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I had the privilege this quarter of serving as assistant scenic designer for Sweet Smell of Success. It is the first time working on a musical and it was the first time going thru tech week with a lighting designers point of view as well. I was really surprised by the technology of lights and I was also surprised that the school could actually afford color scrollers and moving lights. It made me realize how simple technology was making theatrical designs. Instead of  filling up all of the electrics pipes with lighting instruments, Darren just needed a couple of lighting instruments, color scrollers and moving lights to light Sweet Smell of Success. During tech I remember Darren and Lonnie were changing colors thru the use of their Ipad and instead of manually changing gels or turning on and off lights, the scrollers did all the hard work. In fact, I was more intrigued by Darren changing colors at the push of a button than I was of making sure the scenery looked right. I feel this was a good way to finish off a quarter of lighting design and seeing it all in action. I also am impressed of how technology has advanced in lighting design and I'm curious where it will go next (I still think moving lights are the future of lighting design).