Appendix A Color Media Guide

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APPENDIX A

COLOR MEDIA GUIDE: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO USE SUPERGEL AND ROSCOLENE COLOR FILTERS

ACTING AREAS/WRAM

The color range here includes amber, pink, straw, and salmon, with several choices in each color category. These colors are often cross lit with those recommended for cool acting areas. The warm colors suggest daylight and brightness. They are generally used for scenes set in the morning or noon.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
01 Light Bastard Amber	802 Bastard Amber	Enhances fair skin tones. Suggests strong sunlight.
	803 Pale Gold	Good where a tint of color is needed. Excellent for natural skin tones.
03 Dark Bastard Amber		Most saturated Bastard Amber.
04 Medium Bastard Amber		Especially useful when cross lit with a cool color. Excellent for natural sunlight.
05 Rose Tint		Excellent area light and warm cosmetic color.
06 No Color Straw	804 No Color Straw	Slightly off-white. Good for interiors.
07 Pale Yellow		Double saturation of 06.
	805 Light Straw	Less green than 07. Excellent realistic sunlight in a light-colored show.
	808 Medium Straw	Warmer straw. Flattering to skin tones. Useful for dance.
09 Pale Amber Gold		Deep straw. Late afternoon sunsets.
30 Light Salmon Pink		Excellent for general area washes. Gives overall warming effect to skin tones.
31 Salmon Pink	834 Salmon Pink	General wash. Good for follow spots. Useful in a warm and cool combination.
	835 Medium Salmon Pink	Similar uses as 31 and 834. Provides deeper tones.
33 No Color Pink	825 No Color Pink	A pale, almost colorless pink. A popular color among dance-lighting designers.
	826 Flesh Pink	Useful for bright musicals.
35 A Light Pink		Close to 33.
36A Medium Pink		Good for general washes and cross lighting.
38 Light Rose		Greater saturation with uses similar to those of 36A.

ACTING AREAS/COOL

Blue and violet are the colors on the cool side of the spectrum. There are probably more shades of blue than of any other color represented in Supergel and Roscolene because virtually every stage production requires some blue in the palette.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
61 Mist Blue (greener)		Excellent for general area washes. Very light cool tint of blue. Helps maintain white light when dimmer is at low intensity.
63 Pale Blue (greener)
64 64 Light Steel Blue		Useful beams of realistic moonlight.
65 Daylight Blue		Useful for achieving depressed moods and dull skies.
66	848 Water Blue	Good cold light. Pale greenish blue, useful moonlight source.
	849 Pale Blue (greener)
67 Light Sky Blue	851 Daylight Blue	Excellent sky color. Useful for eye and border lights.
	852 Smoky Blue (redder)
70 Nile Blue	850 No Color Blue	Useful for very light midday skies.
71 Sea Blue	853 Middle Blue (greener)	Occasionally used for general cool tint.
72 Azure Blue

ACTING AREAS/NEUTRAL

These colors, in the lavender, gray, and blue ranges, work as complementary colors for both the warm and cool area colors or where just a touch of color is desirable. The Supergel diffusers offer the designer extra flexibility.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
	840 Surprise Lavender	Touch of color when white light is not desirable. Good on costumes or when instruments are down on dimmer.
52 Light Lavender		Excellent for general area or border light washes. It is a basic follow spot color.
53 Pale Lavender		Use when a touch of color is needed. Use when white light is not desirable.
54 Special Lavender		Same as 53.
55 Lilac (bluer)		Same as 53.
57A Lavender	841 Surprise Pink (redder)	Gives good visibility without destroying night illusions.
58 A Deep Lavender	842 Special Lavender	Excellent backlight. Enhances dimensionality.
	844 Violet
78 Trudy Blue	880 Light Gray	Rich medium blue. Usually used in combination with light tints of color.
	853 Medium Gray (very dark)	Reduces the brightness of color but does not affect hue on saturation. Useful where dimmer control or lower wattage lamp is not practical.
	882 Light Chocolate	Warms light and reduces intensity.
100 Frost 101 Light Frost 104 Tough Silk 113 Matte Silk 114 Hamburg Frost 120 Red Diffusion	801 Frost
121 Blue Diffusion
122 Green Diffusion
123 Amber Diffusion

Note: Numbers 100, 101, 104, 113, 114, 120, 121, 122, and 123 are effects colors that are used with color to create different dispersion characteristics.

