Light Tent/Product Soft Box

[Michael Frymus]

Looking to buy or rent a 4x4ft light tent or one of those product soft boxes for quick beauty shots of products for a commercial.
Set it up. Throw up a light or two make the product very soft on a seamless white backdrop and shoot.... But, have the item spin.

The item looks something like this:
http://vistek.ca/store/ProPhotoLastolite/204055/lastolite-cubelite-120cm-4-ft.aspx

The problem is, this is for video. I would like to see the products rotate in a circle.
Is there a product with a base that rotates?
Or maybe I can make one myself, but how do I not see the edges when I want it to be seamless?

*I have until Monday. Yup. Monday. Ugh.

 

[Bob Gundu]

I wouldn't try this on a video shoot. What material is your product?

 

[Michael Frymus]

I wouldn't try this on a video shoot. What material is your product?

On one shoot, Its beauty supplies. I dont knoe exactly, but I'm assuming its all bottles, (glass, plastic) creams, etc.
The other shoot a few days later will be glasses.

Ive seen it on tv many many times. Its one of the main ways to reveal the product. For example: the cover girl commercial. The products are on a surface and spun around revealing it 360'.
If its not possible though, the best I can do is dolly in/out, or maybe sideways if any of it is possible.

 

[Justin McAleece]

Just get this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shepherd-6-in-Lazy-Susan-Turntable-9548/100180572#.UnH1RqXxuuc

screw it into this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbrande...-Pine-Table-Top-680435/202017011#.UnH1caXxuuc

paint it white and you're ready to go.

or maybe just buy it ready to go like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Romanoff-Lazy...1_24?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1383200210&sr=1-24

 

[Michael Frymus]

Just get this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shepherd-6-in-Lazy-Susan-Turntable-9548/100180572#.UnH1RqXxuuc

screw it into this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbrande...-Pine-Table-Top-680435/202017011#.UnH1caXxuuc

paint it white and you're ready to go.

or maybe just buy it ready to go like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Romanoff-Lazy...1_24?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1383200210&sr=1-24

I'm actually going to home depot to take a look at that stuff you mentioned.
But, will it seamlessly blend in with the background?

 

[Matt W.]

You could easily frame out the base or paint it out. If it's bright white it will be pretty simple, maybe just a garbage matte. In a lot of adds like this you don't see the base. I'd find a way to rotate it smoothly, though.

 

[Ben Graham]

Use a turntable. You can get the motor replaced cheap for one with more torque. I picked one up new for 60 bucks. Then use a vari Ac large dimmer， not a household one. The dimmer can regulate the voltage to the motor
to adjust speed to male it slower. Shoot at a higher frame rate and shutter speed.

the best solution which i use is a motor with a center pin that attaches to a round white wood table from Ikea. The base of the motor is attached to a mitchell plate so it can mount on baker sticks.

 

[Hal Long]

If you have a motorized slider, you could also use that motor, gear and control to get pretty good control over the spin. Kessler's cinedrive would work fine here.