What is a Cyc, you ask? Well, it's not a shrink, nor is it a quick way to refer to a bicycle. Cyc is an abbreviated term for cyclorama. Webster defines a cyclorama as "a curved wall used as a background of a stage set to suggest unlimited space."
To elaborate a bit further, a cyc is any type of walled background incorporating one or more curved surfaces that are used to create a background with no perceptible beginning or end. This is referred to within our industry as an infinity background. When done properly it is virtually impossible to discern where the floor ends and the wall begins. We refer to the curved pieces of a cyclorama as "coves." Coves are used to connect the 90 degree intersections of wall and floor, wall and ceiling, and/or one wall to another. A true cyclorama also has a top cove meaning you also cannot tell where the top of the wall ends and the ceiling begins. To expand the effect, corner coves may also be used to connect more than one wall.
Cycs are used for a variety of purposes within the television and film media, photography, and virtual reality industries. In still photography, the advantage of a cyc background is the ability to make your background virtually 'disappear,' which leaves open a multitude of possibilties for lighting, and allows whatever product you are shooting to take center stage. In television or film media, whether you are shooting a commercial, a news piece, or filming a video, a cyc background again provides a plethora of possibilities. Remember those famous GAP ads with the swing dancers against that infinite white background? Those commercials were actually shot against a Pro Cyc background! A multitude of car commercials come to mind as well - all shot against a cyc background. In the virtual reality industry a cyc background is not just beneficial, it is absolutely essential. The computer systems that produce the virtual backgrounds and special effects which you are seeing in more and more movies and various video applications, require that filming be done against an absolutely seamless (no visible corners or shadowing) backdrop which is then painted a very specific shade of blue or green otherwise known as bluescreen / greenscreen. Chroma key is a method for mixing two images together where a color from one image is removed revealing another image behind it. A good cyclorama studio is the perfect solution to meet that need and is great for working with digital photography backgrounds too.
Pro Cyc has developed it's line of products to meet the growing demand for cyc backgrounds in a multitude of environments and applications. No matter the need, we can provide a solution. Please browse around our website to further educate yourself about the world of cycs and discover how the products we offer might potentially meet your particular needs. If you have any questions or particular needs that you feel are not addressed on the website, please don't hesitate to contact us. We love to talk cycs!
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What is a Cyc, you ask? Well, it's not a shrink, nor is it a quick way to refer to a bicycle. Cyc is an abbreviated term for cyclorama. Webster defines a cyclorama as "a curved wall used as a background of a stage set to suggest unlimited space." .jpg)
shooting a commercial, a news piece, or filming a video, a cyc background again provides a plethora of possibilities. Remember those famous GAP ads with the swing dancers against that infinite white background? Those commercials were actually shot against a Pro Cyc background! A multitude of car commercials come to mind as well - all shot against a cyc background. In the virtual reality industry a cyc background is not just beneficial, it is absolutely essential. The computer systems that produce the virtual backgrounds and special effects which you are seeing in more and more movies and various video applications, require that filming be done against an absolutely seamless (no visible corners or shadowing) backdrop which is then painted a very specific shade of blue or green otherwise known as bluescreen / greenscreen. Chroma key is a method for mixing two images together where a color from one image is removed revealing another image behind it. A good cyclorama studio is the perfect solution to meet that need and is great for working with digital photography backgrounds too.