ACCENTS/WARM

These colors, which embrace a wide range of yellow, amber, pink, orange, and magenta, are frequently used in sidelights, downlights, and backlights. They add a warm cast while sculpting actors, scenery, or props with light.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
10 Medium Yellow		Yellow with green. Good for special effects. Accent unflattering in acting areas.
11 Light Straw		Pale yellow with slight red content. Useful for candle effects. Can be used for area lighting and for bright day feeling.
	806 Medium Lemon	Less green than 10. Unflattering in acting areas. Useful for contrast lighting, accents, hot-day sunlight.
	807 Dark Lemon	Darker than 806 with a higher red content.
14 Medium Straw		Pale amber; higher red content than 12. Sunlight, accents, area lighting with caution to skin tones.
15 Deep Straw	809 Straw	Warm golden amber with some green. Useful for special effects such as candlelight and firelight. Tends to depress color pigment values. Use with care.
	810 No Color Amber	Good warm glow color for fire effect.
	811 Flame	Warm pinkish amber. Afternoon sunset. Good sidelight.
	813 Light Amber	Dark pink amber. Sunlight. Deep sunsets.
20 Medium Amber		Afternoon sunlight, lamplight, and candlelight. Tends to depress color pigment values.
	815 Golden Amber	Greater red content than 20. Useful for torchlight and light from wood fires. Use with great care. Destroys most pigment color values.
21 Golden Amber	817 Dark Amber	Useful as amber cyc light and late sunsets.
23 Orange		Provides a romantic sunlight through windows for evening effects.
32 Medium Salmon Pink		Deepest of the salmon pinks.
40 Light Salmon		Similar to 23 with a higher red content.
	827 Bright Pink	Basic follow spot color. Useful for live entertainment and as strong accent.
	829 Bright Rose	Less saturation than 827.
	830 Medium Pink	Use in romantic settings. Often used in dance.
	828 Follies Pink	Musical pink. Lush accents. Very versatile color.
48 Rose Purple		Pale evening color. Excellent for backlight.
	838 Dark Magenta	Greater intensity than 48.
	839 Rose Purple	Greater intensity than 838.
49 Medium Purple		Darkest of the magenta purple range.
50A Mauve	836 Plush Pink	Subdued sunlight effect. Useful in backlights.

ACCENTS/COOL

These shades of blue and green are widely used in evening or moonlight scenes in which additional color accents are needed. Like the warm accent colors, they are most frequently used in sidelights, downlights, and backlights.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
65 Sky Blue		Excellent for early morning sky tones. Popular among designers for cycs and borders.
69 Brilliant Blue	856 Light Blue	Used for dramatic moonlight effects.
73 Peacock Blue	854 Steel Blue	Good for fantasy, moonlight, and water effects.
	855 Azure Blue Moonlight.	Natural sky on eye. Slightly greenish.
76 Light Green Blue	858 Light Green Blue
77 Green Blue	859 Green Blue (Moonlight) (redder)	Distinctive greenish blues.
	860 Bright Blue	Useful for romantic moonlight.
	862 True Blue
	861 Surprise Blue	Primary blue. For use with three-color light primary system in eye lighting.
	857 Light Medium Blue
81 Urban Blue		Very cold brittle feeling.
52 Surprise Blue		Deep rich blue with slight amount of red.
86 Pea Green	878 Yellow Green	Good for dense foliage and woodland effects.
89 Moss Green	871 Light Green	Useful for mood, mystery, and toning.

CYC/SKY

The colors chosen for this group are often used for other purposes, but the shades of amber, red, blue, and green work particularly well on cycloramas. Cycs generally are used to set the horizon of the scene. On some stages blue-colored material is used for cycs, and these should be lit only with blue or green filters.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
	815 Golden Amber	Useful for torchlight and light from wood fires. Use with great care. Destroys most pigment color values.
21 Golden Amber	817 Dark Amber	Useful as amber eye light and late sunsets.
22 Deep Amber		Very useful as a backlight. Dramatic specials.
26 Light Red		Vibrant red. Good alternative primary.
	821 Light Red	Bright red. Alternative to primary red when higher light transmission is required.
27 Medium Red	823 Medium Red	Good red primary for use with three-color light primary systems in cyclorama lighting, footlights, and border lights.
	846 Medium Purple	Midnight and moonlight illusions. Enforces mysterious mood. Useful for evening cyc wash.
	843 Medium Lavender	Excellent for nighttime scenes Rich, vivid accents. Good in backgrounds. Unrealistic.
65 Daylight Blue		Useful for achieving depressed moods and dull skies.
67 Light Sky Blue	851 Daylight Blue	Excellent sky color. Useful for cyc and border.
	852 Smoky Blue (redder)
68 Sky Blue		Excellent for early morning sky tones. Popular among designers for eye and borders.
69 Brilliant Blue	856 Light Blue	Used for dramatic moonlight effects.
73 Peacock Blue	854 Steel Blue	Good for fantasy, moonlight, and water effects.
	855 Azure Blue	Moonlight. Natural sky on cyc. Slightly greenish.
76 Light Green Blue	858 Light Green Blue	Distinctive greenish blues. Useful for romantic moonlight.
	859 Green Blue	Moonlight.
	860 Bright Blue (greener)
	862 True Blue (bluer)
	857 Light Medium Blue	Primary blue.
	861 Surprise Blue	For use with three-color light primary system in eye lighting.
51 Urban Blue		Very cold, hard, brittle feeling.
82 Surprise Blue		Deep rich blue with slight amount of red.
	863 Dark Medium Blue (greener)	Good for nonrealistic night skies.
90 Dark Yellow Green	874 Medium Green	Alternative primary when higher transmission is desired.
95 Medium Blue Green	877 Medium Blue Green	Used on foliage in moonlight areas or for creating a mood of mystery. Good for toning scenery painted in blues, blue-greens, and greens.

