White Backdrop Research

When researching into ways in which we can light the white backdrop that we will film our models on correctly, I have found it difficult to find a solution that would be effective for the equipment that we have. This is because in industry many lamps , silver umbrellas and tunckson lights with gel diffusers to gain the correct contrast between their backdrop and models ; however we only have two photography lamps and stage lights.
However , I have found that ;

• the model should stand away from the backdrop to separate themselves from it in the footage. 
• to gain maximum contrast the white backdrop should be light as much as possible.
• diffusers should be taken off the faces of lamps to gain stronger light on the backdrop.
• the models should be light from the side and not front the front to avoid making them look flat. 

We have resolved the lighting issue that we have had with the three filming sessions which we have filmed on a white sheet.

When filming with the white sheet as a backdrop the sheet was creased making it look unprofessional we have resolved this through filming on a white wall instead of the background which is also matte and makes the lighting look smoother.

Below are some of the photos and clips that we filmed when experimenting with the backdrop and lighting.

With the diffuses on the light; 

We set the lights side wards to spread light further across the horizontal shot.

We then took the diffuses off the lamps;