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White cycloramas are simply mimicked by painting a wall or room white or maybe as simply as hanging a white sheet. This seems like an inexpensive and easy way to get away with shooting that white void type scene i.e. Mac vs. PC Commercials without needing to go thru a white cyc rental, but the look you’re going for will not be achieved that simply. White cys need a lot of time and planning if you would like to correctly create well lit a white void environment without seams or shot restrictions.

The first and most important part of the white cyc is the design and construction. You want to view your cyc rental before arriving to shoot, because there are one or two crucial details you may want to consider. The curve between the wall and floor is critical. This curve avoids the shadows that would be caused by the wall and the floor meeting at ninety degrees. Not only that but it helps to bounce back the light, which can help lose the shadows of actors, props, and so on. The ceiling is the following factor. If a ceiling is too low you are going to have issues shooting off stage. This can audaciously take away from the look you were going for and can end up being a nightmare when it comes to getting the right camera angle. Ultimately, is the form of the white cyclorama rental. If your white cyc rental is only 1 single wall you will be terribly restricted to the shots you can pull off. Everything needs to be done straight or head on. 2 walls with a horizontal and vertically arced corner can be far better and allows for a wider array of camera angels. By far, the most ideal white cyc rental would be known as a 3 wall white cyc. It should ideally appear that you are shooting in a big white ball. This is perfect ; it permits the most camera angles and movement as well as making use of the white walls to bop light back. This can create the seamless white void you are going for. {However ,} if poorly lit, these design details are intending to do you very little good.

When lighting a white cyc you want to take into account the bounce and shadows that are going to occur. One of the finest methods to light the white cyclorama is with an overhead soft light. It will allow an enormous quantity of light to fill the room without a shadow and will be soft enough to do so with a controllable spill. Aexcellent good} example of this type of light is a 6k space light. Another choice is series of Image 80 Kino flo’s. A 5k thru a size big Chimera bank will work completely as your key light source. The final goal when lighting a white cyc is to make it as even as possible. You want the white cyc to be perfectly balanced and just touching clip. A standard problem is when the cyc appears to be an off-white color. Many times this is simply cured by either reducing how warm your camera is set. As I mentioned the background should be lit just before it clips and if it is not the background may appear off white or dingy. The following step is lighting the talent. They need to be lit to a compatible level with the background, but you do still have some options to change the talents lighting to depict the mood or tone you’re going for.

Another thing to make sure of is that regardless of where you’re white cyc rental is, the cyc needs to seem to be damage free. This implies any scrapes or smudges of mud on your white cyc rental should be wiped out or painted over prior to shooting. Otherwise, you won’t achieve your required results.

No matter the shape or size of the white cyclorama you are shooting on, you need to make certain the studio you shoot in may not be pressuring you to move faster or pay overtime. You’ll need lots of time to light. White cyc rentals can be really cryptic and it’ll take a little time to work out a perfect combination of lights and camera setting. Even the most experienced gaffers and cinematographers run into lighting issues when working with a white background. Atomic Studios white cyc rentals are always for 24 hours and we are sometimes available to help out and answer any questions you will have about our big 3 wall white cyclorama.

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