Stage Directions: Rosco is giving out swag for any scenic designers, scene shops or costume builders looking to share their work. Anyone who has used a Rosco coating or paint product in a significant role in the creation of a scenic piece or prop is invited to submit some photos of the end result and some text describing the process. Rosco is stressing that this isn’t a contest—no one is judging the work, and every project submitted will be shown on their website, and everyone who submits will receive a limited design t-shirt from Rosco.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Rosco Offers Scenic Swag Promotion
Stage Directions: Rosco is giving out swag for any scenic designers, scene shops or costume builders looking to share their work. Anyone who has used a Rosco coating or paint product in a significant role in the creation of a scenic piece or prop is invited to submit some photos of the end result and some text describing the process. Rosco is stressing that this isn’t a contest—no one is judging the work, and every project submitted will be shown on their website, and everyone who submits will receive a limited design t-shirt from Rosco.
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So glad Rosco is doing this again! Earlier this year, they ran a similar contest asking for lighting designers to submit work. In exchange, anyone who submitted received a free mug with a Rosco Gel color on it. My mug was cool, but honestly what was even cooler was seeing the work of other designers, both amateur and professional, and reading their descriptions of how they used their colors and why. It was really fascinating, and the free swag is a great motivation to share one's work. I haven't done any lighting design in years, but I was glad to submit an older piece of mine because it made me think of all the other young designers who are out there doing just what I was doing at the time. I'll be eager to see the submissions from the scenic side of things!
SCENIC SWAG. This is an awesome publicity idea. The article wasn't completely clear, but it sounds like the limited edition shirt will have the designer's prop or scenery on it, with a description. Who wouldn't want a beautiful design immortalized on a shirt? It could also be a rad thing to wear to interviews. "Yeah...my wardrobe is also part of my portfolio".
And I'm sure this starts conversations about Rosco, which is great for them.
In response to Rachel S, I believe Rosco is giving away the shirt that is shown in the image in exchange for photos of your design. While, yes, someone has designed this shirt, I don't think the shirt you receive will have your work immortalized on it.
However, your work, if you chose to submit something, will be showcased online for other designers to see and be inspired. Overall it is a very cool concept and a great way to add to your black swag shirt collection.
I like this! A lot. In scenic painting and any theatrical design aspect, the physical sets and drops have there time to shine on stage, but take the back seat and get pushed aside, forgotten about with the coming of the next big show and painting project. It's great to preserve all of this hard work with photography, even better yet to give it more recognition by sharing and showing the culmination of work by saving it's images online, for other designers and artists to view, appreciate, and be inspired from. A tee-shirt is good incentive, but I feel like the publicity and opportunity alone to share your work and be able to see what your peers are creating is incentive enough. This is not only a subtle way in uniting painters, crafters, and theater artists of any sort, but is giving our pieces the credit they deserve. Cool idea!
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