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Lee Filters - How It's Made


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Watched how they make Lee Filter on How It's Made this morning. I'd always assumed the polyester was dyed, but was surprised to see that the colour was actually bonded to clear polyester, sitting on the surface of the clear carrier. Then it showed photographic filters which were dipped in hot dye, and they would then let the colour inside the plastic rather than sit it on top.

 

All these years of using it, and never knew how they made it! Funny how I've never ever seen the colour scratch off?

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Watched how they make Lee Filter on How It's Made this morning.

 

Obviously got far too much time on your hands! I have a vague recollection (that's how they come these days) of catching that one late at night some months ago - fascinating.

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This is why Rosco users say it is a better gel, because the dye is diffused through. I use Lee because it is what was available when I learnt lighting. I was taught to have the colour side face away from the lamp or lens, to increase the life of saturated Lee gels.
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Ditto! In over 40 years at this madness, I never knew there was a front and a back to gels!! How can you tell the difference? Are you sure this is not like the glass hammer and the striped paint? If this post was on April 1 I would not be surprised!! However if people have visited the factory and have seen it in production it must be true.
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Back in the 60s I was taught that the gel always sits outside of any diffusion to prolong the life of the gel. We also had a strict policy of saving the lights as soon as the show was over. Between shows the manager even used to swap out all the lamps for lower power ones which made plotting during rehearsals something of a challenge - so, when he wasn't looking, we used to swap them back again. Mind you, lamps didn't last so long 'in the old days'. Ah the smell of burning dust and the occasional spit of molten copper - those were the days...

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