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“Color Punch” for Your Scenery – Without Busting the Budget

Originally posted in Rosco's Spectrum Blog:Renderings for Penumbra Theatre’s “SPUNK” – Designed by C. Lance BrockmanAs fall approaches, many theaters and scene shops are beginning to put together the list of supplies they’ll need for the coming season. Unfortunately for scenic artists, drama…See More
Sep 5, 2013
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Joel Svendsen posted a blog post

“Color Punch” for Your Scenery – Without Busting the Budget

Originally posted in Rosco's Spectrum Blog:Renderings for Penumbra Theatre’s “SPUNK” – Designed by C. Lance BrockmanAs fall approaches, many theaters and scene shops are beginning to put together the list of supplies they’ll need for the coming season. Unfortunately for scenic artists, drama…See More
Sep 5, 2013
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Joel Svendsen added a discussion to the group Technical Direction
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Strengthen Your Foam Carving Projects Without Losing the Sculpted Detail Work

Read how Haley Polak, a props artisan at the Alley Theatre, used Rosco FoamCoat to protect and enhance the dinosaur bones she carved out of rigid urethane foam to produce a mastodon skeleton in a recent production.Rosco Spectrum: Bone Up on FoamCoatSee More
May 15, 2013
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Joel Svendsen added a discussion to the group Scenic Artists
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Strengthen Your Foam Carving Projects Without Losing the Sculpted Detail Work

Read how Haley Polak, a props artisan at the Alley Theatre, used Rosco FoamCoat to protect and enhance the dinosaur bones she carved out of rigid urethane foam to produce a mastodon skeleton in a recent production:Rosco Spectrum: Bone Up on FoamCoatSee More
May 15, 2013
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Joel Svendsen replied to Kim A. Tolman's discussion How to apply 3D texture to smooth plastic? (Acrylic Water Groundrow) in the group Scenery and Props
"Kim - Joel from Rosco here. I'd love to see pictures of the watery textures you create using the Crystal Gel. Can you DM them to me when you're done? joel@rosco.com. Free samples of Crystal Gel are available…"
Jul 23, 2011
Joel Svendsen posted a blog post

Rosco's 'Share The Work — And Get The Swag' Promo

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 the designer did it. What colors were used? Which gobos? What does a director ask of the designer to get an effect like that?"Of course you did, it happens to me all the time. It’s why we think sharing those ideas with the lighting design community is so important and why we prepare and archive a…See More
Jun 16, 2011
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Joel Svendsen replied to Bill Myatt's discussion So how many times have people asked about Audrey II ...? in the group Scenery and Props
"Bill - I used to work for a theatrical supply store in Denver named Theatrix. We had an Audrey II there that we would rent out and I was in charge of training the students/actors/puppeteers how to properly manipulate her. I…"
May 16, 2011
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Something Borrowed, Something Blue - A Rosco Spectrum Wavelengths Post

This Wavelengths post turns its attention to the color Blue and its current influence on Rosco and the world around us. Keep reading to learn about the 'Light it up Blue' campaign seen earlier this month in cities all over the world, one Roscolux color that is helping shape tomorrow's lighting designers today, how Rosco's Wendy Luedtke uses the SED curve to determine which blue she is going to use in her lighting designs, and an introduction to a new, yet borrowed, paint color in our Off…See More
Apr 20, 2011
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Joel Svendsen replied to Amy Cox's discussion Phantom of the Opera in the group Scenery and Props
"Have you considered Low-Lying Fog? I just posted a piece about making Low-Lying to the Rosco Spectrum: http://www.rosco.com/spectrum/ I hope either the piece or the video is helpful. joel@rosco.com if you have questions. Please post pictures to our…"
Nov 15, 2010
Joel Svendsen replied to Lucas Gerhardt's discussion Haunted House Lighting Ideas in the group Lighting
"Lucas - Joel from Rosco here - Have you seen our X24 Effects Projector? The fixture was designed to create a very realistic water effect. The fixture is also very high in UV - so if you add our Permacolor #3660 Black Light Dichroic Filter to it -…"
Sep 20, 2010
Joel Svendsen replied to Seth Fish's discussion African animal Head in the group Scenery and Props
"Seth - If you end up creating the head out of foam, I second Ashleigh's suggestion of coating the head. We have two products for this purpose: Foamcoat - for rigid foam and Flexcoat for flexible/soft foam. Another benefit from using one of…"
Aug 26, 2010

Joel Svendsen's Blog

“Color Punch” for Your Scenery – Without Busting the Budget

Originally posted in Rosco's Spectrum Blog:

Renderings for Penumbra Theatre’s “SPUNK” – Designed by C. Lance Brockman

As fall approaches, many theaters and scene shops are beginning…

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Posted on September 3, 2013 at 12:00pm

Rosco's 'Share The Work — And Get The Swag' Promo

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 the designer did it. What colors were used? Which gobos? What does a director ask of the designer to get an effect like that?"



Of course you did, it happens to me all the time. It’s why we think sharing those ideas with the… Continue

Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:20am

Something Borrowed, Something Blue - A Rosco Spectrum Wavelengths Post

This Wavelengths post turns its attention to the color Blue and its current influence on Rosco and the world around us. Keep reading to learn about the 'Light it up Blue' campaign seen earlier this month in cities all over the world, one Roscolux color that is helping shape tomorrow's lighting designers today, how Rosco's Wendy Luedtke uses the SED curve to determine which blue she is going to use in her lighting designs, and an introduction to a new, yet borrowed, paint color in our Off… Continue

Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:06pm

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