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The Birth Of A Gobo: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of New Gobo Designs

The Birth Of A Gobo: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of New Gobo Designs

Rosco Case Study A story from the Rosco Spectrum Blog For more stories like this, visit the Rosco Spectrum Blog: www.rosco.com/spectrum The Birth Of A Gobo: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of New Gobo Designs While designing a production of the musical 1776 at the John W. Engeman Theater, Lighting Designer Cory Pattak needed to project imagery for a pivotal moment in the show. His solution was to work with Scenic Designer Stephen Dobay to create a pair of Rosco Custom Gobos for the production – and those two patterns are now official Rosco Standard Gobos! Below, Cory shares the history of the “Independence” gobo designs. There is a fairly iconic moment often seen in many productions of 1776 where the play ends with the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence all freezi

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