Call Sheet Confidential · Ep 7 · May 19, 2026 · 36 min
The Anatomy of the Grid & Battle-Tested Rock 'n' Roll Lighting with Randy Read
If you think modern LED programming on a cinema set is stressful, try calling six carbon-arc Super Trooper spotlights over a 1970s Marshall Tucker Band stadium crowd.
Michael and Dave open with the industry news of the day: ARRI changing family ownership after more than a century, and what a move into live broadcast and sports could mean for the cameras and glass we know.
Then Dave sits down with lighting legend Randy Read, who brings more than 40 years of high-end production experience, from touring with rock 'n' roll icons to his years at Cinetel Productions and Scripps Networks and designing broadcast studios around the world for ARRI.
In this episode
- Psychedelic pre-show origins: food dye, oil, water, and overhead projectors behind touring bands
- The Super Trooper era: syncing 180 Par cans, Lekos, and carbon-arc spots by hand
- The bill-payer's eye: beauty is in the eye of the person who writes the check
- The multi-cam art: foot-candles, tube cameras, and why the power math still matters
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