Importance of backings and overheads

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The problem that most short film makers or low budget movie makers face is that they get disturbed while shooting because people constantly look in the camera and it distracts them and the audience. To avoid such harassment, makers use backings and overheads. Photographers, video makers use this to get things done easily. Color exposure mater a lot while clicking a shot and shooting a scene. That’s why photographers use backings so that their subjects get highlighted. A famous film maker said when asked about the overheads “we show people what we want to including the background” and that says it all. It’s your scene, it’s your photo. So, you should control every aspect of it, mood, lightening, time, weather etc. People who like to work in a specific color pattern take full advantage of these facilities. It just binds the audience with the movie and every maker loves that.

Everybody now days know about green screen and what it is used for. This is used at the backdrop of the scene. Computer programmers and animators first make it transparent and then can put anything according to the requirement of the scene. They can add/remove whatever elements they want. Now, if you want to shoot a scene of the moon, you really don’t have to go there. Bring it on your green screen. Today most of the directors and producers use this to complete their project. This enhances the picture quality to many levels. There are three types of backings and overheads depending upon the platform you are working on.

Handmade Painted Backings: they are used on stage level, where background is not that much required. It just gives a little idea of the place to the audience. They are produced using combination of brush and spray techniques.

Photographic: They are often referred as ‘translights’. They produce a photo-realistic and crisp image. They are very delicate and difficult to handle.

Digital: They possess combined features of painted and photographic backings. They can be made in any format. You can generate variety of resolutions on them.

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