METAL 141
Occasionally, you may decide to use an opaque reector (reecting
another light somewhere else in the set) as a light source for the metal. In
this case, a gobo cannot produce soly graduated black magic, but a so-
edged stripe of black spray paint across the reector will create the same
eect.
Dulling Spray
Dulling spray creates a matte surface that increases the diuse reection
and decreases the direct reection from a piece of metal. is allows a little
more freedom to light the metal without strictly obeying the limitations
imposed by the family of angles. Unfortunately, metal with dulling spray on
it no longer looks brightly polished and may not even look like metal!
Heavy-handed use of dulling spray is a habit to avoid