I know what you are thinking…here’s another sad starving filmmaker project, another dead-end DIY rig that will deliver subpar results. We’ve all seen ‘em, and maybe even personally invested time and money into DIY projects that were eventually replaced with the REAL tool that actually gets the job done. Which reminds me…anybody want to buy an old DIY Glidecam constructed out of copper water pipe? It’s taking up space in my garage. :-)

This DIY bluescreen actually looks like a pretty solid project. With a little pipe, glue, and sewing chops you could whip up one of these babies in no time. And since the frame is built to stretch the blue fabric tight, you’ll avoid one of the common pitfalls of DIY chroma key…folds and creases in the fabric. This project and accompanying shopping list is also written up on the Instructables blog.

(Via Self-Reliant Filmmaking)