Will J. Lokken Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hi guys,I'm a big fan of using bead board as a bounce material, but sometimes it can be difficult when the gaffer in a new country doesn't know what a bead board is.Sometimes, the material I end up with is a different, harsher material, which renders light less soft.So, I was hoping someone in here could help me clear up my confusion between the many names,Is there anywhere I can read and get good information about the difference between the following?-styrofoam -polystyrene -- expanded polystyrene -- extruded polystyrene -poly (I'm guessing it is short for polystyrene) -beadboard -foam core Any help would be much appreciated,Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Hartman Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Extruded Polystyrene is Depron. http://www.depronfoam.co.uk/html/what_is_depron.html Expanded Poly and beadboard are the same. White one side, usually foil covered on the other, various thicknesses. It's a type of insulating sheathing. Foamcore Sorry. crap-o-pedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foamcore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Lawrence Conley III Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Search around Film Tools for USA terms. http://www.filmtools.com/1beadboard.html http://www.filmtools.com/instantsearchplus/result/?q=foamcore&page_num=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will J. Lokken Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Thanks guys,So from what I can see,Bead board = Styrofoam Board = Expanded PolyDepron = Extruded PolystyreneDoes that look correct?Foam Core.. is still a bit unclear I have some pictures, do you know which is which?Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Lawrence Conley III Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Those all look like a version of the Beadboad-Styrofoam. Foamcore is a smooth surface. It is usually used as a backing for mounting artwork, photos and anything else you need displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will J. Lokken Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Oh no, that's even worse :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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