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GLOW

Described as “A dancer writes a diary entry.”, this experimental dance piece by Jonah Haber features dancer Niamh Wilson shot against a phosphorescent (glow in the dark) wall. As the dancer moves through the space, a strobe periodically fires, freezing her position in shadow against the surface behind her. Observe: GLOW from Jonah Haber on Vimeo.   I’m a huge fan of dance, and – as you know – light, and this is a delightful and unexpected usage of light in the art of dance. I wonder how possible it would be to create a reactive phosphorescent softgoods backdrop and use this concept elsewhere.

Approaching video as a lighting designer

Video is lighting. That’s right, we’re going to dive right in. Start the article in medias res1 because that’s how we do things in the production industry. No long-winded exposition on the history of media servers, how LED technology has changed the face of lighting and video both, no comments about the Icon-M (Remember those?). We’re gonna jump right in and talk about how to think about and design with video elements when one comes from a mostly lighting background. Designing with video   One of my very first jobs was full-time technical director at a big church in a flyover state. We had several projected screens in the auditorium, which we fed IMAG and content from a media server.… Read More »Approaching video as a lighting designer