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<blockquote data-quote="[waldo] Casey Williams" data-source="post: 40719" data-attributes="member: 376">Re: Par Can shell color choice.I&#039;ve never understood any argument for non-black, and I still don&#039;t.The fixtures are there to cast light onto something else. The only people who look at the fixtures are us. Everyone else is looking at the thing being lit.If you think there&#039;s some excitement or value in drawing attention to the fixtures, then you must really like movers. Those are extra-exciting to look at since, well, they move. So then if drawing attention to the fixtures was something desirable, surely someone would manufacture movers in raw aluminum or white. Since no manufacturer actually produces movers in silver or white, it shows that the industry understands that there is no value in drawing attention to the fixtures.Aluminum can be anodized or painted. I do believe truss should be black too. It&#039;s another thing that we spend time looking at, but which has no visual resonance for the audience.w</blockquote>

[QUOTE="[waldo] Casey Williams, post: 40719, member: 376"] Re: Par Can shell color choice. I've never understood any argument for non-black, and I still don't. The fixtures are there to cast light onto something else. The only people who look at the fixtures are us. Everyone else is looking at the thing being lit. If you think there's some excitement or value in drawing attention to the fixtures, then you must really like movers. Those are extra-exciting to look at since, well, they move. So then if drawing attention to the fixtures was something desirable, surely someone would manufacture movers in raw aluminum or white. Since no manufacturer actually produces movers in silver or white, it shows that the industry understands that there is no value in drawing attention to the fixtures. Aluminum can be anodized or painted. I do believe truss should be black too. It's another thing that we spend time looking at, but which has no visual resonance for the audience. w [/QUOTE]

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