Design South Pacific Color scheme

[deltaleader]

So I was just asked to do lighting design for a community theater groups production of "South Pacific" approximately one week before the show yeah. I don't have any time to get in the space and play around with gels to get a good idea of what is right for this show, so I was wondering if anybody had done this show and found a good gel list that worked, or even anybody who has found a good mix of gels for any beach-y show. Thank You! Rosco preferred...

 

[sk8rsdad]

Try page 12 and on of Rosco's Guide to Color Filters for a starting point.

 

[LuxMax]

Lots of nice saturated aqua and teal (L729 and R77 come to mind) for sky/water.
Lots of sun in the S. Pacific so I used a lot of no color PARS in high sidelight for the effect.
Try to temper rich saturated color for backgrounds, like sunsets and sky with brighter, more 'white' for area lighting. I used R08 with a cool blue like R68 to complement, as you would have more contrasty shadows that have a cooler tone.

 

[shiben]

Look at some pictures of tropical islands and see what colors the light is?

 

[rochem]

Look at some pictures of tropical islands and see what colors the light is?

Or better yet, go to a few tropical islands and bill it to your community theatre. After all, it's research!!