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Topic: Background Setup

So, for my Meat Quest film I'm redoing the first scene and the set is significantly bigger than last time and there are no walls blocking the sides. As such, I need my sky background to be visible on two sides (unless I want the desk/wall showing) but it's really hard to both set up, and have it look good.
Here's a picture of what it looks like.
http://t.co/a7tv1DB (See the bottom right, sometimes the gap between the two is also visible, and by sometimes I mean often.)
And here's a pic of the setup itself (I sitck the blue card to the wall and a baseplate propped against the box).
http://i52.tinypic.com/25k2dfd.jpg
Any help?

http://i.imgur.com/WAr6hHC.png
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Re: Background Setup

The picture looks good, but the sky should be more bright. How many lights do you use? I use three, on pointed to the character, one pointed to the background and one to eventually make soft shadows. As for the sky background visible on two sides, don't think I understand what you mean. Could you explain better?

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Re: Background Setup

Basically, it's that the desk will be viewable unless I have two sky backgrounds set around the edges of the baseplate, but I can't get that to look good.

http://i.imgur.com/WAr6hHC.png
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Re: Background Setup

Try using one big sky background and bending it around the corner.

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Re: Background Setup

Yea make sure you bend it, not make a corner.

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Re: Background Setup

if you're going for a blue background, try covering one (or a few) of your lamps with light blue paper and shining them at your white wall.  it'll make for a nice nighttime-looking sky

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Re: Background Setup

Stan the Lego Man wrote:

if you're going for a blue background, try covering one (or a few) of your lamps with light blue paper and shining them at your white wall.  it'll make for a nice nighttime-looking sky

Thanks, that wasn't what I was asking for, but thanks. mini/tongue
Anyway guys, the curving card seems to be working, I might take a picture.

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