3 Filmmaking Techniques For Using RoscoLED® Tape

We designed our RoscoLED Tape Gaffer Kits so that filmmakers could add light any-where and any-way they need it into their scene. This is why we were thrilled when cinematographer Justin Black...

Joel Svendsen December 29, 2016 Questions?

The Changing Seasons of “Divorce”

As they began work on the HBO production Divorce, production designer Stuart Wurtzel and art director Fredda Slavin found themselves facing a challenge. They needed to create a set of backdrops that...

Chanda Goldsworthy October 18, 2016 Questions?

How Green Is Your Green Screen? Comparing DIY Keying Paint vs. Rosco Chroma Key Paint

One of our customers recently pointed out a great video about painting a green screen. In the video Paul Shillito, founder of Video Alchemy, did a comparison of what he calls "DIY keying paint,"...

Chanda Goldsworthy August 04, 2016 Questions?

Hazed and Confused? Comparing Atmospheric vs Camera Filter Haze Effects

[guest_author] I love watching movies and TV shows where the characters are walking around dark rooms and you plainly see their flashlights and other light sources. Most are aware that this is done...

Barry Andersson July 12, 2016 Questions?

Elevating A Dance Music Video With "An Intense Color Experience"

Above is the music video for a song entitled “Intelligente Marionette” by the band Cats & Breakkies. There are a few things that make this video remarkable: 1. Most of the video is one, continuous...

Tatiana Massano June 16, 2016 Questions?

Chinese Cinematographers Expand Their Vision With A Visit to Rosco

When a group of VIP Chinese filmmakers visited Hollywood for the ASC 2016 International Cinematography Summit, they took time out of their busy schedules to visit Rosco’s Los Angeles office. The...

Captivating RoscoVIEWs From Around The World

When broadcasters want to share the view outside their studio with their audience – they have two window-control challenges that they need to overcome: #1: maintaining the proper exposure through the...

Tatiana Massano June 03, 2016 Questions?

Green Screen: It’s So Much Easier Lit In Green

It seems that almost every shoot I work on has at least one green screen setup these days. How I light that green screen depends on if I am using a client’s gear or my own equipment, how large the...

Barry Andersson May 13, 2016 Questions?

How To Properly Choose A Color Filter

Back when theaters were lit almost exclusively with Tungsten-Halogen lamps, choosing gel colors was easy! In today’s venues, there is a healthy mix of fixture-types – especially as white LEDs find...

Wendy Luedtke April 12, 2016 Questions?

LitePad Vector = LED Lighting On The Run - Literally

At NAB last year, I met filmmaker Micah Van Hove who was shooting booth videos for NoFilmSchool.com. While he was there – I introduced him to the LitePad Vector. Since then – he and I stayed in touch...

Joel Svendsen March 31, 2016 Questions?

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