Dietrich Juengling

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Dietrich Juengling
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationMFA in Lighting Design[1]
Alma materBoston University
OccupationSpecial effects lighting;
3-D installations
Notable work
Batman & Robin
Yanni: Tribute
Empire State Building
Children3
RelativesKonrad Juengling (nephew)

Dietrich Juengling is an American special effects artist who works on large lighting productions. In 1998, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on Yanni's album Tribute.[2]

Juengling has worked on a number of productions as a lighting and media programmer, 3-D effects artist, and visual effects artist. These have included lighting for buildings, music performances, movies, and Broadway shows.[3]

Career[]

Juengling earned an MFA from the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1996.[4] After graduation, he worked on the 1997 film Batman & Robin, where he worked as an assistant lighting director,[1] followed by working on the light-up dance floor in Boogie Nights that same year.[4] Following those two films, in 1998 Juengling was nominated along with Lee Rose for an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) For A Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or Movie for his work on Yanni's production of Yanni: Tribute.[5][6] The tribute included scenes from the Taj Mahal and the Forbidden City, which gave Juengling the opportunity to display his work in other countries.[7]

Another high-profile project for a large-scale building Juengling was involved in was being on the design team for the release of the Empire State Building's new lighting as of 2012. The lighting is 50% more efficient than before, can be started at the stroke of a button and contains over 16 million colors.[8][9][10] The ESB partnered with the Macy's Fireworks Spectacular for their 37th Fourth of July fireworks show, unveiling the ESB lighting project for the first time.[11]

Juengling partnered with Marc Brickman to create a 3D projection landscape from the provided artwork for a Cat Stevens comeback performance. Juengling stated:

"We started with Dogan's illustrations, made digital files of them and broke each one up into three separate layers, at all times thinking of what would look best either upstage or downstage. We then had to paint in the missing areas of the imagery because the original artwork was more square in shape than the 2:1 ratio projection surface. The individual layers are then re-blended by Oz to form a single image with a 3D effect. In some songs we add an extra layer of animation with leaves, rain or snow falling to create even more of a magical feel. All of this imagery is loaded on to three PRG Mbox EXtreme media servers with each of them able to produce two outputs that feed six Barco 20kW projectors positioned at a very steep angle."[12][13]

In addition to Yanni and Cat Stevens, Juengling has worked with musical groups The Rascals and Pink Floyd; composer Hans Zimmer; singer Taylor Swift; and rapper Eminem.[14][15][4]

Juengling worked as head lighting designer for Universal Studios Japan in Osaka for five years.[1][16][17] As of May 2020, he had worked for Tactical Manoeuvre in Los Angeles for eight years.[15]

In literature, Juengling's work has been referenced in Entertainment Design[18] and Theatre Profiles by the Theatre Communications Group.[19]

Personal life[]

Juengling lives with his wife and three children in Prosper, Texas.[15] He is the uncle of LGBT activist Konrad Juengling.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "TECHNICAL ALUMNI SEARCH". LA City College. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Dietrich Juengling". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Pop-Rock Musical Is Inappropriate, Beginning Nov. 14 at the Odyssey Theatre". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Brown, Joel (November 20, 2020). "Lighting the World". Boston University. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Yanni: Tribute". Emmys. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. ^ "The 50th Annual Emmy Nominations". LA Times. July 24, 1998. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Dietrich Juengling". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Lights on New York City's Empire State Building mirror finale of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show". Ashton Rice. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  9. ^ Dobnik, Verena (29 November 2012). "Empire State Building surprises NY with new lights". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Empire State Building Lights Up for July 4 Celebration with Pixel-Mapped Display". Projection, Lights and Staging News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  11. ^ "grandMA2 and MA VPU plusHelps Create Dazzling Fourth of July Pixel-Mapped Light Show on the Empire State Building". Studio Live Design. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Yusuf". Total Production International. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Silver Scrim for Yusuf Islam". Sew What Inc. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  14. ^ "The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream". The Rascals. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  15. ^ a b c Ferguson, Lisa (May 4, 2020). "Up in lights". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  16. ^ Boepple, Leanne (1 November 1999). "Osaka Adventure". HighBeam Business. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  17. ^ Lampert-Greaux, Ellen. "Osaka Adventure". Studio Live Design. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Showman Fabricators Lends Support to Suny Purchase". Entertainment Design. 35 (7–13): 47. 2001.
  19. ^ "Theatre Profiles". Theatre Communications. 11–12: 104. 1994.
  20. ^ "Konrad and Robert Engagement". Gay PV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

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