Fifty Shades Of Seattle With Rosco SoftDrop

The film Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to the 2015 feature Fifty Shades of Grey and adaptation of the hit novel by E.L. James, was shot in Vancouver – even though the action of the story takes...

Joel Svendsen February 09, 2017 Questions?

Five Lighting Techniques For Dance Performance

Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar founded the acclaimed Urban Bush Women in 1984 “to create dance and to create community.” Lighting the way for UBW since 2004 is Susan Hamburger. Below, Susan...

Joel Svendsen February 07, 2017 Questions?

An American (And His Gels) In Paris

Lighting Designer Steve Woods recently traveled from his home in Dallas to Paris to light a production of – fittingly enough –Texas in Paris. He made the trip with his trusty roll of gel sheets that...

Joel Svendsen February 02, 2017 Questions?

Shooting Inside A Mini Cooper With RoscoLED® Tape

Cinematographer Christopher Lew recently shot a spec ad for Mini Cooper. The ad called for an overnight, all exterior location shoot of different colored Mini Coopers driving through the Toronto city...

Joel Svendsen January 24, 2017 Questions?

Using Color To Create Two Worlds

The opera “Winnie,” which premiered at the Pretoria State Theatre in South Africa, tells the story of Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. The complex story is told through music, libretto,...

Joel Svendsen January 20, 2017 Questions?

Gobo - Gobo

This Is A Fraggle Rock Gobo This Is A Rosco Gobo This Is A Gobo Gobo This Is A Double Gobo Gobo This Is A Double Gobo Gobo In A Double Gobo Rotator And just in case you were curious to know what a...

Joel Svendsen January 10, 2017 Questions?

3 Filmmaking Techniques For Using RoscoLED® Tape

We designed our RoscoLED Tape Gaffer Kits so that filmmakers could add light any-where and any-way they need it into their scene. This is why we were thrilled when cinematographer Justin Black...

Joel Svendsen December 29, 2016 Questions?

Braq Cubes Light Up The House - From Below

Lu Kao Hwa Theater is located in Hong Kong’s International Christian School and is heavily used as the center of spiritual and cultural life on campus. The theater is not only the venue for multiple...

Joel Svendsen December 14, 2016 Questions?

Tough Prime Black The Perfect Choice For Stage Floors

Matthew Timoszyk, the Technical Supervisor of the Historic Oroville State Theatre in Oroville, CA, recently tagged us in some photos on Facebook that showed how he prepped his stage deck for the...

Joel Svendsen November 01, 2016 Questions?

Celebrating Historic Careers At Rosco

Most people get excited when they pass the one-year mark at their job – and thrilled when they pass five. Now imagine what it’s like when that “job” turns into a career. And not just any career, but...

Joel Svendsen October 26, 2016 Questions?