How to use Bobbinette to diffuse backings

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    Gonzarelli
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      I need some advice on  how bobbinette is used to diffuse backings.  There is black and white available, and I assume there is lavender too.  What is commonly used? Is it placed closer to the backing or more toward the windows of the set?   There may not be hard and fast rules but I would like any advice on what one looks for and the best way to set it up. I currently have a backing which is about 12 feet from the set and need some way to diffuse it to make it look more realistic.   Any advice on this is very welcome.  Thanks.

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      dmullenasc
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        It’s usually stretched on a large frame (like a Single Net) and placed about halfway between the window and the backing. You just have to consider any hard sunlight effect lighting because if it passes through the net, it will be washed out like its hitting a dirty window. So if the net is back enough to get the hard sunlight unit in front of it, that might be good.  Also consider keeping other light off of the net like the backing light, again, because it will increase the haze effect — so in this case, you probably want the backing light to fall behind the net.

        Another option is to neatly cover the windows with 1/8 Hampshire Frost, which will blur the view (the more blurring when the backing is farther away, so sometimes this trick is better when the backing has to be too close to the window so the blurring from the frost is subtle.)

        I’ve also used 1/2 Soft Frost on a large frame to blur a backing — in this case you control the softening by the distance from the backing. Sometimes just having the frame about a foot from the backing is enough to make it softer.

         

        #218629
        Gonzarelli
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          Thanks David.  So you recommend a single net type bobbinette if that is what you are using?  Have you ever used a lavender bobbinette?  Thanks for the tip on the Hampshire Frost. That is another idea I will test.

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          dmullenasc
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            Sure if you can find a large lavender net, that would be nice but they are somewhat rare and fragile.

            #218650
            Gonzarelli
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              David.  I get it. The lavender is a thinner weave and therefore not likely to be available so large.   Thanks for you advice.

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