Lighting A White Cyc Wall
Hi everyone i am going to be filming a white cyc wall and am doing full body shots.
Lighting a white cyc wall. Cyclorama lights while very similar to borderlights produce a very broad asymmetrical wash of light used to light cycs and scenery from as high as 25 feet. Imagine being inside an empty egg. Through trial and error you can find the perfect way to create the best lighting for your next production. You want sharp crisp lighting on her and her partner.
Why build a studio cyc wall. Youll see the talents en. A multitude of car commercials come to mind as well all shot against a seamless cyclorama background. The concept is that the talent is performing yoga in the middle of a white sweep.
Apple also has several pro cyc studio systems and you ve most likely seen many of their commercials set against an infinite white cyclorama wall. In theater and film a cyclorama abbreviated cyc in the united states is a large curtain or wall often concave positioned at the back of the apse it often encircles or partially encloses the stage to form a background. Do you guys think i can ach. I want to bring the entire background and floor to a nice white and light the talent in a high key type way.
There you are surrounded by white with no horizon in sight. I am shooting a yoga video and need some advice on how to light a white cyc wall. It was popularized in the german theater of the 19th century and continues in common usage today in theaters throughout the world. This article is about how to build a commercial photography studio cyclorama.
Your cyc is white and want a nice smooth transition on the horizon that gradually fades from white where they are standing to a 30 grey at the top of the set. Commercial advertising photographers use a cyc wall for professional lighting and no horizon line. If the background is too close to the subject your hard direct lighting will spill over onto the background and will show. Overall lighting a white cyc wall or backdrop is an exciting and fun part of the filmmaking process.
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