Filming The Muppet Show Theme song

[muppetlover123]

yeah true

 

[David French]

Back then, no, green screen wasn't around yet.

Actually, Chromakey has been around since the late 1960's. The process was certainly used during the Muppet Show years. A very good example is the Octopus's Garden number.

 

[Mo Frackle]

Actually, Chromakey has been around since the late 1960's. The process was certainly used during the Muppet Show years. A very good example is the Octopus's Garden number.

I think that was against a black screen, not a green screen. But you're right, the actual process has been around for quite some time. Early versions were used even before the 1960s. The earliest film that comes to mind that used the process was the 1946 film "The Time of their Lives", though it was actually used as early as the 1930s.