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David Rockwell’s Oscar Moment

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Rockwell’s rendering for the set of the Academy Awards.

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Photos: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.


Okay, well, maybe David Rockwell’s Oscar “moment” was less of a moment and more of an entire evening virtually spent center stage…in a way. If the man himself was never seen on stage (although he was featured on ABC’s broadcast minutes more

Assisting

I flew into NYC last week to start assisting on an off-broadway show. It has been a very long week, but I have managed to keep my energy up for the most part. Today is my day off so I thought I would blog a little about being an assistant. I thought I would briefly go over a lot of the expectations of an assistant, but what more

StudioPix - Thanks for Rocking Me!

I had a chance to get my face rocked off this last weekend by both a band called The Disco Biscuits and High End’s big ol’ LED spectacular, the StudioPix. At Denver’s Ogden Theatre, I saw two nights of the band and its very unique lighting, by lighting designer Johnny R. Goode. I promise this isn’t another review of the show, because I already did one of those more

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Are You Supporting Earth Hour?

Do you already know about Earth Hour? Okay, if you don’t, here’s how it’s described on the “about” section of the organization’s website:


What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour. more

Update From Ben Hagen

Lighting designer Ben Hagen has been busy since last year’s LDI when he was named the winner of the Wally Russell 2009 Most Promising Newcomer Award. Since then he has been accepted in USA (United Scenic Artists) and will be sworn in at their March meeting. He also just returned from Boston, where he was working with Vivien Leone on the transfer of the Dirty Dancing tour more

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