The Colors Designers Are Using Now ... And Why (Pt. 2)

by Stan Schwartz, Executive Vice President The “Share The Work” initiative, in which we asked lighting designers to send us photos of their work, has yielded an extraordinary outpouring of lighting...

Joel Svendsen November 23, 2011 Questions?

"God, I Love This Job." - Cristian Arroyo Mora

Cristian Arroyo Mora is a Business Development Manager, based in Rosco Iberica’s office in Spain. He wrote this internal memo to his Rosco colleagues around the world shortly after he returned from a...

Joel Svendsen November 09, 2011 Questions?

Halloween Blacklight

Halloween is a time for ghosts, get-togethers and of course CANDY. If you want a unique treat for your Halloween party this year - might I suggest some blacklight candy: This candy will sharpen you...

Joel Svendsen October 31, 2011 Questions?

The Colors Designers Are Using Now ... And Why

by Stan Schwartz, Executive Vice President The “Share The Work” initiative, in which we asked lighting designers to send us photos of their work, has yielded an extraordinary outpouring of lighting...

Joel Svendsen October 17, 2011 Questions?

Spectrum Elements: Pink for the Cure!

As October begins, the world around us begins to take on all sorts of vibrant colors - yellows, ambers, deep reds & oranges... and pink - lots and lots of pink will be seen throughout city skylines...

Joel Svendsen October 03, 2011 Questions?

Creating a Smoke Screen for a New Look

Fog, smoke, mist and haze effects have been incorporated into productions of all types and sizes to evoke an emotional response from the viewer. In some cases, the fog is actually a central character...

Joel Svendsen September 26, 2011 Questions?

Creative Solutions In Lighting A Prop

For lighting designers, including the big time, Broadway-level guys, it isn’t always about the big rigs, moving lights and elaborate cue lists. It’s more about creative solutions…and knowing what’s...

Joel Svendsen September 12, 2011 Questions?

Spectrum Blog-o-versary Celebration Giveaway!

Its been a whole year since we started our blog, Spectrum. To help celebrate our first year we are going to spend this week giving away Rosco prizes with a blog scavenger hunt! Here is how it will...

Joel Svendsen August 22, 2011 Questions?

Share The Work, Get The Swag: Still Going Strong

In a recent Spectrum post we announced a program in which we asked professionals, teachers and students to send us photos of stage lighting work in which they took pride. The outpouring was...

Joel Svendsen August 08, 2011 Questions?

How Joel Almost Checked Off A Goal From His Bucket List

As WFTV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, began to prepare for their long-haul coverage of the Casey Anthony Trial outside the Orange County Courthouse, they began to think about how the quality of...