Shane Hurlbut, ASC, Comments On Rosco's LitePad Kit

This is an excerpt from Hurlbut Visuals, one of the most knowledgeable bloggers in the film industry. Hurlbut Visuals was created by Lydia and Shane Hurlbut, ASC, to educate and inspire one filmmaker...

Joel Svendsen September 11, 2012 Questions?

Rosco myColor: Prepare to Get Your Color On!

As Rosco’s Color Product Manager, I am both a working lighting designer, and a self-professed color geek. That's why I am so excited to announce our new web tool, Rosco myColor. I have personally...

Wendy Luedtke August 28, 2012 Questions?

Rosco Helps Global Broadcasters Capture Their Olympic VIEW

London's Olympic Stadium was the jewel of the city during the 2012 Olympic Games. It only made sense that every broadcaster wanted to have the stadium, or other elements of Olympic Park, as the...

Joel Svendsen August 07, 2012 Questions?

Creating Daylight In An 11" Space

By Stan Schwartz The design team for Clybourne Park, this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play, had a real problem. The upstage wall of the set calls for a kitchen window, through which the...

Joel Svendsen July 17, 2012 Questions?

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat

The past couple of Spectrum posts we've published have had a competitive edge to them - one recent post tied gel colours to European football and our last post offered up a prize to readers that...

Joel Svendsen July 02, 2012 Questions?

Ready Player R81 - Hunting Through Rosco's New Color Resource Gallery

Have you had a chance to explore Rosco's new Color Resource Gallery yet? It's a great research tool for lighting designers to see how Rosco color filters render on stage by showing pictures that...

Joel Svendsen June 19, 2012 Questions?

All The Colours Of Europe

from Margie Heymann From June 8 until July 1 Europe will be alight with the colors of the team shirts and national flags of the 16 countries competing for the title of UEFA 2012 European Football...

Margie Heymann June 05, 2012 Questions?

A New Rosco Website Includes A New Resource For Lighting Designers

by Stan Schwartz, Executive Vice President On May 21st Rosco launched its upgraded website. The website contains scores of pages about the company’s multiple product lines. It has been upgraded to...

Joel Svendsen May 23, 2012 Questions?

Creating Three-Dimensional Foliage Scenery = The Most Fun You'll Ever Have

Peter Miller, Theatre Design Department Faculty at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, had an inspired revelation at USITT in 2011. He noticed that many of the set designs that...

Jenny Knott May 15, 2012 Questions?

Spectrum Master's Palette: Nicolas Fischtel

Softening The Edge Of A Spotlight Beam, While Keeping Intact Its Control And Intensity Samsara “Like every designer, I use a lot of different Rosco colors and diffusers in my work . But without a...

Joel Svendsen April 30, 2012 Questions?