From the course: Video Production: Location Lighting
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Creating a cyc effect with paper
From the course: Video Production: Location Lighting
Creating a cyc effect with paper
So, now I'm going to show you another alternative way to get a white psych effect. Whether you have a white psych studio to shoot in or not. And that is photo back drop paper. So, what I've got right here is some white photo backdrop paper that's available at any photography supply store. not to expensive. And then I have this mounted up here on a backdrop stand, which is simply two light stands with the pole going across the top. I could easily jury rig the exact same thing with two C stands with long Goble arms connected together. So, any creative way you can get up there to hang it is fine. Whatever you have to do. But, the important thing, and the main principle here is the same as with any site, is that I want lots of bright, white, soft, even lighting going across this background. So, I'm going to again, bring it up to the point of just blowing out and then I'm going to light my subject a little bit lower so I can have my iris open nice and wide when I get this effect. Now, the…