Gaffers Tape
Colored gaffers tape is manufactured in many colors with matte surface cloth coated. It is a single-faced adhesive tape of polyethylene (PE) laminated spun rayon cloth backing which is coated by rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). The various colored gaffers tape’s surface is matte-finished, and diffuses light reflection.
Colored Gaffer tape use for Film & television production, and also use for theatre, concerts, live shows. So it’s also named Gaff tape, Stage tape.
In Film Industry, Production crews in television, motion pictures, concerts, and live shows, use gaffers tape to fix cables, carpets and other short-term set-ups.
On stages, using matte black gaffers tape can provide black edges to tables, chairs, and other props; it can be used to hide cables from the view of the audience or camera; and soften clattering noises of shoes on stage; and it is used to fasten props on shelves in a moving set.
Spike Tape
Spike tape is used to create a stage marking called a spike. It is a special gaffers tape. Spike tape may also be fluorescent so that it can be easily seen by the running crews moving set pieces during a dark scene change.
Fluorescent Spike tape use for a film & television production or stage spike tape, as a marking around the stage. The film crew or stage management team usually use two pieces of tape laid in an "X" shape. This marking is used to show the correct position for set pieces, furniture, actors and other items which move during the course of a performance and are required to stop or be placed in a specific location.
Fluorescent spike tape use for a labeling tape on light control board, DJ mixing board, audio mixer. It is also called DJ tape. It helps DJ mark where certain tracks, or certain parts of the track start.
Some sound crews use fluorescent spike tape to fasten radio microphone belt packs to the actor’s back; other sound crews use fluorescent spike tape to secure the positions of microphone stands. The fluorescent spike tape use for marking the microphone. Different actors easily and quickly identify which microphone they should use in the dark light environment.
Different application:
Gaffers Tape
Is commonly used on secure on film and television sets cables and equipment. It is also used for temporarily repairing props and costumes.
Spike Tape
Used in theater productions and live events to mark positions on the stage or floor.
Chroma Key Tape
Is typically applied to a green or blue screen or backdrop, which is then used as a chroma key to composite images or footage onto a different background.
Different Colors:
Gaffer Tapes
Matte Silver / Matte Blue / Matte Black / Matte White / Matte Red /Matte Yellow / Matte Green.
Spike Tape
Matte Fluorescent Green, Matte Fluorescent Yellow, Matte Fluorescent Orange, Matte Fluorescent Pink.
Chroma Key Tape
Chroma key Green or Chroma key Blue.
Different Roll Size:
Gaffer Tapes
50mmx50m.
It will be bigger length each roll for stage floor and carpet application.
Spike Tape
12mmx25m, 25mmx25m.
Spike tape normally cut to 1″ or 1/2″ narrow rolls, narrow stick and easy tear by hand.
Chroma Key Tape
50mmx25m.
It will be easy handle to fix the background screen.
