[SML] RP Screen Material Options

[Stephen Rees]

RoseBrand used to sell a polyester fabric called Polycyc that worked very
well for this application. Minimal hot spot for RP and crisp images. Don't
know if they still do.  The ecru color worked very well though.
Steve Rees

Stephen E. Rees
RAC Addition Project Shepherd
State University of New York at Fredonia
716.673.3208 Office
716.680.1565 Mobile


On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 7:49 PM, Jon Lagerquist via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> We have used it for light boxes where it worked nicely. I think Poly
> Muslin would have done the same job for less. As far as projections I do
> not know how much it would diffuse the image.
>
> On 9/14/2016 6:44 AM, Chip Haas via Stagecraft wrote:
>
>> We've got an upcoming production that needs two RP screens,
>> approximately 15' tall and 16' wide. Real RP screen will be too cost
>> prohibitive for us, so looking for any suggestions on alternative
>> materials.
>>
>> In the past I've used heavyweight muslin, but projections for this show
>> will be a wide variety of artwork that needs to be fairly crisp. The
>> times I've used muslin, it's been primarily text and images that didn't
>> matter if they were a little fuzzy. I've used heavy white plastic also,
>> but the fold lines were very difficult to eliminate, so I'm hoping to
>> find another option.
>>
>> Looking at Rose Brand they have Aglo that is at a width that can work is
>> at a price point we might be able to afford, but having never used it
>> wanted to check with the SML hive mind to find out if it works well for
>> a shop built RP screen.
>>
>> I'm also open to other suggestions for materials as well.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Chip
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>> School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
>> The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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