Red Carpet Photo Backdrop Options

Are you hosting a special event, movie premier, corporate promotion or wedding and considering your options for a red carpet photo backdrop?

We've got several options available for your red carpet media backdrop and each comes with their own pros and cons. Before we take you through the options here's a list of additional things you'll need to consider:

  1. Budget - Each option will have a different price point
  2. One time use? - Can you reuse the hardware for an annual event and just replace the graphics?
  3. Length- How long will your red carpet media wall need to be? This is often directly affected by budget.
  4. Indoor or outdoor? - If your media wall is outside, dealing with the weather will be an important consideration.

Red Carpet Photo Backdrop



Vinyl Banner Photo Backdrop

A simple but large banner printed on a matte vinyl will almost always be your least expensive option. We can supply a large vinyl banner that can be hung on an existing frame system, mounted to a wall or attached to a temporary stud wall that's built to your custom length.

We also have framing systems available to support these banners that come in a 10ft standard length but can also be ganged together to form a 20ft or 30ft length. Although this is the least expensive option one small disadvantage would be the inability to completely remove small, subtle ripples in the material, it's not a stretch fabric material so removing these can be difficult.




This type of banner should also be rolled at full height and not folded when being shipped which means shipping the banner in an 8ft long tube. Folding this material can cause creases in the material and isn't recommended.


Stretch Fabric Backdrop



Full colour polyester backdrops are a great lightweight option. These step and repeat media walls are printed utilizing dye sublimation printing on polyester fabric. This system comes with a quick pop up frame and is available in 8ft, 10ft or 12ft frames.


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Frames can also be ganged together to form a 20ft or 24ft back wall. One thing worth noting....This type of  fabric back wall isn't completely opaque, so if there's strong back-lighting this could cause shadows of the frame to cast through on the front of the fabric. These shadows are rarely an issue in a media event scenario as there will always be strong front lighting for the photography that's occurring.



This type of graphic can be folded down and packed in a small box without creasing issues.


Pillowcase Fabric Backdrop

This option also utilizes polyester fabric but in a pillowcase style which means there's the front facing printed graphic and behind the frame there also a layer of polyester fabric that zips closed across the bottom to form a tight, wrinkle free and glare free graphic.



A light blocker can also be added to the back that eliminates any shadows being cast through from the back. This fabric graphic is also folded flat for shipping. These lightweight aluminum back wall frames are a simple snap together system available in 8ft, 10ft or 20ft configurations.




If you've got questions about options for a red carpet backdrop banner please contact us for free honest advice!