outdoor lighting for an exterior movie studio

[Kyle Shapiro]

I am shooting my thesis film in two weeks and looked at one of the locations today, an exterior of a movie studio. My issue is that the walls are an off-white color and the only texture the wall has if I shoot against the garage door. My question is how to shoot this, because I have never had success shooting against off-white walls without adding color. I was thinking of cutting the sun light with either a silk or double net and maybe bouncing the sun with a reflector so the image won't be as hot. I am open to any advice, but really just need help to prevent this scene from looking boring. Thanks in advance.

[jeff woods]

Do you get to choose what time of day you shoot? Early morning or evening might give you some interesting shadows to play with.

 

-j