5@5: LDI Record Breaker, Lighting M. Butterfly, Revamping Screens Workflow, & More

The 5@5 is released every Thursday at 5pm EST as a round-up of the week's top entertainment design and technology items, so you can stay up to date on industry news.

LDI2017: Scenes From The Record-Breaking Show

Held November 13-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, LDI2017 was one for the records.

5Qs: Lauren Shaw, President Of SpinFX

Lauren Shaw discusses building your own LED products, as she did with the SpinFX Pro Hoop, which can be customized to project 3D logos, pictures, or words.

Designing M. Butterfly: The Lighting

Tony Award-winning lighting designer Don Holder helps illuminate the complex relationships in Julie Taymor's Broadway revival of M. Butterfly.

5Qs: Jeffrey Cady, Hippotizer Expert

His lighting and projection designs seen all over the world, Jeffrey Cady is an expert on Green Hippo’s Hippotizer media server and is presently the head trainer for HippoSchool in North America.

VER Fireside Chat At LDI: Revamping Your Screens Workflow With Laura Frank

Laura Frank, screens producer and owner of Luminous FX, and screens engineer Mitch Lathrop discussed how technologies, visuals, and design are changing the way we think about screens workflow. 

BONUS! The November Issue Of Live Design

Now available as a digital PDF, the November issue features In & Of Itself Off-Broadway, mapping Houston's Energy City, Andrew Gumper of AG Light & Sound, Justin Bieber tour, Logic tour, and more.