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The Backdrop Behind the talent (person on camera) is the backdrop. These backdrops set the scene in a video studio. Good studios have a variety to choose from, such as an ambiguous backdrop for a pro-photography look (see below) or the special effects green screen backdrop. As you watch TV, take specific note of what you can see behind the talent. You'll notice a wide variety of backdrops and you'll see that it's an important element of studio production. Here are a few examples:
 The green screen backdrop is discussed in article
5 of this series. This article however, will discuss the infinite white backdrop. In the MAC vs PC commercials, you can see full body shots of the talent, which means they are using a pro-cyc backdrop. This is a fancy (expensive) backdrop with a curved bottom that the talent stands on. A blue screen version is pictured to the right. This could easily be painted white, with the canvas extending below the feet of the talent. Since I don't envision doing any full body shots, I just need white on a single wall, just like what you see above with the CNN weatherman. Again, I should mention, that I'm very cost conscious, and instead of using a special white paper roll (which is quickly consumed because it easily becomes dirty), I used a canvas backdrop that I painted white.  A trip to home
depot got me a 6 x 9 canvas drop cloth ($10), set of 3 roller brushes
($8), 1 gallon of primer ($15), and 1
gallon
of ultra pure white flat interior paint ($20). After you unpackage the canvas backdrop, you'll have to iron it to get the wrinkles out. I spread a big tarp in my driveway to do the painting task ahead of me. Pictured to the right, I'm applying the 2nd primer coat (1/2 gallon each coat) to the front side of the canvas drop cloth. After 2 coats of primer to the front side, I applied 2 coats of the ultra pure white. I used some of the grommets from the sand bag project to put in all 4 corners. I suspended the 6' x 9' from the ceiling and lit the backdrop with my home made backdrop lighting. Here's a diagram version of how it looks:
Since I got the white backdrop completed, it was time to start thinking about how to light my studio and the "infinite white" backdrop I just made. Total cost for this phase of the project: $53 Your Thoughts... |
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