[SML] Gel colors for Sweeney Todd

[Stephen Litterst]

On 4/20/17 6:21 PM, Don Taco via Stagecraft wrote:

> Tone the colors down so that the direction of the lights, and the
> shadows, can actually be noticed. Let go of the notion that nice
> definition and visibilty of the actor's faces is valuable, and work with
> a harsh key light and almost no fill. Use some floods on the set to
> create separation from the actors, instead of down or back lights.

We did a show once where the director wanted it to look like film noir. 
The LD ended up using the Rosco Calcolor series (4915, 4930, 4960, 4990) 
to keep the lighting monochromatic, but with variation in saturation. 
Then she did some of Taco's techniques to create shadows and separation.

Steve L.

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