Traditional And Projection White Cyclorama
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by: Phillip Guye
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Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 Time: 11:25 AM
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This article will talk about the differences concerning Traditional and Projection Cyclorama. A white cyc is a special stage background or backdrop that encloses or surrounds most of the stage so exclusive visual effects may be used for various movie media, or live motion on the stage. The color white is needed for the cyc since it can be voided out or replaced using a digital backdrop.
The White cyclorama offers two main features. The first is that it acts as a hiding instrument to stop the audience from seeing into the back stage section. Generally the rear wall is invisible from view. It offers a beautiful effective and proper backdrop for the film making. The white surfaced cyc today remains being used as a full-stage cloth, and is always in a well stocked theater's inventory. The second is it provides a surface for simple lighting to generate or enhance the scene's ambiance, and when the white cyc is illuminated, it is a standard background for: dance, opera, and drama.
At the moment there are two kinds or styles of White Cyclorama backgrounds the Traditional, and Projection Cyc.What is the classic white surfaced cyc made out of? The white cyc is made from the standard cotton or types of products like muslin having a semi-opaque sheet surface. The classic White Cyc possesses several problems that the user has to deal with to get a very good visual effect.
These types of challenges of the conventional white cyclorama are as follows: One would be that the Semi-Opaque fabric with all of brand new lighting effects technologies still has issues with lighting the front area resulting in reflections to appear with hard edges and scallops producing problems with certain visual background effects like the optical illusion of heavens within the stage. For even lighting, traditional white cyclorama requires standard spacing and coloration. The lighting must be projected on the top of the white cyclorama to avoid the viewers from discovering the origin of lighting. Attention must be taken to keep the cyc free of dirt since it is tough to clean. Additionally, when the cyc has been in storage it should be hung up and steamed for a period of time to cut out creases.
The projection cyclorama, projection white cyc or procyc still provides the mandatory masking task. This may be the only feature it has in common with the conventional cyclorama. The projection cyc material is often a see-through medium that diffuses light through it like dyes in water. This helps prevent hard outlines and scallops from occurring when lighted. The projection cyc can be lit from the top, the back, or both front and rear at the same time. Light fixtures could be positioned directly in front of the projection cyclorama without out showing the audience the light source. This is the huge distinction between the projection cyclorama and the traditional cyc. Lastly, the projection cyclorama allows for an extraordinary range of sky drops or backdrops.
About the Author
There are a lot of other sites giving various forms of advice on how to use White Cyc but a lot of them are not very specific or precise. Before following these, be sure to check my own articles and reviews on White Cyclorama and White Cyc Rentals, You can also reach me at 1-323-851-3825 or phillipguye@hotmail.com
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