Patrick

Flicking through Rosco's E-Colour+ swatchbook I knew at once that Surprise Peach (017) would provide exactly what I wanted. On top of that I chose E-Colour+ Half CT Orange (205) for the key lights to cut through the Surprise Peach at specific points of focus on the set, the bar and tables and chairs. That dealt with the bulk of the show. As each character told his story the general state slowly dipped to concentrate on him leaving just the Surprise Peach for the rest of the set. It's an old trick but only works well if there's enough time for the fades to happen discreetly.

The same applies to Valerie's story. But the difference here is that it is altogether more chilling than the men's. It seemed appropriate to shift the colour towards that end of the spectrum. What was clear was that something blue would not be appropriate. What I wanted was dinge with an edge, murky dawn. As far as I know nothing suitable exists. It seems to be something of a holy grail for colour. I've tried various combinations in the swatch book before I eventually settled on E-Colour+ Fluorescent 4300K (242) and Minus Green (247) together. It's a recipe that's served well in the past and one that would be appropriate on this occasion. The final element was to highlight Valerie. For this I chose E-Colour+ 247. On its own it helped considerably with the skin tone under the altogether more ghostly light of the 242/247 combination. (The pictures were taken at the first dress after which the spill from the 247 on the bar was shuttered out). "