To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their most famous roller coaster – Magnum XL-200 – Cedar Point Amusement Park upgraded the ride with new sound & lighting effects, and a Rosco Intelligent Fog System.
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How Rosco Fog Turns The Berry Into Scary At Knott’s
Every Halloween, Knott’s Berry Farm in Southern California turns into Knott’s Scary Farm. A major component to that transformation is LOTS of Rosco Fog!
Share Your Work – Get A Rosco Mug!
Share Your Work – Get A Mug!
Lighting designers and scenic painters – find out how simple it is to send us photos of your work and get rewarded with a one-of-a-kind Rosco coffee mug!
Warming It Up While Keeping It Cool
Lighting designer Ryan Terry was designing a production of “Evita” for the Tuscany Theatre Company when he discovered how he could use R66 Cool Blue as a warm wash color. Ryan shared this via his Instagram account and tagged us in the post. We reached out to ask him to share his technique with us,…
Braq Cubes Light the Runway for TOM*
Many of the styles and fashions men will be wearing this fall/winter made their debut at the Toronto Men’s Fashion Week last March. Located in a vacant 15,000 ft2 art deco store front, the event posed a number of distinct lighting challenges – that were all solved by the Rosco Braq Cube WNC. Event producer…
Creating the Shadowy World of the Threepenny Opera
The Atlantic Theater Company’s production of Brecht’s Threepenny Opera took their audience deep into the shadows of Victorian London with the dark comedy’s equally shadowy cast of characters. In recreating this dark corner of the world, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind used Rosco Miro Cube 4C fixtures in innovative new ways. Michael Park casting shadows, courtesy…
Wachtendorf Rocks!
Thanks to atmospheric effects from Rosco’s V-Hazer
German forklift distributor Wachtendorf, got together with AFV Media Productions to make a killer commercial featuring their equipment in a performance that is part Blue Man Group, part STOMP – and all awesome! To create the rock concert atmosphere, and to showcase the products and the performers from Germany’s Drumband des Heide-Musikzug, AFV used the…
Roscolux on Robin Hood the Musical
Michael O’Connor is the resident Lighting Designer at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. AADA recently produced “Robin Hood,” a musical rendition of the infamous thief from Nottingham, which was written and directed by Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane. Below Michael tells the tale of how the collaborative process of…
Miro Cubes Take The Ice With The Dallas Stars
The team at Gemini Light Sound & Video installed over two dozen Rosco Miro Cube 4C fixtures into a custom star shaped truss to create this stunning entry portal for the Dallas Stars hockey team.
A Gold Mine of Innovation
Rosco Fog Inside the Calico Mine Ride
Knott’s has integrated new effects into the ride – including Rosco’s Intelligent Fog System to create the plumes of smoke and dust experienced during the cave in at the end of the ride.