Sorry, but foregoing all math, and relying on my eyes (which is sometimes all that matters with lighting) R97+R3407 most certainly does not equal R99.You're not getting it! I'll type slower this time.
R3407 (Full CTO) + R97 (0.3ND) ≈ R99.
Use your common sense too. Oh and remember that any time you combine gels, you have to think about your transmission rates differently. If you are using two gels with a 50% transmission rate, then your total light output is only 25%, or 50% of 50%.High-school kids: pay attention in Algebra class. You may need it someday!
Its not the love or hate of a color that makes it valid, its the usefulness. And I think others will agree with me that our swatchbooks are too thin. I never seem to be able to find the color I really want even with Rosco, Lee, Gam, and Apollo in the mix. I have been known to use R99 by itself (once as a downlight color, and once in a gobo wash), I've also used it in combination with R321 and others to get something I couldn't find as a standard color. Personally, I've never been able to imagine a time when I would even consider using R96, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have uses somewhere.It's not that i dislike chocolate color media, it's just that I don't understand some people's love of it. And you don't have to "respect" my dislikes or likes. As TimMiller so eloquently stated, use what works for you (and the production).
Ray Charles once told my roommate the lights were too bright! What Ray meant was it was too warm on stage.Ever do a show with LisaMarie Presley? She hates light, and has a way of turning off people. I did a show once with her, she said to kill the spots so we did, then she kept on saying it was too bright, we were running our 60k at about 20%. She was barely lit.
That guy?? Did a show for him in Doyelstown PA (what feels like a half-century ago!) Talk about your chocolate gels and running dimmers at 25%! Guy was more light phobic then a roach!Was the follow spot operator (Trouperette) for a Michael Martin Murphy Show at Cain's Ballroom in about 1981. No intercom. He played the Wildfire intro 3 times before I stopped wondering why he was playing in the dark.
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