Butterflies and Overheads

Rosco Butterflies and Overheads are manufactured to fit the standard frames used in motion picture and television production – from 4’x4’ (1.12 x 1.12 m) to 20’x20’ (5.90 x 5.90 m), with custom sizes and finishing available as well.

Using a wide variety of popular filmmaking light modifying materials, Rosco Butterflies and Overheads can be used for diffusion, reflection, beam control & shaping, and modifying colour temperature. Digital compositing textiles such as Chroma Key Green and Blue are also available.

Egg Crate Butterflies are also available to control the spill from large frames of diffusion and direct the light where it needs to be on set. They are available in 40° and 50° configurations and are manufactured using a lightweight, durable, light-absorbing fabric.

All Rosco Butterflies and Overheads are supplied edge-finished with ties and grommets using industrial-strength webbing to provide strength and flexibility. The grommets are spaced every 25 cm for standard sizes up and including 8' x 12' (2.35 x 3.55 m) and every 35 cm for larger standard and custom sizes. The webbing for Nets and Silks is colour-coded to facilitate easy identification on set. Each shipped inside a water-resistant bag.

• Single Net (black and white) = Green
• Double Net (black and white) = Red
• Silks (natural and artificial) = Yellow

Standard sizes:

4' x 4' (1.12 x 1.12 m)
6' x 6' (1.74 x 1.74 m)
8' x 8' (2.35 x 2.35 m)
8' x 12' (2.35 x 3.55 m)
12' x 12' (3.55 x 3.55 m)
12' x 20' (3.55 x 5.90 m)
20' x 20' (5.90 x 5.90 m)

Custom sizes and finishing are also available.

Standard materials:

Grid Cloth Black Artificial Silk Green Chroma Key Trevira
Light Grid Cloth 1/4 Black Artificial Silk Blue Chroma Key Trevira
1/4 Grid Cloth White Single Net Green/Blue Reversible Chroma Key
Silent Grid Cloth White Double Net Windbag
Silent Light Grid Cloth Black Single Net Cinebounce
Silent 1/4 Grid Cloth Black Double Net Griffolyn Black/White
Full Dyed Grid Cloth CTS White Gobelin Scrim White Muslin
1/2 Dyed Grid Cloth CTS Grey Gobelin Scrim Natural Muslin
1/2 Dyed Grid Cloth CTB Black Gobelin Scrim Grey Muslin
1/4 Dyed Grid Cloth CTB Silver Reflector White Molton
Dyed Grid Cloth Moonlight Gold Reflector Grey Molton
Soft Frost Checkerboard Gold/Silver Black Molton
Silent Frost Green Digital Fabric Bolton
Hilite Blue Digital Fabric Black Commando Cloth/Duvetyne
Cine Diffuser Green Molton Chroma Key Camouflage Net
White China Silk Blue Molton Chroma Key  
White Artificial Silk Green Chroma Key  
1/4 White Artificial Silk Blue Chroma Key  


Light reduction:

Material Reduction
Artificial Silk 1 STOP
White (China) Silk 1/2 STOP
¼ Artificial Silk 1/4 STOP
Black or White Single Net 1/2 STOP
Black or White Double Net 1 STOP
Black or White Triple Net 1 1/2 STOP


Egg Crate Butterflies

Egg Crate Butterflies allow filmmakers to control spill from the large frames of diffusion they use to soften light on set. Available in 40° and 50° configurations and manufactured using a lightweight, durable, light-absorbing fabric.