SUNLIGHT

Some of these colors are repetitions of those listed under Acting Areas/Warm, but this group is limited to colors that most nearly approximate sunlight. Real sunlight changes color slightly as the day wears on, so colors should be chosen and color changes specified to coincide with the time of day.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
01 Light Bastard Amber	802 Bastard Amber	Enhances fair skin tones. Suggests strong sunlight.
04 Medium Bastard Amber		Especially useful when cross lit with a cool color. Excellent for natural sunlight.
	805 Light Straw	Less green than 07. Excellent realistic sunlight in a light-colored show.
09 Pale Amber Gold		Deep straw. Late afternoon sunsets.
10 Medium Yellow		Yellow with green. Good for special effects. Unflattering in acting areas.
11 Light Straw		Pale yellow with slight red content. Useful for candle effects. Can be used for area lighting and for bright day feeling.
	806 Medium Lemon	Less green than 10. Unflattering in acting areas. Useful for contrast-lighting accents and hot-day sunlight.
	807 Dark Lemon	Darker than 806 with a higher red content.
14 Medium Straw		Pale amber; higher red content than 12. Sunlight, accents area lighting with caution to skin tones.
15 Deep Straw	809 Straw	Warm golden amber with some green. Useful for special effects. Candlelight and firelight tend to depress color pigment values. Use with care.
	810 No Color Amber	Good warm-glow color for fire effect.
	813 Light Amber	Dark pink amber. Sunlight. Deep sunsets.
20 Medium Amber		Afternoon sunlight, lamplight, and candlelight. Tends to depress color pigment values.
	815 Golden Amber	Greater red content than 20. Useful for torchlight and light from wood fires. Use with great care. Destroys most pigment color values.
	819 Orange Amber	Provides excellent effect in par fixtures.
25 Orange Red	818 Orange	Same as 819. Less red.
23 Orange		Provides romantic sunlight through windows for evening effects.
	869 Pale Yellow Green	Excellent accent tint. Soft tone frontlight at low dimmer readings.

MOONLIGHT

Moonlight is represented by lavender or blue, but there is a wide range of mood among the choices available. The shade of moonlight chosen usually reflects the mood of the play's action.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
57 Lavender	841 Surprise Pink (redder)	Excellent backlight. Gives good visibility without destroying night illusions.
58 Deep Lavender	842 Special Lavender	Enhances dimensionality.
	844 Violet
65 Daylight Blue		Useful for achieving depressed moods and dull skies.
67 Light Sky Blue	851 Daylight Blue	Excellent sky color. Useful for cyc and border.
	852 Smokey Blue (redder)
68 Sky Blue		Excellent for early morning sky tones. Popular among designers for eye and borders.
69 Brilliant Blue	856 Light Blue	Used for dramatic moonlight effects.
	848 Water Blue	Pale greenish blue.
	849 Pale Blue (greener)
70 Nile Blue	850 No Color Blue	Useful for very light midday skies. Occasionally used for general cool tint.
71 Sea Blue	853 Middle Blue (greener)
72 Azure Blue
73 Peacock Blue	854 Steel Blue	Good for fantasy, moonlight, and water effects.
	855 Azure Blue	Natural sky on cyc. Slightly greenish.
81 Urban Blue		Very cold, brittle feeling.
82 Surprise Blue		Deep, rich blue with slight amount of red.

