I need a green screen guide

I just found a green a screen and now I need to learn how to use it. Could someone give me a guide or some tips to help me learn to use it?

Hi(Bonjour)!
There a plenty of post on this subject in this forum.
Do a simple search in this forum with "green screen, chroma keying, blue screen, lighting, effect" keywords.
http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=f936&search=Go&q=greenscreen%2C+chroma+keying%2C+blue+screen%2C+lighting%2Ceffect
Michel Boissonneault

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