Butterflies & Overheads Data Sheet

Butterfly Egg Crate Data Sheet

Butterfly Egg Crate Video

Artificial Silk Flame Retardant Certificate

Nets Flame Retardant Certificate

Gobelin Scrim Flame Retardant Certificate

Chroma Key Green Flame Retardant Certificate

White Muslin Flame Retardant Certificate

Natural Muslin Flame Retardant Certificate

Molton Flame Retardant Certificate

Standard Materials

#3030 Grid Cloth A reinforced diffusion material. Ideal for tenting and large area diffusion.
#3032 Light Grid Cloth Similar characteristics to Grid Cloth, but less dense.
#3034 1/4 Grid Cloth Similar characteristics to Grid Cloth, but less dense then #3032.
#3060 Silent Grid Cloth A reinforced, woven diffusion material. Similar properties to Grid Cloth (#3030), but quiet when used outdoors in windy conditions.
#3062 Silent Light Grid Cloth A reinforced, woven diffusion material. Similar properties to Light Grid Cloth (#3032), but quiet when used outdoors in windy conditions.
#3064 Silent 1/4 Grid Cloth A reinforced, woven diffusion material. Similar properties to 1/4 Grid Cloth (No. 3034), but quiet when used outdoors in windy conditions.
#3081 Full Straw Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will lower Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3082 1/2 Straw Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will lower Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3083 1/4 Straw Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will lower Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3071 Full Blue Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will raise Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3072 1/2 Blue Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will raise Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3073 1/4 Blue Grid Cloth Reinforced diffusion material that will raise Kelvin temperature of a light source.
#3090 Dyed Grid Cloth Moonlight A reinforced diffusion that, when placed in front of an HMI light, creates a soft moonlight effect. Also can be used on tungsten lights as a correction to match cool white fluorescent.
#3002 Soft Frost A relatively dense diffuser that creates an even field of soft, “shadowless” light. Excellent for combining multiple lights into a single, large area source.
#3029 Silent Frost A relatively dense diffuser that creates a smooth field of soft “shadowless” light. Excellent for frames and overheads. Particularly useful outdoors when wind causes a noise problem with other plastic diffusers.
#3014 Hilite A moderate diffuser that offers high transmission with minimal colour temperature shift. Ideal for tenting or large area diffusion.
Cine Diffuser A very popular soft diffusion ideal for butterflies and overheads.
#3840 Cinebounce A durable, lightweight, waterproof fabric. White side offers a soft bounce surface, while black side is suitable as an opaque, light-blocking material. Flame retardant.
Windbag A three pass acrylic coated white fabric used for blocking and bouncing light.
Griffolyn A plastic, waterproof fabric similar to Cinebounce. White side offers a soft bounce surface, while black side is suitable as an opaque, light-blocking material. Flame retardant.
White China Silk Softens and diffuses direct light. Creates a significant amount of ambient bounce.
White Artificial Silk Great diffuser in wide width which allows the least possible seams.
Black Artificial Silk Diffuses and softens direct light. Does not introduce ambient bounce.
1/4 White Artificial Silk Slightly diffuses direct light. Introduces ambient bounce produced by the white fabric.
1/4 Black Artificial Silk Diffuses and softens direct light. Does not introduce ambient bounce.
White Single Net An excellent option to work with a seamless butterfly to reduce light intensity over half stop without altering the pattern or colour temperature.
White Double Net Reduces slightly over 1 stop without altering the pattern or colour temperature.
Black Single Net An excellent option to work with a seamless butterfly to reduce light intensity over ½ stop without altering the pattern or colour temperature. Black to avoid reflections.
Black Double Net Reduction of light by over 1 stop without altering the pattern or colour temperature.
White Gobelin Scrim Excellent for reducing glare and light. White to bounce light.
Grey Gobelin Scrim Reduces glare and light. Grey colour is neutral to go unoticed in front of any object.
Black Gobelin Scrim Reduces glare and light. Black to avoid light reflections.
Green Digital Fabric The Rosco chroma green colour on a polyester substrate.
Blue Digital Fabric The Rosco chroma blue colour on a polyester substrate.
Green Molton Chroma Key The Rosco chroma green colour on a cotton substrate.
Blue Molton Chroma Key The Rosco chroma blue colour on a cotton substrate.
Green Chroma Key Trevira The Rosco chroma green colour on an inherently flame-retardant polyester substrate.
Blue Chroma Key Trevira The Rosco chroma blue colour on an inherently flame-retardant polyester substrate.
Green Chroma Key The Rosco chroma green colour on a flexible polyester substrate.
Blue Chroma Key The Rosco chroma blue colour on a flexible polyester substrate.
Green/Blue Reversible Chroma Key All in one. The Rosco Chroma Green and Chroma Blue colours in one unique panel. No colour interferences due to the in-between black molton layer.
Silver Reflector Lame Bright and cold light reflection.
Gold Reflector Lame Bright and warm light reflection.
Checkerboad Lame (Gold/Silver) Bright and mixed cold/warm light reflection.
White Muslin Ideal to bounce light or use it as white background.
Natural Muslin Ideal to bounce light adding a warm tone or to do white balance.
Grey Muslin The ideal TV cyclorama fabric. Also useful in shootings as a good projection surface.
White Molton The European masking product. White to bounce light.
Grey Molton The European masking product. Grey colour enables its use also as a projection surface.
Black Molton The European masking product. Black to avoid light reflections.
Black Bolton A blackout product with a velvet-like appearance. Black to avoid light reflections.
Black Commando Cloth/Duvetyne The American masking product also known as Duvetyne. Black to avoid light reflections.
Camouflage Net Ideal for creating shades and textures in film lighting.
3030 Grid Cloth

