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Transforming Open Space into a Stage at Park Avenue Armory
It’s no easy task to transform a wide open, cavernous space into a captivating, all engrossing theatrical environment. With a little help from Rose Brand, the magicians at Park Avenue Armory did it for the critically acclaimed production of “The Lehman Trilogy.” How do you build a theatre from scratch in the massive Wade Thompson Drill Hall? Start by creating a full proscenium with nearly an acre of masking curtains
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Producing & Rigging Outdoor Projection Screens
Legendary rock band Phish hosted their 10th Magnaball extravaganza at the racetrack in Watkins Glen, New York. The 40,000 fan sellout event featured music, fun, and multi-media extravaganzas over the course of a 3-day weekend. A centerpiece of the festival was a 175’ wide projection screen rigged to the back of the race track bleachers. Rose Brand Inc. provided the screen, surrounding masking, and installation management.
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Curtain Design, Specification & Build
Many times customers come to us with a curtain design that's already been developed and then we make their vision come to life. Other times we’re asked to create the vision, designing from scratch. An example of the latter is our main curtain creation for the historic Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore.
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Masking That Accomodates Variable Projection Screen Sizes
Lots of folks are interested in masking that can accommodate different screen dimensions, depending on the specs of the video/film to be projected. The following was a killer solution for a wealth of issues surrounding a project of this nature. Our client wanted an automated, motorized system for configuring all four sides of the masking curtains that surrounded their screen.
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Masking Ambient Light in an Arena
Esports has become big business. Witness the Fortnite World Cup Tournament, a three-day spectator competition where professional video gamers competed for $30 million in prize money. The USTA Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, NY provided this year’s venue where thousands gathered to watch.
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NCAA Tournament: Rose Brand Gets to the Final Four Along With Chicago Flyhouse
Rose Brand partnered with Chicago Flyhouse on a massive project to control the lighting in the 2019 NCAA Final Four tournament at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The windowed perimeter of the venue caused natural sunlight to change lighting conditions on the basketball courts, depending on time of day and weather conditions. But the NCAA required the light to be consistent for all tournament games. What to do?
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How to Choose Your Black Masking Fabric, a Handy Chart
Here’s a useful tool for choosing black masking fabric whether you’re interested in a sewn curtain or just draping material. The fabrics below are ranked in descending order of price and described in terms of opacity, blackness, weight, width and use.
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3 Common Uses for Masking Fabrics
Our customers use masking fabrics in numerous ways, not the least of which is to absorb light and to hide walls, equipment and performers. Some additional uses are described below. In most cases, it's important that the masking fabric be opaque so that it acts as a good barrier to light and / or sound.
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Creating & Installing Masking Panels for the Walmart AMP Outdoor Venue
This outdoor concert venue had some unique challenges for rigging and soft goods. Rose Brand stepped up to the challenge by teaming with McLaren Engineering to design, fabricate, and install Textilene mesh side masking on the stage.
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