Lewis Fernandez Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Hey all. I was doing a cinematography for beginners course and the instructor spoke about a grid cloth as a type of diffusion. However when I google it there isn't an abundance of options. Does a grid cloth have a different name in the UK? Is this why? Can anybody tell me some alternative names for grid cloth if they exist? Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Eader Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Both Lee filters and Roscoe cine gels list grid cloth in various densities/weight (Light stopping abilities). Both product ranges are sold in most Motion Picture supply places. Even fabric stores sometimes carry White rip-stop nylon which is similar in appearance to grid cloth and works in a pinch. Other white colored polyester fabrics work as well. You will have to test for color temperature variation. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Fernandez Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 2:39 AM, Eric Eader said: Both Lee filters and Roscoe cine gels list grid cloth in various densities/weight (Light stopping abilities). Both product ranges are sold in most Motion Picture supply places. Even fabric stores sometimes carry White rip-stop nylon which is similar in appearance to grid cloth and works in a pinch. Other white colored polyester fabrics work as well. You will have to test for color temperature variation. Hope this helps. Thanks for your response. I typed in Grid Cloth into the search bar of the Lee Filters website, and still it returned nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Eader Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Grid cloth is a type of diffusion. Click on Diffusion (at the Lee website) and grid cloth can be found there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Cottin Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) You can ask your local expendable store for a gel and diffusion swatch. Edited March 8, 2022 by Guillaume Cottin typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Earl Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 it's called ripstop nylon also in other industries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 9, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted March 9, 2022 I have made 8x8 frames up with ripstop nylon and it works fine. I would say it's not quite the same textile as what is often called gridcloth, which has a stiffer, more papery texture. Maybe that's just what one particular manufacturer uses and I'm not aware that either has any advantage over the other. Various kinds of semi-translucent fabric would work as a diffuser so long as they're neutral in colour (or you're aware of and happy with the fact that they aren't, as in unbleached muslin). The only issue is when people on a crew are used to particular types - someone asks for a quarter grid and you've got what you've got, and it does what it does. These days I think the LED textiles are a much better bet, anyway. Less setup, more compact, vastly more efficient. Most of them are outrageously expensive but if anything was ever worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Earl Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Quote yes ripstop can come in at least 4 flavors...calendared, uncalendared, dwr, waterproof, and i don't know which is the right match for regular rags. what are led textiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted May 19, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 3/15/2022 at 10:37 PM, JB Earl said: what are led textiles? I'm thinking of things like the Aladdin Fabric Light, which seems to be able to save an enormous amount of time, gear and space in terms of simple convenience. Hugely powerful, compared to a diffused fresnel, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Earl Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) oh yes, LED Mats. (like litemats...) They're definitely easier to diffuse than a hard light, but I still find they need at least 1 layer of some diffusion Edited May 22, 2022 by JB Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted May 31, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted May 31, 2022 There's also "silent" grid cloths (compared to the regular ones) which rustle less apparently. In India they call it "GC". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Walters Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Mark Kenfield said: There's also "silent" grid cloths (compared to the regular ones) which rustle less apparently. In India they call it "GC". Yes; 1/2 silent grid cloth has been my flavor of choice lately. I have found them odd to purchase but I found a pretty optimal place (in the States at least) to be BarnDoor.https://www.filmandvideolighting.com/search-results.html?query=grid+cloth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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