How to shoot the construct (matrix)?

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calito

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Hey, guys.
I'm shooting a short film, where, in a nightmare sequence, my character finds himself in a all around white environment --kind of like the construct in the matrix- how can I do that without spending too much money?
 
Sad Max said:
A Big critter with a single eye in the center of its forehead.
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Funny....

A Cyc is a studio with a curved/angled floor that smoothly transitions into the wall.
Think skate board park. Make an "L" with your thumb and index finger....Hold it away from you and you'll get the idea.
This makes lighting very easy, and removes the horizon line, thus making your studio look infinite in depth.
 
a lot of TV stations have cyc walls, so if you have a friend...

Another otpion is to find a still photo studio that has a cyc. They are probably smaller than you would like, and are not set up for decent audio, but much cheaper if that's your limitation.
 
why not just green chroma the screen then put a white image (title screen) in? also, why doesn't someone place a cyc link here for the rest? i never used one never found the need with chroma keys and post so easy to make almost anything.
 
Photographic suppliers sell cycloramas - essentially its a big piece of paper in whatever colour you want - eg: chroma green or white - generally about 6-8 feet across. Just remember you only need to surround your actor with this - the rest you can white out in post (after effects). The paper is pulled into a loose quarter pipe shape so there is no horizon.

Home made cyclorama link:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mrwizard/wkshps/photo/cyc/cyc.html
 
drdimento said:
why not just green chroma the screen then put a white image (title screen) in? also, why doesn't someone place a cyc link here for the rest? i never used one never found the need with chroma keys and post so easy to make almost anything.
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Green screen is sketchy enough with DV. To take the green out and put pure white in, the edges won't look that great. The deficiencies of getting a good are masked sometimes when you put a real-world background that has some complexity to it, but pure white will really show up the edges.
 
We use white satin cloth (chinese cause its very cheep here) and stich to make 20ft x 30 ft . use it as background and floor. shoot it using min required light. and colour correct and add additional effect in after fx.
 
Paint your walls the flattest brightest white you can and then lay a white cloth or muslin on the ground, but tack it to the wall high up enough to create a smooth transition. Expose the background right up to 99 ire so you can use mattes to augment your space. Good Luck.
 
I would recommend the idea already suggested; ask a local art gallery, that'd be your best bet, unless you had some really good compositing software...
 
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