Guys and Dolls has a great score, so here's a little flashback of "Crapshooters' Ballet"—a wonderful dance number— from the 2017 revival at Stratford Festival in Canada Sets by Michael Gianfrancesco, costumes by Dana Osborne, lighting by Michael Walton, and sound by Peter McBoyle... with choreography by Donna Feore, who also directed.
Webcast:
• October 13 @ 11:30am Eastern: The 3D and Motion Design Show: Soak in some valuable tips, techniques and real-world production workflows using Cinema 4D, Redshift and the R.ed Giant suite of products. Speakers: Jonathan Winbush, graphic artist; EJ Hassenfratz, creative director at School of Motion; Chris Schmidt, 3D artist. Register Here.
Looking Ahead, Register In Advance:
• October 20 @ 1pm Eastern: Technical Planning of Video Wall Rigging: Thank goodness that our industry has come a long way in the past 12 months & we aren't all sitting at home waiting for events to start again. However all of us TOMCAT USA, Inc. & Area Four Industries are just as committed to promoting education and industry debate as much as we were during that dark period & with that in mind we are extremely happy to announce our next live webinar covering the technical planning of video wall rigging. This free event will be hosted by our own Norbert Tripp (Technical Director at Area Four Industries) who will discuss the key factors involved with the process with two industry experts Chris Böttger (Tors Rigging Service, Germany) and Stefan Pries (Creative Technology North America, Los Angeles, USA). Register Here.
• October 20: Creating AR and VR Projects With Unreal Engine: An introduction to the VR and AR templates in Unreal Engine—updated in Unreal Engine 4.27— that provide starting points for your XR projects.
• November 3 @ 12pm Eastern: LDI New Tech Breaks: Presentations of new products from LDI exhibitors including ARRI, Madrix, Propared, and Zanni. Stay tuned for registration info.
• November 9 @ 4pm Eastern: USITT: Fall Protection Plans Meet Theatrical Reality: The entertainment industry is full of novel fall hazards - from temporary stages to orchestra pits and “torm” positions. Any time an employee is required to utilize fall protection equipment, they first must be “authorized" to do so—what does that mean? This presentation will cover that question and discuss a variety of “problem areas” in our industry and how to mitigate the fall hazards they present. Free. Presented by Phil van Hest. Register Here.
• November 15-21: LDI2021: A comprehensive professional training program for the entertainment design and technology industry. Complete details here.
Live Design Webcasts On Demand:
• Celebrating The Tonys: Interviews with Tony-nominated sound designer Jonathan Deans (Jagged Little Pill), and Tony winner for Moulin Rouge, Peter Hylenski, moderated by Abe Jacob, and sponsored by Meyer Sound. The second session, sponsored by ETC, features lighting designer Justin Townsend, Tony nominated for Jagged Little Pill and the winner for Moulin Rouge. Free. Register Here.
• Extend Your Reality: How to use the latest technology to create spectacular live experiences. This three-session virtual event is free to watch and sponsored by disguise, the platform for creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular live visual experiences. Three sessions that take you deep into the world of xR production. Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, creative director for Live Design/LDI, will moderate. The tech and design savvy panelists are from disguise as well as such companies as Studio Lab, All Of It Now, Far Right Productions. Free. Register Here..
• Live Design Virtual Webcasts: Extend Your Reality: How to use the latest technology to create spectacular live experiences. This three-session virtual event is free to watch and sponsored by disguise, the platform for creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular live visual experiences. Three sessions that take you deep into the world of xR production. Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, creative director for Live Design/LDI, will moderate. The tech and design savvy panelists are from disguise as well as such companies as Studio Lab, All Of It Now, Far Right Productions. Register Here..
Podcasts:
• Light Talk: Hello Lunch, Goodbye Rat: The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Crossing Picket Lines to Stan's Incidents with Prairie Dogs. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The IATSE Strike Vote; "Given Circumstances"; GDTF and MDR formats; The value of summer theatre; What to look for in a summer company; Sleeping in soggy rooms; Better Than Nothing's "Toxo"; With the prominence of LED fixtures, should we still be teaching subtractive color mixing?; Preparing for the URTA and LDI portfolio reviews; and Learning more than you ever wanted to know about your professors. Listen Here.
LIGHT TALK Episode 236 - "Hello Lunch, Goodbye Rat!"
