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Fun Facts about J.C. Backings that you might not know!
J.C. Backings is a family owned and operated company since 1962.
J.C. Backings’ extensive rental inventory includes backings from such classic films as “North by Northwest”, (#7416 and #7419) “Hello Dolly”, (#PB-414 and #PB-414-9) and “Planet of the Apes”
(#PB-422).
Jim Spadoni, the General Manager of J.C. Backings has been with the company since 1981…that’s 27 years, whoo hoo!
J.C. Backing’s official mascot is Lynne and Pierre’s black Labrador “Milo”. Please come visit him any time at the Smiley warehouse. He LOVES racquetballs!
Tips and Tricks for animating an ocean/ waterfront backing:
As everyone knows, animating an ocean backing (making the water appear to have motion) is one of the hardest tricks to do on a stage set. One way to accomplish this is to apply strips of clear cellophane onto the front of the backing. These clear cellophane strips can either be glued onto the front of a Painted backing or taped onto the front of a Photo or Digital Print backing. To further enhance the effect, you can shine a light onto the front of the backing and blow a small amount of air onto the cellophane which causes the cellophane to “flutter” and produces the effect of movement in the ocean.
A second way to animate the water in a backing is to place an actual pan of water in front of the backing with broken mirror shards laid in the bottom of the pan. By shining a light into the pan of water the mirror shards will cast a “rippling” reflection onto the front of the backing thus giving the illusion of movement. This effect is more successful with frontlit backings than with backlit backings.
Read more here about additional ways to
animate an ocean/ water backing.
Please feel free to contact J.C. Backings with your own Tips and Tricks!
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Browse Our 113 New Rental Backings and Digital Stock Photos
J.C. Backings is rapidly expanding our inventory to meet all your production needs. With exciting new additions ranging from New York’s Central Park from the Feature Film “The Day the Earth Stood Still” to painted sky backings from the Feature Film “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ” and Digital Print backings from the Television show “Damages”.
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Come check out Pierre Steele’s recent Custom Photo Shoots
View Pierre Steele’s photography portfolio where you can see some of the new images he shot for such upcoming productions as “Confessions of a Shopaholic”, “The Soloist” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.
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