Two Set Design Techniques From HBO’s The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age on HBO Max is a period drama that pits two nineteenth-century families against each other. The van Rhijn family represents “old money,” while the Russells, who just moved into a palatial estate across the street, represent “new money” gained from the Industrial Revolution. Below, Art Director Laura Ballinger Gardner shares two Gilded Age set design techniques that the […]

How A Rosco SoftDrop^® Created A 360º London Background For “The Union”

Netflix’s action spy comedy, The Union, follows the story of Mike (Mark Wahlberg) whose peaceful life is disrupted when he encounters his high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), who now works for a top-secret government agency called “The Union.” The operational headquarters of the agency in the story is set inside London’s iconic BT Tower, which […]

Choosing the Perfect Background: A Guide to SoftDrop^®, Chroma Key & the RDX LAB™ System

Rosco has been providing film, television, and broadcast sets with a multitude of background options for more than four decades. From traditional, large-scale printed backdrops, to blue and green screen materials, to digital backdrops for LED walls – Rosco has the background solution your production needs. Below, we examine all of the available solutions to […]