A periodic reminder that most of the dramas you see on TV use green screen technology all the time, whether or not you think of them as “special effects”-heavy shows:
Need to get a quick shot of some lawyers chatting on the steps of a courthouse in Manhattan? You can either apply for a shooting permit, rope off a busy city block, do your best to control for sound and pray for the right weather or you can just bang it out in a soundstage for a fraction of the time and cost.
