DIY Backdrop Support

digicammad (e2 Member)

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21 May 2009 - 12:39 PM

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We made Robbie a backdrop support from a cheap metal curtain pole from Dunelm Mill. The backdrop itself is blackout material (again from Dunelm) which is like plastic coated fabric.

Is there any particular reason you want 4 backgrounds? Are they for colours? You can get any shade from white to black just using a white background.

You can get rollerblind poles and make your own blinds up, wouldn't be surprised if these are also available from Dunelm.

Hope this helps.

Ian

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Geraint

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21 May 2009 - 12:50 PM

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I've got a system in my studio that I bought from a German company on Ebay. It's a pair of brackets that hold three backdrops. Each backdrop has its own chain so can be moved up and down independently. The brackets can be fixed to either the wall or ceiling. It's a good system and allows me to use the three paper rolls that I have easily and quickly. The comapny's name is something like "Hammerdewolch" I think, but if you search google for "expan" or the like something should hopefully come up. Manfrotto do this expan system, but it's much more expensive than the Ebay one. My brackets and rollers came to about £50 I think. At that price I didn't feel the need to go down the DIY route. I did buy them about 2 years ago though, so the price may have gone up since then. Hope that helps!
Geraint

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