection. We ensure footage meets the resolution and codec requirements of your post-production pipeline, with Section 481 available for qualifying Irish co-productions.
Related Services
Productions in Ireland that need this often pair it with Virtual Reality Filming, Virtual Production, and AR Production for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Sound Recordist Teams and Sound & Audio.
On Set
Need Green Screen Services?
Tell us about your VFX requirements and we'll provide studio or location solutions.