

Not only this, but High End has produced a whole new line of lighting fixtures that I was unfamiliar with. This competition was my first interaction with the new language so it took some getting used to. However, the current console is the Hog 4, and there have been significant changes to how things work. I had some previous experience with an earlier version of the programming language as SMU has a Hog II console that I programmed Albert Herring on as assistant lighting designer in 2013.
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M: How much time did it take you to learn the Hog software and produce your show? I figured it would help me to keep on my toes and stay invested throughout the process, and not rely on any old habits.

The other two options were more rock-n-roll oriented, which is mostly what I've done in the past, and I wanted to step outside my comfort zone a little. The Hog Factor competition asked competitors to create a design set to one of three songs: Uprising by Muse Bring Me to Life by Evanescence or Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. student in SMU Meadows’ Theatre/Stage Design program. The 2015 LDI is expected to attract 10,000 attendees from all over the world, including manufacturers, venue representatives and lighting designers who produce shows for live music and theatrical productions, film and television shows, corporate events, cruise ships, worship services, theme parks and more.īelow, Frank shares a few thoughts about the competition and about his time as an M.F.A. Prizes include a $44,000 Hog 4 lighting console, other High End gear and a $20,000 scholarship for the first-place team’s school. Competitors will program their light shows using High End’s Hog platform software and hardware. High End is sending Frank, along with finalists from Carnegie Mellon and Webster University, to the lighting industry’s biggest annual convention to compete live at the High End booth. Luther Frank is headed to an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas this October, thanks to his attention-getting lighting design skills demonstrated in the 2015 “Hog Factor” competition sponsored by entertainment lighting manufacturer High End of Austin. “Uptown Funk” light show places Luther Frank (’15) in top three in Hog Factor competition sponsored by High End
