Some Free New Aids To Research, Create And Document Theatrical Lighting Design

by Stan Schwartz Theatrical lighting design can be the most rewarding and satisfying of professions. And both satisfaction and reward are multiplied when you use the newly available electronic tools...

Joel Svendsen February 26, 2013 Questions?

When – And How – To Use Plastic Gobos In Your LED Lights

by Stan Schwartz Seems like DJs, event lighting designers and theatrical lighting designers everywhere are using LED-based fixtures. And many are anxious to use plastic gobos in those fixtures. Not...

Joel Svendsen February 12, 2013 Questions?

Northern Lights, Falling Snowflakes and Time Travel - Winter Is Coming.

Ned Stark from HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" with his family motto Last year's Creating A Winter Wonderland Spectrum Post briefly introduced a number of winter-themed effects. Three of the...

Joel Svendsen December 04, 2012 Questions?

Plastic Gobos - The NEW Product That Rosco's Been Making For Over A Decade

The buzz around the new cool running LED profiles such as ETC's Source 4 LED and Osram's Kreios fixtures is palpable and I anticipate that the interest level in this technology will only increase as...

Joel Svendsen September 27, 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?

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?

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?

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?