Sequential cross-fading color filters and system

A light projection system comprising:

• a lamp coupled with a reflector such that when said lamp is energized, said lamp and reflector form a visible light beam focused upon a focal point;
• a first color filter plate mounted near said focal point, said first color filter plate comprising a transparent substrate supporting a first spatially-modulated, continuously-variable interference filter coating on a surface thereof, said first coating exhibiting a band pass hue characteristic that varies along a first gradient axis thereof, said coating exhibiting a saturation characteristic that varies along a second gradient axis thereof;
• a first carriage supporting said first color filter plate, said first carriage being movable in two directions relative to said surface;
• a second color filter plate mounted near said focal point, said color filter plate comprising a transparent substrate supporting a second spatially-modulated, continuously-variable interference filter coating on a surface thereof, said second coating exhibiting a band reject hue characteristic that varies along a first gradient axis thereof, said second coating exhibiting a continuously-variable saturation characteristic along a second gradient axis thereof;
• a second carriage supporting said second color filter plate in a sequentially arrangement relative to said first color filter plate, said second carriage being moveable in two directions relative to said surface;
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• a lens disposed downstream of said color filter plates.