Rosco Gobos Overview
       

Gobos, or patterns, are used extensively in theatre, film and television to project scenic images, create atmosphere and increase the visual impact of the lighting. Texture and shading can enhance any lighting design. Whether it's the night-lights of a cityscape, a cloudy sky or sunlight filtering through the leafy branches of trees, gobos are almost certain to be used.

Rosco Steel Gobo

The Rosco Designer Pattern range offers over 1000 standard gobo designs, many of which have been created by the worlds leading lighting designers. Each gobo in our catalogue is displayed with its Rosco number and name in the bottom left hand corner.

Steel gobos are used to create shadows, simulate windows and doorways, project foliage or generate random patterns of light. Rosco glass gobos, such as Colorizers and Prismatics, can be used to add broken colour to the projected effect. Rosco specialist gobos are shown in our catalogue with a letter in the upper left hand corner as in the gobo pictured below. The letters we use are...

M = Meshed, C = Colorizers, P = Prismatics, SP = Spectrumgobos, SS = Signature Series.
Rosco Meshed Gobo

To project a pattern the desired gobo is inserted into a gobo holder which is then inserted into the gate of a profile spotlight. Animated patterns can be created using gobo rotators in your luminaires. Rosco gobos are circular to enable the gobo to be rotated in the gate of the luminaires to align the projected pattern with the stage or scenery.

Rosco standard steel gobos are available in sizes A, B, D, E and M.

Please note that not all designs are in stock for every size. A lead time of three to four weeks may apply.
Revised: 22-Dec-2008 Copyright (C) 2005 Adena Limited