• Artistic Finance: Can anyone beat the market? More specifically, did Ethan Steimel, a freelance lighting designer, beat the market? New IATSE apprentice Marc Santos joins him for a review of the investments they made for the Artistic Finance 6k, their self designed index fund. In May 2021 they invested in stocks, REITs, cryptocurrency, and wine. This is a three month check-in to compare them to the market. Co-host Marc Santos is now an IATSE apprentice at the Metropolitan Opera. He is also a fine art photographer specializing in dance movement and whose work has been show in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Listen Here.
Things To Buy:
• Behind The Scenes Holiday Cards: Each design comes in a package of 10; Printed on 5 x 7 white card stock; Blank white envelopes included; Card packs are shipped in late November. Buy Here.
Exhibits:
• Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen: Over 100 garments from Broadway, TV, film, and dance on display thru September 26, 2021. A great way to see costumes close up, and check out the detail and the craftsmanship. The venue is at Times Square, near 42nd & Broadway and the maze-like exhibit has been created by Thinc Design. Presented by the Costume Industry Coalition. All proceeds from the exhibition will raise money for the Costume Industry Coalition Recovery Fund, which continues to support one of the hardest hit sectors of the entertainment industry.
Older Podcasts:
• USITT: TECHnically Speaking: USITT's 2021 TDMY (Young Designers, Managers, and Technicians) winner podcast series comes to a close with costume artist Annie Ulrich, winner of the 2021 Barbara Matera Award for Costume Making. Annie Ulrich fell into theatre during her undergraduate studies at Middlebury College in Vermont, where she graduated with a BA in Theatre and Studio Art in 2013. From there, she freelanced as a costume designer and took on the role of assistant shop manager in the same costume shop at Middlebury. In the Spring of 2021, Annie completed her MFA in Theatre and Dance (Costume Technology) from the University of Texas at Austin. Listen Here.
• Inwood ArtWorks On Air: A Podcast With Libby Stadstad: Scenic designer Libby Stadstad discusses her work on an upcoming stop-motion animated film + much more: Listen Here. Read more about her in Live Design: Designing Couples: Libby Stadstad and Brandon Stirling Baker.
• USITT: TECHnically Speaking: 2021 YDMT Award Winner Casey Duke, winner of the 2021 Barbizon Lighting Company Jonathan Resnick Lighting Design Award: Casey Duke is a theatrical lighting designer and MFA candidate in the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts (anticipated 2022), and received her B.A. in Theatre from the Mississippi University for Women in 2014. For the past seven years, Casey has worked in theatres and theme park entertainment such as the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed Musicals, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Listen Here.
• Making Theatre: James Farncombe and Bruno Poet: Lighting designers James Farncombe and Bruno Poet host conversations about the complex and sometimes messy business of making a show for theatre. We aim to draw in guests from all aspects of production; from directors and designers to actors, stage managers, technicians, makers, builders and producers, to start a broader conversation about all things involved in bringing a show to the stage. Listen Here.
• Artistic Finance: Diversify: A discussion of diversification within a financial portfolio with lighting designer David Martin Jacques. He explains how his portfolio allocation has changed over time as he’s gone from freelancing to becoming a theatre professor. David has been designing lighting, sets, and projections for the past 40 years. His work spans across Europe, Asia, South America, Scandinavia, and North America. David has designed at venues such as The Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, The English National Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, and The National Theatre of Tokyo. David served as lighting consultant for Disney Creative Entertainment where he helped design many attractions for Disney Orlando, Euro-Disney, Epcot, and MGM.In 2017, David, along with fellow lighting educators Steve Woods (SMU) and Stan Kaye (University of Florida) created the popular weekly podcast "LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers." Listen Here.
Archives:
• 4Wall Sunday Roundtable Episode 48: Pat MacKay Diversity Scholarships: Join judges and former recipients of the Pat MacKay Diversity In Design Scholarships. Founded in 2019, and funded by LDI and Live Design, the goal of these unique Diversity In Design scholarships is to support underrepresented and unique voices in the field of entertainment design. The scholarships are named for Pat MacKay, formerly publisher of Theatre Crafts and Lighting Dimensions magazines and founder of the LDI Trade Show and Conference. Guests: Sydney Dye - Projection Designer (Past Recipient); Nina Field - Lighting & Sound Designer (Past Recipient/Judge); Roma Flowers - Lighting & Projection Designer (Judge); Ellen Lampert-Greaux - Live Design/LDI Creative Director; Yuko Taniguchi - Lighting Designer (Past Recipient). Watch Here.