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Marty Longrie · December 26th, 2006, 12:46 PM

Is there a standard color for film studio ceilings?

Andzei Matsukevits · December 26th, 2006, 01:47 PM

all studios where i've been had neutral color ceiling, like grey or white...

Jeff Chandler · December 26th, 2006, 06:03 PM

Black is nice.

Allan Black · December 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM

Oohh schucks Jeff......er where was I.....oh yeah; most I've seen have sound tiles up there, light shades of grey or tan.

Jeff Chandler · December 26th, 2006, 11:41 PM

Lol, Allan. Many of the studios I have been to in my area have black everything, with provisions for green or blue screen of course.

Brian Drysdale · December 27th, 2006, 05:13 AM

Most film studios I've been in have unpainted ceilings (they're pretty high). However, walls are often painted black or with the sound insulation left an unpainted a natural dark brown colour. Sound stage ceilings also have the sound insulation, but it's pretty industrial looking.

However, if you're converting a lower ceiling area, I'd tend towards black to avoid reflections and unwanted fill from stray light.

Dan Brown · January 1st, 2007, 06:45 PM

Agreed, dark neutral colors allow the shooter to have greater control of the light. The bigger, the better too.

Bill Davis · January 3rd, 2007, 12:41 PM

If you CAN paint any surface black, I'd do it.

Yeah, it looks ugly in daytime. But if you ever have to shoot anything reflective like tabletop glassware, chrome or god forbid a big shiny metal object like a CAR in the studio - you'll appreciate the fact that any reflective surface on the subject with an angle of incidence that shows the ceiling will reflect black.

I promise I won't make any snarky comments here about sweaty, bald CEOs...

December 26th, 2006, 12:46 PM	#1
Marty Longrie Tourist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 2	Film Studio Ceiling Color Is there a standard color for film studio ceilings?

December 26th, 2006, 06:03 PM	#3
Jeff Chandler Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mesa, Az. Posts: 167	Black is nice. __________________ Jeff Chandler

December 26th, 2006, 11:41 PM	#5
Jeff Chandler Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Mesa, Az. Posts: 167	Lol, Allan. Many of the studios I have been to in my area have black everything, with provisions for green or blue screen of course. __________________ Jeff Chandler

January 1st, 2007, 06:45 PM	#7
Dan Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 235	Agreed, dark neutral colors allow the shooter to have greater control of the light. The bigger, the better too. __________________ dB

January 3rd, 2007, 12:41 PM	#8
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Another vote for black. If you CAN paint any surface black, I'd do it. Yeah, it looks ugly in daytime. But if you ever have to shoot anything reflective like tabletop glassware, chrome or god forbid a big shiny metal object like a CAR in the studio - you'll appreciate the fact that any reflective surface on the subject with an angle of incidence that shows the ceiling will reflect black. I promise I won't make any snarky comments here about sweaty, bald CEOs...

December 26th, 2006, 01:47 PM	#2
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	all studios where i've been had neutral color ceiling, like grey or white...

December 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	Oohh schucks Jeff......er where was I.....oh yeah; most I've seen have sound tiles up there, light shades of grey or tan.

December 27th, 2006, 05:13 AM	#6
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Most film studios I've been in have unpainted ceilings (they're pretty high). However, walls are often painted black or with the sound insulation left an unpainted a natural dark brown colour. Sound stage ceilings also have the sound insulation, but it's pretty industrial looking. However, if you're converting a lower ceiling area, I'd tend towards black to avoid reflections and unwanted fill from stray light.