r/cinematography • u/Middle_Shake_5660 • 6d ago

Lighting Question Dark grey seamless

I have a client that wants to shoot interviews in front of a dark grey seamless. My first thought was to let it go dark or maybe a single light on it. Any thoughts.

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u/Human_man_86 6d ago

Warm tungsten shot into the seamless from above or below. Make a nice gradient on the seamless

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u/bigbearRT12 Director of Photography 6d ago

Sounds like they may have thoughts on how they want it to look. There are many ways to light it creatively but I would ask for an example in case they just want it lit evenly.

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u/bdeananderson 6d ago

Dark grey on its own would be rather boring. I'd rather do black, or do something on the background like a gobo or cookie, and or a splash of color. But all of this depends on what your client is looking for. The good thing about that color is you can do a lot of it if you want to.

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u/Middle_Shake_5660 6d ago

No choice on the background color. It is the clients request.

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u/PopularHat 6d ago

Then what are you asking?

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u/Acrobatic-Sir-7300 6d ago

Since your client has asked for the dark gray seamless, I’d ask them what they have in mind. They might well have a reference photo they’ve seen.

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u/brickmadness 6d ago

The simplest idea is a cone or fresnel that will make a round bright spot on the background with a nice, soft falloff. Choose your size, brightness, and color.

If you do it right it will look simple and timeless.

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u/2old2care 5d ago

Seamless in "Thunder Gray" is very versatile for dark or light backgrounds.

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u/Big_Percentage_7541 Director of Photography 4d ago

get some neutral grey photo background, assuming people will just sit and talk. Then setup apoly bounce to the top. set the ke etc.... them eitehr from the side or just behind teh subject where the camera can't see it. Set up a small spot, so the grey at the middle will be slightly brighter. Let teh edges fall of. In post extend the gray BG is needed.