Want to achieve white background style shots

[BrenMyster]

Hey

I'm looking to shoot some footage that has that white background style, were you cant see anything but white behind the subject. I know you can achieve this using a curved background, either using white sheets or large white paper sheets.

What lighting solution is there for this, to explain what i meana bit better i have foudn this link

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/special_days_holidays_and_festivals/easter/easter_bunny/2864367_hd_easter_bunny.php?id=2864367


Thanks

 

[Wilson]

Soft soft soft....I would start with a overhead bounce, like an open face 2k into a large piece of foamcore, then add some fill from sides, or bounce back fill from white cards from all sides. There are many ways to do this, just start messing around and you should quickly figure it out.\\Good Luck,
Wilson

 

[BrenMyster]

thanks, soft was my feeling also, Kinda trying to improve my light skills right now.

going to be doing this on a large scale music video soon so i was testing in my garage on a small scale.

 

[BrenMyster]

What do you think about background, you think white sheets might work?

 

[filmat11]

I think at one time or another we have all used white sheets for a background.
Using this option however, is quite time consuming. Just working with the wrinkles in the fabric for one. The seams or overlap of two fabrics, and keeping them taut.
I would go the photography, photo paper route, or of course, a white studio with a cyc wall.
Since your starting on a smaller scale, the photo backdrop paper can ordered in standard 53" widths and 107 inch widths. I believe there is a third option of 120 inches as well, but I have only seen this in white and black paper.
I have seen some studios use laminate flooring rolls, and paint them white for their spaces. It's really heavy though, and might prove to be a bear to work with.
For your music video, you'll really want to find a cyc walled studio.

 

[Paul Hudson]

I have done this many times and many ways. I find the most effective way to achieve a totally limbo white background is to shoot the subject on green screen and key them out over a white matte. The white is completely even and looks great.

 

[BrenMyster]

ahhh, good idea, had not thought of that.

 

[joren]

Post processing the footage to "crush" the whites will really finished your footage. I'd spend the time lighting a white seamless as evenly as possible and then crush the whites in post rather than setting up a green screen, lighting it as evenly as possible, and doing a chroma key where in addition to uneven BG lighting, you're dealing with spill, etc.

 

[Jason Adams]

You need a cyc wall. Almost every pro photographer has a small white cyc wall for portraits. Call up some local photographers. we have rented photo studios for next to nothing. China balls would be a good inexpensive light solution.

 

[NewYorkLion]

10 foot white seamless, 2 c-stands, and a fair amount of light fixtures to make sure you get a nice even look on the seamless, perhaps a flag or two. oh, and nice big room to do it in.