You would have to go there, wouldn't you, kiwitechgirl? Talk about opening old wounds! See http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting/6847-chocolate-gel.html .http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/members/kiwitechgirl.htmlI love L156 and use it quite often ...
You would have to go there, wouldn't you, kiwitechgirl? Talk about opening old wounds! See http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting/6847-chocolate-gel.html
R99-Chocolate
I like to use this to make the environment "different". It's such a non-standard color that if you hang it from non-standard angles with break ups it makes for a very interesting look.
I used it in Eurydice for the "real world" and it contrasted very nicely with the cold steel blue of the underworld. Great, unexpected color.
I named my favourite gel Seymour, for no particular reason other than, to me, he looks like a Seymour. Some said he was a burnout when I rescued that little piece of R51 from the discard bin those many years ago. They find him a bit cool but to me he is warm and cheery, but I guess it depends on the company he's with. He's fickle that way.
... now where did I put my tinfoil hat ...
Just talked with a Rosco rep and they have a few new colors coming out. One is "light bastard amber"... I think he said it would be 301. It's a really nice looking color. It's been specificly designed as a color correction for Source 4's. Check it out. I'm getting a few sheets on my next trip to the toy store.
Seeing as how Ms. Rosenthal died in 1969 and tungsten-halogen lamps didn't become prevalent in the theatre until the mid-1970s at the earliest, I'd have to disagree with this characterization. Furthermore, I can find no references in The Magic of Light. Rosenthal, Jean and Wertenbaker, Lael. Little, Brown and Company, 1972, to halogen lamps or even axial ERSs. Thus I would classify her as one of last of the "original" Lighting Designers, rather than the first of the "modern" ones. And my opinion is the book is over-rated....Jean Rosenthal as trained by McCandless in school was of the "halogen lamp" era and ...
...if I had Source 4's in the bedroom...
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