Trying to achieve this soft/flat lighting

[Scott Welsch]

2:53 is prime example of what I am trying to achieve. Would this be a white backdrop or gray backdrop? When I try soft lighting the RED Epic Dragon seems to suck up so much light if I shoot at f5.6 and ISO 800. I am using skintone OLPF it seems like I need so much lighting but maybe I am doing something wrong other than just not having enough wattage?

 

[Ulf Krentz]

That´s typically a white cyclorama, top lit by a huge light bank, (you can see it sometimes when he lifts his head) fill light is a vertical strip, not too far away from the talent, probably a bit yellowish tinted. The grey in the background is just the light fall off of the top light. And yes you´ll need some juice to light that large space.

Cheers
Ulf

 

[Bob Gundu]

any camera can achieve this look. It's all lighting. Ulfs advice is bang on. I shot this Sony ad with similar lighting in a cyclorama with top light using 3 kinoflo four banks.

https://vimeo.com/141976979

 

[Mike McMillin]

I shot this video with the same setup. Just a soft overhead source and a bead board for a little eye light. If this were on a white cyc it would look grey.