12x12 Half Silent Grid Cloth

A 12x12 foot silent half grid cloth, a medium-weight diffusion fabric used on a large frame between the sun and the action. It cuts the light and softens it, taking the hard edge off shadows while leaving a natural-looking, directional light.

A half grid sits between the full and the quarter grid. Use it when a full grid takes too much light and a quarter is too light to soften the shadows enough. It keeps a neutral colour and does not add a strong bounce, so it suits an exterior day scene where you want to control contrast without losing the feel of sunlight. The silent finish means it does not rustle in wind, which matters when the camera is recording sound.

The cloth is 12 x 12ft (3.66 x 3.66m) and rigs on a 12x12 frame. The silent weave stays quiet in a breeze, so it can sit over a whole exterior set while sound is rolling, and it sits between the full and quarter grids in how much light it takes out.