CMU School of Drama


Monday, March 02, 2020

The Fiery Colors Of War – Provided By MIX® LED Technology -

www.rosco.com: Our scene opens inside a military airplane filled with soldiers. An explosion rocks the fuselage. The pilot can be heard off-camera.

“MAYDAY, MAYDAY … EMERGENCY … CRASH LANDING … ARMY ‘THREE-TWO-FOUR’ … POSITION, ONE-FOUR-FIVE WEST … SIX-FOUR, POINT EIGHT NORTH … NO INJURIES … NEED ASSISTANCE … REPEAT … MAYDAY, MAYDAY … CRASH LANDING …”

The plane is going down. The lighting inside the plane turns red. It’s time to bail out!

3 comments:

James Gallo said...

This specific Rosco fixture makes some really nice effects. I love the dramatic photos that they used that not only showed the effect of the light on the scene, but also the physical lighting instrument being used behind the scenes. It really shows the versatility of the light and how effective it is in film even though it looks rather small. A really cool feature of it is that it is verified to match the line of Rosco gels so it would make it really easy to color match with other fixtures that may be being used on set. It is not likely that every fixture will be able to be the brand new LED, so this is a great option in order to keep some costs down and to be a much more effective method of lighting. It seems like a really great option for lighting designers in film and possibly other industries like theatre as well.

James Gallo said...

This specific Rosco fixture makes some really nice effects. I love the dramatic photos that they used that not only showed the effect of the light on the scene, but also the physical lighting instrument being used behind the scenes. It really shows the versatility of the light and how effective it is in film even though it looks rather small. A really cool feature of it is that it is verified to match the line of Rosco gels so it would make it really easy to color match with other fixtures that may be being used on set. It is not likely that every fixture will be able to be the brand new LED, so this is a great option in order to keep some costs down and to be a much more effective method of lighting. It seems like a really great option for lighting designers in film and possibly other industries like theatre as well.

Unknown said...

This kind of lighting technology is awesome for when you know what color you would like to use for your light. It is difficult when using color changing fixtures and selecting a color from the color selection and it being very different that what you were anticipating. I would be curious to see the final video as these lights in front of a cinema camera will likely appear different than they do in these photos. It seems like it makes a cinematographer’s job easier so that they can get a color that they want without having to actually have it in stock and adjustments can be made if it doesn’t look right on camera. I wonder how well the app works in these situations or if a professional would be inclined to use something like that. Sometimes apps in these situations are poorly designed or not adequate for the needs of the user, so hopefully they’ve avoided issues like this to make it as easy and reliable to use as possible.

J.D. Hopper