For Timbercrest Theatre Company's production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, lighting designer Zach Burgess wanted to give Narnia a magical feel. By using Roscolux color filters, Burgess was able to conjure a land of talking animals and mythical creatures to the stage.
Burgess found that Roscolux #373 Theatre Booster 3 worked really well to provide a cooler light in the wintery forest scenes. Burgess also found that when the R373 was dimmed, it provided a "good white light" that he put to work to illustrate the worry and anticipation of the children as the creatures prepared for battle.
Combining the R373 front light with a backlight colored in Roscolux #52 Light Lavender allowed Burgess to evoke the enchanting magic the White Witch used to control Edmund. He also used a blend of Roscolux #21 Golden Amber and #74 Night Blue to mix to a lavender wash light when needed. This also enabled him to create orange and blue stage washes individually.
For example, Burgess also used the R21 in combination with Roscolux #324 Gypsy Red to portray the White Witch's confidence of victory as she led her army into battle. The vibrant reddish orange gave the set a feeling of anger as the war between good and evil took place.
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