Thread: help using theatrical gels?

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What is gaff tape? Where does one get it? I live in a creative void up here...

gaffers tape is like duct tape....but a hundred times better. It holds strong and doesn't leave any residue. It also doesn't come cheap. I know you can buy it through theatrical and film production supply companies, but other than that I couldn't say.

I have made a kinda can/spot light out of those black plastic pots that they sell plants in and cut a hole in the bottom just big enough to stick a floodlight socket though.So from there you could mount the gel on the other end just make sure you drill a couple holes in the underside for heat to escape but not rain and snow to get in and make sure the bulb doesn't touch the plastic.

So the light would point straight up in the air, right? I'm not sure how effective that would be... any ideas on how to aim the light where it should be?