Mmmmmmmm.... Green (Screen) Beeeer... Saint Patrick’s Day is almost here and everywhere you look people are finding their inner Irish and going green. Well, there’s nothing greener at Rosco than our...

by Stan Schwartz Theatrical lighting design can be the most rewarding and satisfying of professions. And both satisfaction and reward are multiplied when you use the newly available electronic tools...

by Stan Schwartz Seems like DJs, event lighting designers and theatrical lighting designers everywhere are using LED-based fixtures. And many are anxious to use plastic gobos in those fixtures. Not...

by Stan Schwartz Remember fluorescent light? It’s what your mother had in her kitchen. But it’s harsh, cold, and has a lot of green on it. Wavelength green, not environmental green. So no...

For centuries, stained glass artisans have been using their art to bring color and life into homes and houses of worship. In a way, stained glass windows were the original color filters and talented...

As 2012 comes to an end, we decided to take a look at our top five Spectrum posts of the year. Our results might not be as humourously tongue-in-cheek as David Letterman's, but they were interesting...

Ned Stark from HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" with his family motto Last year's Creating A Winter Wonderland Spectrum Post briefly introduced a number of winter-themed effects. Three of the...

Rosco’s X24 Effect Projector is widely known for creating the most dynamic, realistic water effect available – and it’s easy to use, install and maintain. Creative designers have found ways of using...

This is an excerpt from Hurlbut Visuals, one of the most knowledgeable bloggers in the film industry. Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his elite team test new products and experiment with innovative...

Rosco is currently in the midst of our busiest tradeshow season ever! We just wrapped up our European batch of tradeshows, which included four major exhibitions: IBC in Amsterdam (Sept. 6-11) PLASA...