We\’re always on the search for ways to enhance our lighting kit and we recently came across these wicked cool SoftDrop backdrops by Rosco. They look fantastic and with their extra large seamless size a Director of Photography can shoot from all angles without shooting a seam. They are 100% woven cotton and have a super matte finish so they don’t create lighting reflections — a DP’s nightmare. They also don’t require as many lights as other backdrops. The Rosco SoftDrops set up easily and are a great solution when shooting on a sound stage. Rosco also has some awesome Day Night SoftDrops. Hopefully we’ll be involved in a production in the future with one of these!
In this tutorial video Mike McMurray, CSC, Director of Photography talks about the Rosco SoftDrop.
For more information:
http://www.roscodigital.com/softdrop/docs/Rosco_SoftDrop_Data_NA_v2.pdf