3030 Grid Cloth
 

3032 Light Grid Cloth

3032 Light Grid Cloth
 

3034 quarter light grid cloth

3034 1/4 Light Grid Cloth
 

3060 Silent Grid Cloth

3060 Silent Grid Cloth
 

3062 Silent Light Grid Cloth

3062 Silent Light Grid Cloth
 

3064 quarter silent grid cloth

3064 1/4 Silent Grid Cloth
 

3081 Full CTS Grid Cloth

3081 Full Dyed Grid Cloth CTS
 

3082 half CTS Grid Cloth

3082 1/2 Dyed Grid Cloth CTS
 

3072 Half CTB Grid Cloth

3072 1/2 Dyed Grid Cloth CTB
 

3073

3073 1/4 Dyed Grid Cloth CTB
 

3090 Moonlight Grid Cloth

3090 Dyed Grid Cloth Moonlight
 

3002 Soft Frost

3002 Soft Frost
 

3029 Silent Frost

3029 Silent Frost
 

3014 Hilite

3014 Hilite
 

Cine Diffuser

Cine Diffuser
 

White china silk

White China Silk
 

White artificial silk

White Artificial Silk
 

butterfly quarter white artificial silk

1/4 White Artificial Silk
 

Butterfly black artificial silk

Black Artificial Silk
 

butterfly quarter black artificial silk

1/4 Black Artificial Silk
 

White single net

White Single Net
 

Butterfly white double net

White Double Net
 

Black single net

Black Single Net
 

Butterfly black double net

Black Double Net
 

Butterfly-White-Gobelin 08-Scrim

White Gobelin Scrim
 

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Grey Gobelin Scrim
 

Butterfly-Black-Gobelin 08-Scrim 1

Black Gobelin Scrim
 

Butterfly-Green-Chromakey1

Green Chroma Key
 

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Blue Chroma Key
 

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Green ChromaFly
 

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Blue ChromaFly
 

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Green Molton Chroma Key
 

Butterfly-Blue-Molton-Chromakey1

Blue Molton Chroma Key
 

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Green Digital Fabric
 

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Blue Digital Fabric
 

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Reversible Blue/Green Chroma Key
 

Gold Reflector Lame F

Gold Reflector
 

Reflector Lame Plata F

Silver Reflector
 

Checkerboard Oro-Plata

Gold/Silver Reflector
 

Butterfly-Windbag1_Web_Size

Windbag
 

Butterfly-3840-Cinebounce-Black-Side1WebSize

3840 Cinebounce Black/White
Reversible - Black Side
 

Butterfly-3840-Cinebounce-White-Side1WebSize

3840 Cinebounce Black/White
Reversible - White Side
 

 Butterfly-Griffolyn-Black-Side1

Griffolyn Black/White
Reversible - Black Side
 

Butterfly-Griffolyn-White-Side1WebSize

Griffolyn Black/White
Reversible - White Side
 

Butterfly-White-Muslin1

White Muslin
 

Butterfly-Natural-Muslin1

Natural Muslin
 

Butterfly-Grey-Muslin1

Grey Muslin
 

Butterfly-White-Molton_1

White Molton
 

Butterfly-Grey-Molton_1

Grey Molton
 

Butterfly-Black-Molton_1

Black Molton
 

Butterfly-Black-Bolton_1

Black Bolton
 

Butterfly-Black-Duvetyne_1

Black Commando Cloth/Duvetyne
 

Butterfly-Camouflage-Net1

Camouflage Net
 

     

 

e Cyclorama-Hanging-Systems-Black-Elastic-Band - 325 × 250 px

Black elastic band
 

Cyclorama-Hanging-Systems-White-Elastic-Band - 325 × 250 px

White elastic band
 

Cyclorama-Hanging-Systems-Black-Ties - 325 × 250 px

Black tie
 

Cyclorama-white-ties_web_size - 325 × 250 px-2

White tie
 

Butterfly Bag

Butterfly bag