Laura Frank
Laura Frank, Founder of Luminous FX, has worked in entertainment technology for over 25 years. She established herself as a top lighting programmer with projects spanning rock tours with David Bowie and Madonna, to Broadway shows like Spamalot and television events like the Concert for NY. In video, she established herself as a Screens Producer for prominent events around the world including the MTV Video Music Awards, The Game Awards, the Turner Upfront and the CMA Music Awards.
Subjects: Film and Video, Theater
Biography
Laura Frank, Founder, Luminous FXLaura Frank has worked in entertainment technology for over 25 years. Starting her career as a moving light technician, she established herself as a top lighting programmer with projects spanning rock tours with David Bowie and Madonna, to Broadway shows like Spamalot and television events like the Concert for NY. As the media server market started to evolve, Laura made the shift to screen content and control. After a decade of refining a media delivery workflow, she established herself as a Screens Producer leading a highly regarded Media Operations team for prominent events around the world. Her shows included the MTV Video Music Awards, The Game Awards, the Turner Upfront and the CMA Music Awards. Currently Laura is focused on education, community development and consulting in the live event video and xR production space.
With the founding of Luminous FX in 2000, Laura started a career path that led to the publication of her textbook, Screens Producing & Media Operations:
Advanced Practice for Media Server and Video Content Preparation. This work describes best practices for a Content Delivery Specification for the Multi-Screen live scenic environment.
Education
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Marlboro College 1992
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Entertainment Technology, Media Server Control and Programming, Lighting Programming, Content Production for Live Events, Screens Producing
Personal Interests
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When not in front of a computer you can find Laura and her husband living a digital nomad lifestyle somewhere in search of the world’s best dumplings.
Websites
Books
News
Real-time video expert launches textbook as VP booms
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video
Promotion for book
REAL-TIME VIDEO SPECIALIST LAURA FRANK RELEASES ACADEMIC TEXTBOOK
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video
Promotional article for book
FRAME:WORK’S LAURA FRANK TAKES THE HOT SEAT
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video, Theater, Theatre & Performance Studies
frame:work Founder and Creator Advocate, Laura Frank, shares the mission statement behind the collective, having created a space for ‘live pixel people’
Press Release on Live Design
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video
Book press release appears in industry trade magazine January 2020
Press Release from PLSN
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video, Theater, Theatre & Performance Studies
Press release from leading industry magazine
Profile by disguise
By: Laura Frank
Subjects: Applied Arts & Music, Film and Video, Theater, Theatre & Performance Studies
Laura Frank first started out as a lighting programmer working on Broadway and Olympic ceremonies. Since then she has become a huge member of the disguise community, using disguise on productions for the Latin Grammys, and Nike X NBA launch to name but a few. We spoke to her about how she first discovered disguise and her imminent book launch…
Videos
Published: Dec 05, 2019
Join us live from the disguise LA office in welcoming Screens Producer Laura Frank for a detailed presentation covering her media operations and screens producing workflow.