NIGHT/EVENING

These shades of blue are used for night where moonlight may or may not be the basic form of illumination. Night is black, which is the absence of color. These colors allow the audience to see the action while maintaining the feeling of night.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
76 Light Green Blue	858 Light Green Blue
	860 Bright Blue (greener)	Useful for romantic moonlight.
	862 True Blue (bluer)
	861 Surprise Blue	Primary blue. For use with three-color light primary system in eye lighting.
	857 Light Medium Blue
85 Deep Blue

SPECIAL EFFECTS

This large group of colors may be used for special effects such as fire and ghosts, but special effects include special color accents that add just the right note to a stage picture. The descriptions should help locate the exact color needed. This group is above all others subject to imagination and style.

Supergel	Roscolene	Applications
10 Medium Yellow		Yellow with green. Good for special effects. Accent unflattering in acting areas.
11 Light Straw		Pale yellow with slight red content. Useful for candle effects. Can be used for area lighting and bright-day feeling.
	806 Medium Yellow	Less green than 10. Unflattering in acting areas. Useful for contrast lighting, accents, and hot-day sunlight.
	807 Dark Lemon	Darker than 806 with a higher red content.
	811 Flame	Warm pinkish amber. Afternoon sunset. Good sidelight.
	813 Light Amber	Dark pink amber. Sunlight. Deep sunsets.
19 Fire		Strong red amber. Excellent for fire effects.
	815 Golden Amber	Useful for torchlight and light from wood fires. Use with great care. Destroys most pigment color values.
	817 Dark Amber	Useful as amber cyc light and late sunsets.
22 Deep Amber		Very useful as a backlight. Dramatic specials.
24 Scarlet		Very deep amber. Red with a touch of blue.
	819 Orange Amber	Provides excellent effect in par fixtures.
25 Orange Red	818 Orange	Same as 819. Less red.
26 Light Red		Vibrant red. Good alternate primary.
	821 Light Red	Bright red. Alternative to primary red when higher light transmission is needed.
27 Medium Red	823 Medium Red	Cycs. Good red primary for use with three-color light primary systems in cyc lighting, footlights, and border lights.
45 Rose	832 Rose Pink	Use on scenery and background effects. Adds tone and modeling to scenery.
46 Magenta	837 Medium Magenta	Uses similar to those of 45 when more saturation is needed.
48 Rose Purple		Pale evening color. Excellent for backlight.
	838 Dark Magenta	Greater intensity than 48.
	839 Rose Purple	Greater intensity than 838.
49 Medium Purple		Darkest of the magenta purple range.
	843 Medium Lavender	Excellent for nighttime scenes. Rich, vivid accents. Good in backgrounds. Unrealistic.
	846 Medium Purple	Midnight and moonlight illusions. Enforces mysterious mood. Useful for evening cyc wash.
76 Light Green Blue	858 Light Green Blue	Distinctive greenish blues. Useful for romantic moonlight.
	859 Green Blue	Moonlight.
	860 Bright Blue (greener)
	862 True Blue (bluer)
79 Bright Blue		Cool, clear, bright blue.
	857 Medium Blue	Primary blue. For use with three-color light primary system in eye lighting.
	861 Surprise Blue
	863 Dark Medium Blue (greener)	Good for nonrealistic night skies.
	866 Dark Urban Blue	Extremely dark blue. Highly saturated. Useful for crossover lights.
86A Pea Green	878 Yellow Green	Good for dense foliage and woodland effects.
89 Moss Green	871 Light Green	Useful for mood, mystery, and toning.
90 Dark Yellow Green	874 Medium Green	Alternative primary when higher transmission is desired.
94 Kelly Green		Fantasy and unrealistic effects. Unflattering on skin tones.
95 Medium Blue Green	877 Medium Blue Green	Used on foliage in moonlight areas or for creating a mood of mystery. Good for toning scenery painted in blues, blue-greens, and greens.
	880 Light Gray	Usually used in combination with light tints of color. Reduces the brightness of color but does not affect hue or saturation. Useful when dimmer control or lower wattage lamp is not practical.
	882 Light Chocolate	Warms light and reduces intensity.
100 Frost	801 Frost
101 Light Frost	883 Medium Gray
104 Tough Silk
113 Matte Silk
114 Hamburg Frost
120 Red Diffusion
121 Blue Diffusion
122 Green Diffusion
123 Amber Diffusion

Compiled by Thom Daly, Mitchell Gottlieb, and Jon C. Oleinick, Rosco Laboratories, Port Chester, NY 10573.

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