The Cowboy Channel
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The Cowboy Channel
The Cowboy Channel is the first 24-hour channel dedicated to western sports and the western way of life and is appropriately located in a former livestock auction barn. Senior Lighting Designer Mike Grabowski lit this project in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. The studio has a 325-seat theatre and is used for live event broadcasts, call in shows, daily news programming, and concerts. The lighting design compliments the barn and embraces the unique setting as an essential part of the broadcast experience.
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NBC Sports Boston
Client
NBC SPORTS
NBC debuted their new studio for NBC Sports Boston in the NBCUniversal Boston Media Center on January 15, 2020. NBC Sports Boston invested in a new large studio with multiple positions and increased flexibility to elevate their story telling ability. Executive Lighting Designer Steve Brill and Senior Lighting Designer Niel Galen worked on the project
The new studio is home to Celtics pre/postgame, Early Edition, and Boston Sports Nightly, each of which are given a distinct look. The scenic design by Jack Morton Worldwide includes a 30ft LED monitor which serves as a visual focal point and for touchscreen analysis. The extensive demo area has an LED monitor on the floor and a background that can become a virtual basketball court or other playing fields the reporter can interact with. New technology integrated into the studio enables the anchors to highlight the intricacies of the game and communicate with their audience more effectively. Brill and Galen artfully lit the studio to enable the in-depth storytelling and interaction with new LED technology.
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PBS 6th Democratic Presidential Debate 2020 - Los Angeles
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PBS
PBS NewsHour and Politico hosted the 6th Democratic Presidential Debate on December 19, 2019 at the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. PBS anchors Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz, and Yamiche Alcindor along with Tim Alberta from POLITICO moderated the debate. Executive Vice President of Design, Dennis Size, lit the debate between the seven candidates. The design drew inspiration from PBS NewsHour to create a look that was bright, clean and uncluttered. Three LED archways formed a proscenium arch the framed the stage and displayed stars and a red gradient effect. Commendations to our design team for their work on a clean crisp large scale production.
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ABC News Election 2020 Headquarters
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ABC / Disney
ABC premiered their redesigned state of the art TV3 studio on March 3, 2020 for Super Tuesday Election coverage. The studio is located in ABC’s news headquarters in New York. Executive Vice President of Design, Dennis Size, lit the studio along with Associate Lighting Designer Alex Kyle.
The flagship studio was completely revamped to emulate the wrap around set and large scale lighting used in the 2018 midterm elections. Seth Easter’s colorful scenic design surrounded the set with video walls, a couple of which move in and out, a circular video floor in the center for augmented reality graphics, and a T-shaped video wall hung above the set. Size’s agile lighting design showcased ABC’s election coverage and enables the multiple news shows broadcast from TV3 to have their own distinct looks. The design team took on the challenge of completely redesigning the studio for the 2020 elections in the midst of the pandemic to give it a bigger more modern appearance.
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NBC Sports Chicago
Client
NBC Sports
NBC Sports Chicago debuted its new studio for the White Sox’s modified opening day on July 24, 2020, following the suspension of the season for the Coronavirus pandemic. The studio, which incorporates imagery of the city & the NBC peacock into its design, was largely built under strict public health safety measures, to protect the team from COVID-19. LDG’s lighting design highlights the different scenic textures from frosted glass to brushed metal and allows for a flexible use of the large studio. The studio will be used for a number of sports pre and post game programming including the Bulls, Bears, and Black Hawks.
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Tamron Hall
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ABC / Disney
ABC’s Tamron Hall invites viewers to engage in meaningful and entertaining discussions and connect with people who are shaping our world. To establish this atmosphere, Executive Vice President of Design, Dennis Size, along with Lighting Designers Ariel Benjamin and Josh Windhausen, designed a balanced environment that is warm and inviting, but flexible enough to adjust the mood of the show for any given segment.
Season two of Tamron Hall premiered on Sept. 14, 2020 in ABC’s Studio TV2. The show was rebranded in the midst of the pandemic with new graphics and altered scenic and lighting designs to reflect the new look. The set is draped in gold and pale blue backlit bands to create an intimate atmosphere where the host can speak with her guests on a variety of subjects from lighthearted topics like cooking segments, fashion shows, and musical performances to hard-hitting human-interest stories about survival, crime, and personal tragedy. A large video wall behind Hall enables her to have a virtual audience and conduct interview segments while maintaining safe distance. Commendations to our design team who worked through the unusual challenges presented by the pandemic to present a beautiful engaging talk show.
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NBC Sports Bay Area Studio
Client
NBC SPORTS
Sharks Pregame Live will unveil the new state-of-the-art NBC Sports Bay Area Studio on Saturday, October 5th at 6:30 p.m.! The new 2,270-square-foot studio in San Francisco will feature a modern sleek design, 30-ft-wide LED monitor, 120 LED tiles integrated into the set and an interactive Demo Area. It will serve as the set for the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers pre- and post-game shows, news updates, press conferences, breaking news and magazine shows as well as San Jose Sharks, Sacramento Kings and Oakland A’s pre- and post-game shows.
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Minnesota Vikings TCO Studios
Client
Vikings Entertainment Network
Serving the Vikings Entertainment Network, the studio was built as part of the TCO Performance Center, a state of the art practice facility & interactive experience for the players & fans of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Senior Lighting Designer, Mike Grabowski designed the new eye-popping studio which opened in May.
The TCO Studio has four areas: a traditional anchor desk, an informal area with lounge chairs for intimate conversations, and two stand-up positions. The first standup has an 86” touchscreen to help breakdown plays and allow the reporter to visually interact with the game while the second one has three slim vertical video screens. There is even an acoustic wall that can lift away and open up for a 170-seat live audience used for The Vikings Gameplan. Grabowski’s lighting design and LED system allows for a flexible studio that can facilitate even non-Vikings programming
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Fox Business Studio G
Client
Fox business
Fox Business debuted their redesigned Studio G on July 24, 2019 with Mornings with Maria and Trish Regan Primetime. The redesigned studio is complete with modern architecture and upgraded LED lighting which is energy efficient, long lasting, and enhances the color accuracy on set. The dynamic lighting design by Executive Vice President of Design, Dennis Size compliments the crisp clean lines, moveable video panels, and cutting edge video technology employed by Jack Morton Worldwide’s scenic design. The studio boasts expansive views of midtown Manhattan, which presented the challenge of natural and unpredictable light in the studio, which Size’s lighting design was able to master.
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ABC News 2020 Presidential Town Hall with Joe Biden
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ABC / Disney
ABC hosted a Town Hall on October 15, 2020 with presidential candidate Joseph Biden entitled “The Vice President and the People.” ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos moderated the event which took place at the Kimmel Theater in the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Executive Vice President of Design, Dennis Size, lit the Town Hall along with Gaffer Jon Goss, Programmer Teddy Sosna, and Assistant Lighting Designer Alex Kyle.
A unique aspect of this Town Hall was that each of the 22 Pennsylvania voters stood at their seat to ask former Vice President Biden questions. Typically, the voter would have been escorted to a single Question and Answer Position to ask their question. The change was due to COVID-19 health precautions and made for a more complicated production since it greatly increased the positions that were lit and the camera angles used. The design team took on this challenge and carefully lit all positions for a memorable Town Hall experience.
