Joel Svendsen | Rosco Spectrum

Content Marketing Manager: Joel's Rosco career began in Rosco's Hollywood office in 1999 – first in sales covering the Western US and the Los Angeles Film & Television market, and then as Product Manager for Rosco's Film & Television Products. In that time, his knowledge of Rosco's products and how they're used in each of our marketplaces makes him well suited for bringing the stories in Spectrum to life.

Author Archives: Joel Svendsen

The Birth Of A Gobo: How Tony Tucci’s Hand-Cut Patterns Made It Into Rosco’s Gobo Library

Back in the ’70’s & 80’s, Lighting Designer, Tony Tucci, had to hand-cut his own gobos. This is the story of how some of those designs are now a part of Rosco’s extensive library of gobo patterns.

Entertainment Lighting Joel Svendsen March 29, 2018 Questions? 1 comment

The Birth Of A Gobo:
Crawford Leaf – From Tabletop To Projected Pattern

Lighting Designer, Al Crawford, designed a custom gobo for a gala he was designing. That pattern is now a part of the Rosco gobo library. Al shares the inspiration for his Crawford Leaf gobo design.

Entertainment Lighting Joel Svendsen March 8, 2018 Questions? No comments

Shining An Image Spot^® On The Hospitality Industry

Two hospitality venues share how they project their branded messages using the Rosco Image Spot gobo projector.

Architecture Joel Svendsen February 15, 2018 Questions? No comments

RoscoLED^® Tape – A Bright & Easy LED Solution For Broadcast Set Design

VIETV-Houston chose RoscoLED Tape to illuminate their news set. They found it to be much easier to use than the LED tape they had installed in previous studios.

Film, Television and Broadcast Joel Svendsen January 25, 2018 Questions? No comments

Friday Night Strobes
How To Capture Creative Team Photos

Photographer, Tim Engle, combined fog and contrasting, complementary colors to create drama, tension, and excitement during a high school football photo shoot.

Photography Joel Svendsen January 12, 2018 Questions? No comments

Top Rosco Spectrum Blogs of 2017

A collection of the blog posts that resonated most in 2017 for each of our core markets.

Rosco - The Company Joel Svendsen December 28, 2017 Questions? 2 comments

Turning Necessity Into Artistry
“Cabaret” Pre-Show Lighting With Fluorescent Bulbs

Needing to stage a production of “Cabaret” inside a rehearsal space, Lighting Designer, Marcella Barbeau, used the unique, existing fluorescents in the space to add color into her pre-show lighting.

Entertainment Lighting Joel Svendsen December 19, 2017 Questions? No comments

Spacing Out – Lighting Small Spaces with RoscoLED^® Tape

Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens demonstrates how easy it is to illuminate confined spaces – like the inside of a space helmet – with our RoscoLED Tape VariWhite Gaffer Kit.