We break down the essential components needed to generate theatrical fog & smoke effects as we explain how a fog machine works. The post How A Fog Machine Works appeared first on Rosco Spectrum.
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Lighting Designer and Rosco Ambassador Nick Diaz recently worked with Rosco to develop new recipes for the X-Effects LED Projector. While making these recipes, Nick discovered new techniques he was not aware of before. Nick was gracious enough to record his findings in a series of videos where he not only shared his new recipes, but he also shared the techniques he used to create them. Watch Nick...
Jason Hand is a Toronto-based designer with a passion for creating the lighting for large-scale musicals, operas, and new works. Without much need for that type of work during the pandemic, Jason pivoted to lighting designs for “immersive installations.” His biggest client is currently Lighthouse Immersive, who are the producers of the original “Immersive Van Gogh,” “Immersive Klimt,” “Immersive...
Lighting Designer Johan Röklande used Rosco Image Spots to light up the walkways of Varberg, Sweden, with themed gobo projections. The post Using Gobo Projections To Enliven Dark Walkways appeared first on Rosco Spectrum.
In 2020, we published a story about In Light Collective and their art installation In Light: of the time . The installation used projected art and poetry to express the impact that police violence continues to have in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community. In Light: of the time was co-curated and designed by Lighting Designers Brandon Stirling Baker and Alan Edwards, who had...
Give Kids The World Village used several different Rosco solutions to enhance areas of their Night Of A Million Lights holiday light display & fundraiser. The post Night Of A Million Lights – A Holiday Light Display That Helps Future Wishes Come True appeared first on Rosco Spectrum.
White Light has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020. The report recognises the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)*, highlighting the regional and sector diversity of the UK’s SMEs and the entrepreneurial spirit shown by these companies. This is the second year running in which WL has been...
On August 14, 2020, the theater community lost a titan of lighting design as we learned of the passing of Howell Binkley at the age of 64. A perusal of Binkley’s résumé of Broadway credits reads like a “best of” list from Broadway’s past three decades. Yes, there was Hamilton, but there was also Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Jersey Boys, In the Heights, Memphis, Honeymoon in Vegas and Come...
In times of crisis, communities look for symbols of hope. Tragedies also inspire us all as individuals to look for ways to help. Inspired by real world stories, below are three ways that those of us in the lighting community can use our talents to share hope, support and encouragement in our communities. Gobos For Hope We have received several inquiries to make Custom Gobos for the COVID-19 crisis...
We recently received an email from a well-known lighting designer asking a pretty basic question about our Protective Filters. Here is their exact email: “In Lightwright, we have always put down IRHS (infrared heat shield). Finally, after too many years of the shops and electricians asking “what’s that,” I see the sheets at the back of the Roscolux swatchbook. I use the IRHS to keep the R79 from...