Breathing Light Into Madame Tussauds

Originally founded in London in 1836, Madame Tussauds is the oldest wax museum in the world with locations in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. Each museum has an extensive collection of wax...

Joel Svendsen October 13, 2016 Questions?

Manufacturing Ramshackle and Distressing "Fences"

In this story, which was originally published in Stage Directions Magazine, Lydia Lopez, a scenic intern at Arizona Theatre Company, explains how she and the other ATC scenic artists used Rosco Off...

Joel Svendsen August 26, 2016 Questions?

Tick Tock, Gobo Clock

Reflected water, flickering fire, gentle rain, blowing clouds, swaying trees, rippling waves, shimmering light, exploding fireworks, spiraling tornadoes, twinkling stars. This is just a small list...

Joel Svendsen June 28, 2016 Questions?

L.A. Sentimental Expressing the Mood of City Hall with Color

Founded in 1977, Angstrom Lighting is one of the only Los Angeles lighting companies that’s an approved vendor of L.A. County. Because of that, Angstrom has been responsible for illuminating L.A....

Joel Svendsen June 21, 2016 Questions?

Chinese Cinematographers Expand Their Vision With A Visit to Rosco

When a group of VIP Chinese filmmakers visited Hollywood for the ASC 2016 International Cinematography Summit, they took time out of their busy schedules to visit Rosco’s Los Angeles office. The...

Let Us Help You See The Light! Learn How We Can Keystone-Correct Your Gobos

We’ve all been there – you have an area that you want to project a gobo onto (usually a blank wall), but the only point you’ve got to place a fixture is nowhere near a straight shot, and the gobo you...

Joel Svendsen June 09, 2016 Questions?

CrystalGel – A Costumer’s New Best Friend

Costumers often choose a fabric for a number of reasons, including its feel, color, translucency and weight. Oftentimes, however, that fabric needs to be modified to fit the needs of the production....

Joel Svendsen May 26, 2016 Questions?

Achieving The Vision Of Houston Eye Associates

If you have visited an optical shop lately, you might have noticed a trend. Most stores tend to pack as many frames as physically possibly into a dedicated display space. Unfortunately, this tends to...

Joel Svendsen May 24, 2016 Questions?

Introducing The True UV Of Miro Cube UV365

Rosco’s LED design partners over at The Black Tank have done it again! Behold the Miro Cube UV365 – an amazingly efficient product upgrade to their original Miro Cube black light design. The original...

Joel Svendsen May 10, 2016 Questions?

LitePad Vector = LED Lighting On The Run - Literally

At NAB last year, I met filmmaker Micah Van Hove who was shooting booth videos for NoFilmSchool.com. While he was there – I introduced him to the LitePad Vector. Since then – he and I stayed in touch...

Joel Svendsen March 31, 2016 Questions?