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title: Rosco Gels Turn The Mythical Into Magical!
description: "Lighting designer Zach Burgess describes how he was able to use Roscolux color filters to bring the magical world of Narnia to life for a production of \"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.\""
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# [Rosco Gels Turn The Mythical Into Magical!](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2016/11/gels-turn-mythical-into-magical)

 Written by [Chanda Goldsworthy](https://spectrum.rosco.com/author/chanda) | November 29, 2016

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

**<https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LWW5-1-1.jpg?hsLang=en>**The above information is a submission from our [Color Resource Gallery](http://www.rosco.com/en/color-resource-gallery) – a source of inspiration for designers and technicians to see how others use [Rosco Color Filters](http://www.rosco.com/products/family/filters-and-diffusions) in their work. Explore the gallery yourself the next time you need to conjure magical lighting on your stage.

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