Lighting That Is "Achingly Beautiful and Incredibly Violent"

The play The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde has been described as "both achingly beautiful and incredibly violent." When lighting designer Kate Leahy lit the show for a production at the...

Wendy Luedtke December 08, 2015 Questions?

Day.One - The Colorful Art of Daylight

What is the light source in the most amazingly lit spaces you can think of? Natural Light What is the light source in the most inspirational spaces you can think of? Natural Light What is the only...

Steve Ramos December 03, 2015 Questions?

4 Gift Ideas For Designers, Technicians and Photographers

The gift-giving season has officially arrived and Rosco's very own holiday elf – Chad Tiller – shares his favorite gift ideas for the designer, technician or photographer in your life. #1 - A 3" x 6"...

Chanda Goldsworthy November 27, 2015 Questions?

3 Important Product Updates To Delight Filmmakers and Photographers

Rosco just updated and upgraded three of its most popular products for filmmakers and photographers: its LitePad LED Fixtures, and its DigiComp and Chroma Key Digital Compositing Paints. All of the...

Joel Svendsen November 24, 2015 Questions?

3 Things To Improve Your Photography: Color, Fog And Magic

Rosco’s original Strobist™ Collection has been our best-selling gel kit for over six years. Recently, we introduced three new speedlight-sized Flash Packs to the range: One of the earliest users of...

Frank Lambrechts November 20, 2015 Questions?

Revealing Subtle Warmth With Bastard Ambers

Adam Murdoch was the Lighting Designer for “Henry V” and “Julius Caesar” in Stripped-Back Shakespeare at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). “Stripped-Back” meant no set, no costume...

Wendy Luedtke November 17, 2015 Questions?

How To Transform a Big Mistake Into A Spectacularly Sweet Backdrop

Scenic artist Donna Wymore ‘inherited’ a large (20’H x 46’W), carnation pink backdrop. However, the drop, which was painted on linen, was splotchy and inconsistent. “The backdrop had areas of linen...

Jenny Knott November 12, 2015 Questions?

The Bright Red Heart of Almere's City Mall

The City Mall located in Almere, Netherlands houses multiple shopping and service-related businesses, and has become a pulsating, futuristic space in the heart of the city. As with many architectural...

Steve Ramos November 10, 2015 Questions?

A Spotlight on the Colorful Physics of Lighting

Teaching children (and even adults) the basics of the physics of light and color is a formidable task. However, Italian lighting designer Liliana Ladeluca and composer Andrea Basevi created a...

Margie Heymann November 06, 2015 Questions?

Bring the Sea Into Your Space – Without Getting Anyone Wet

The design goal of The Blue Planet, Denmark's national aquarium, was to make the aquarium’s visitors feel like they had entered the world of the sea. Lighting designer Jesper Garde Kongshaug created...

Joel Svendsen November 03, 2015 Questions?