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Disney West Coast Service Celebration 2025
Role: Lighting Designer Project Overview Held on the historic Disney Studios lot in Burbank, the 2025 West Coast Service Celebration honored employees whose creativity and dedication continue to shape the company’s storytelling legacy. Innovative Intensity designed a dynamic lighting environment that transformed the studio campus into a vibrant evening of recognition and magic—featuring custom Hidden Mickey gobos, richly textured color palettes, and subtle architectural highl
Ariana Smith
Nov 261 min read


77th Annual DGA Awards
Role: Lighting Designer Project Overview The DGA Awards are held each year at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where the Directors Guild of America celebrates excellence in directing across film and television by their members. Crew List: Lighting Designer: Michael Berger Lighting Director: Will Gossett Lighting Director (Programmer): Ryan Tanker Gafffer: Matt Benson Gear List/Vendor Tags: Astera Titan Tubes + AX9 Lights Color Kinetics Color Blasts GLP Impression X4 Wa
Ariana Smith
Nov 191 min read


Orchesis Dance Presents SEVEN at Arcadia Performing Arts Center
Role: Lighting Designer Project Overview Presented in May 2025 at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center, SEVEN delivered a visually striking evening of movement and storytelling. The show blended contemporary, jazz and hip-hop styles to explore the timeless struggle of virtue versus vice. From bold choreography to dynamic lighting transitions and layered soundscapes, the production brought raw emotion and theatrical flair to the stage, illuminating each performance as both art a
Ariana Smith
Nov 121 min read


ARETHA! With Sheléa and the Pacific Symphony
Project Overview Celebrating the iconic legacy of Aretha Franklin, Sheléa and the Pacific Symphony filled the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California with the sounds of her music, taped in November 2024 for PBS — with lighting design by our team accompanying the production. Crew List & Credits Lighting Director: Thomas Schneider Lighting Designer: Michael Berger Equipment & Support: 22° and Kinetic Lighting
Ariana Smith
Sep 251 min read


Idina Menzel - 2024 "Take Me or Leave Me" Tour
Project Overview Innovative Intensity was proud to bring Idina Menzel’s vision to life at The Smith Center during her 2024 Take Me or...
Ariana Smith
Sep 251 min read


Tarantino Live at the CineVita
Project Overview After over a decade of lighting up For The Record Live — from intimate theatres to the Las Vegas Strip and across the...
Ariana Smith
Sep 251 min read


D23 Legends
Crew List & Credits Show Lighting Designer - Michael Berger Venue Lighting Designer - Rachel Barth Lighting Directors (Programmers) -...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 131 min read


2025 Academy Of Country Music Awards
Project Overview We were proud to co-design the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards alongside Travis Hagenbuch for the third year...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 131 min read


The Johnny Cash Experience - 2023 Tour
We were proud to partner with Z Frame to support GEA Live and Quattro Entertainment in developing The Official Johnny Cash Concert...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


The Academy Awards
Project Overview - Lighting Director We’ve been proud to support Bob Dickinson as the Lighting Designer of the Oscars since its 86th year.
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Boeing Sustainable Aerospace Forum - 2023
Project Overview We were pleased to partner with Touch Worldwide and Kinetic Lighting to support Boeing's Sustainable Aerospace Forum....
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Sweeney Todd
Project Overview Presented as part of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s 2012 season, this production directed by Joe Calarco offered...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Penn Ave Bridge Mockup
Project Overview As a part of the Architectural Lighting Program at Carnegie Mellon University in 2012 we collaborated on a visionary...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Puriflume
Project Overview In 2012, the Urban Design Build Studio at Carnegie Mellon University embarked on an innovative endeavor, giving birth to...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


For the Record: The Brat Pack NCL Escape
Project Overview Step into the vibrant era of the 80s with For The Record: The Brat Pack, a dazzling tribute to John Hughes' iconic...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Brat Pack - San Fransisco - 2021
Project Overview In late 2021, For The Record Live brought their award winning production of The Brat Pack up the coast to The Hotel...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


For the Record: Brat Pack at Break Room 86
Crew List & Credits Produced By - For The Record Live & Feinstein’s At The Nikko Directed By - Anderson Davis Lighting Designer - Michael...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Newsies
Project Overview One of the first projects to be affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arcadia Stage’s 2020 Production never had an...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


72nd DGA Awards
Project Overview Since 2020, we've had the honor of shaping the visual ambiance for the prestigious Directors Guild Awards, a celebration...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read


Encore! | Disney+ Originals
Project Overview In 2019, we joined forces with Disney+ for the creation of Encore!, hosted by Kristen Bell. Across a groundbreaking...
Innovative Intensity
Jun 111 min read
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