E276 Rosco E Colour - Blackout Filter

Available Size

Rosco E276 Blackout is supplied in a single roll format designed for easy transport, trimming and rigging on set.

Rosco E276 Blackout Filter

Rosco E276 Blackout is an opaque lighting control material designed to completely block light, create negative fill and produce shadow effects for film, television and photography productions.

Unlike improvised blackout materials, E276 Blackout is supplied as a professional lighting filter material that can be quickly cut, taped, framed or rigged wherever light control is required.

Common Uses

• Blacking out windows on location
• Creating negative fill for contrast
• Reducing ambient bounce from walls or floors
• Rigging as a lightweight flag on frames or stands
• Cutting custom cucoloris (cookie) shadow patterns

Blocking Window Light

Daylight through windows can sometimes be helpful in a scene, but many times it needs to be removed entirely. Rosco Blackout can be temporarily installed into windows to eliminate daylight and allow full lighting control.

Creating Negative Fill

Blackout can also be used to remove ambient or bounced light entering a scene. This technique is known as negative fill and helps increase contrast and shape in an image.

Because Blackout has a matte frosted finish, it absorbs light effectively and works well when mounted in gel frames, rigged on stands or taped temporarily to walls or floors.

Custom Cucoloris Effects

Rosco Blackout can easily be cut with scissors or a matte knife to create custom cucoloris (cookie) effects that cast textured shadows into a scene.

This allows filmmakers to create shadow patterns and lighting textures without needing plywood or heavy rigging materials.