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The 90th Academy Awards Dazzle with Lighting Provided by PRG

The 90th Oscars dazzled with lighting design by Bob Dickinson and Travis Hagenbuch. The Academy Awards were broadcasted from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 4. To celebrate the 90th Anniversary of The Oscars, set design by Tony Award-winning Derek McLane featured 45 million Swarovski crystals that delighted the audience.

PRG was proud to provide an array of 350 assorted Philips Vari-Lite fixtures, over 225 Philips Color Kinetics LED fixtures, TMB Solaris Flares, and PRG Icon Edges (see full gear list below).  Lighting plots provided by Full Flood show what it takes to light the presenters, the winners, the stage, and the audience at this star-studded gala.

Lighting Team

  • Lighting Design Firm: Full Flood, Inc.
  • Lighting Designers: Bob Dickinson and Travis Hagenbuch
  • LD/Programmers: Andy O'Reilly and Patrick Boozer
  • Lighting Directors: Mike Berger, Ben Green, Madigan Stehly
  • Movie Theater LD: Dave Thibodeau
  • Movie Theater Remote Programmer: Patrick Brazil
  • Gaffer: Alen Sisul
  • Best Boy: Chris Lopez
  • PRG Techs: James Beaghan, Danny Villa, Janos Bode, Andrew Gonzales
  • Head Electric: Jason Seagrove
  • Head Electric/Panel Light: Chris Latsch
  • Floor Crew Assistants: Dennis Sisul, Chris Roseli, Orlando Gonzalez, Brian Marshall, Walter Elizalde, Brian Hoch
  • Floor Crew (non-assistants): Jeff Mcleod, Rick Thibideau, Kelly Kippen, Ted Way, Dean Kessler
  • Spotlights: Adam Hagin, Steve Leach, Scott Thorngate, Pamela Monroe, Kim Busse, Darrel Aranda, Joe Dominguez
  • PRG Account Manager: Tony Ward
  • PRG Production Coordinator: Jeff Javier

 

Lighting Gear List

  • 200 Philips Vari-lite VL3500 Spot
  • 150 Philips Vari-lite VL3500 Wash
  • 70 Philips Vari-lite VL5
  • 8 Philips Vari-lite VL6C
  • 20 Philips Vari-lite VL2402
  • 12 Philips Vari-lite VL6000 Beam
  • 12 PRG Icon Edge
  • 210 Philips Color Kinetics Color Blast TRX
  • 12 Chroma-Q Color Block 2
  • 12 TMB Solaris Flare
  • 350 ETC Source Four
  • 80 ETC Source Four PAR
  • 20 MR11 20"
  • 2 ARRI Skypanel
  • 16 ARRI 650W Fresnel
  • 100 ARRI 300W Fresnel
  • 7 SuperTrouper Spot
  • Lots of RGBW LED Tape
  • Lots of LiteGear hybrid white LED tape