by Stan Schwartz, Executive Vice President As regular readers of Spectrum know, Rosco has asked for lighting designers to submit photos of the design work of which they're proud of, along with a...

While this week marks the official beginning of winter - cold, snow and ice have already introduced themselves to most of the northern hemisphere this year. Add the holiday season into the mix and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The result of mixing the warmest and coolest colors - red and blue - is the color purple. This balance of red and blue evokes a myriad of emotions - all of which can work within a design to affect...

Good stage lighting work should be shared...especially if you get some great swag in return! Did you ever go to a performance and think to yourself “what a great lighting effect – I wish I knew how...