https://www.antonpopowitz.com/resume daily 0.75 2025-09-28 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/bio daily 0.75 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ab6dd6d9-e952-49a3-b3fd-382f79cd3330/Photo+w%3A+Me.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/7266a671-a115-4a81-b968-96a0e5b80a0b/0B313AF9-3D26-4768-9005-02B236AA2DB4.jpeg https://www.antonpopowitz.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/9562d2fe-fe74-42d2-835d-3efc5d4f35ec/Extra+Photo.jpg https://www.antonpopowitz.com/shedding-light daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/drawing-the-curtains-open daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/jc-plot daily 0.75 2025-07-05 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/tmm-plot daily 0.75 2025-07-05 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/montages daily 0.75 2025-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/64b6fa84-0034-48df-98ad-a1f2f65751ac/Screenshot+2025-08-17+at+9.17.24%E2%80%AFPM.png https://www.antonpopowitz.com/ltd daily 0.75 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/0b1203ec-e24b-4637-b230-ddfb4fd349c0/Header+Photo.png https://www.antonpopowitz.com/amh daily 0.75 2025-11-20 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/operation-rotta daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/lawrence daily 0.75 2025-10-05 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/physics-final daily 0.75 2025-11-17 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work daily 1.0 2025-10-02 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/puffs monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ca2906eb-56fb-4fe1-89a7-121bf54b3dd4/Forbidden+Chamber.jpg Work - Puffs (Lighting Designer) The bright light shining from the back of the stage is the magic mirror, or the "Mirror of Erised". I created this effect by using a 2,000 watt fresnel. The haze was created with a Rosco V-Hazer, and I used an additional fan to regulate the concentration and speed of the particles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/6ad20215-ccb8-4afc-91f3-6138678373fa/Sprouty%27s+Window.jpg Work - Puffs (Lighting Designer) This is professor Sproutty's window. Because the actor was behind the facade of the flat, it was challenging to create depth. To overcome this challenge, I used an ERS front light and a 3" Altman Inky, which was mounted to the back of the flat, as a high side light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/b98cfad6-246e-4d34-b865-92408800a66f/Dementors.jpg Work - Puffs (Lighting Designer) In this photo, the narrator is fighting off dementors. The high side light is a Lustr X8, strobing very fast to give the actor a stop-motion effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/1a12e6b4-0d3b-4f8e-baef-69cb048af49c/Bathroom.jpg https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/winterfest-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/23729d48-5029-4ea3-8304-3c429b45c3f7/54327581310_871c4fe985_o.jpg Work - Winterfest 2025 (Lighting Director) Directed By Arya Vishwakarma, Lighting Design by Anton Popowitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/44eb3392-c990-442e-86a6-2471d3cdfae0/Genra.jpg Work - Winterfest 2025 (Lighting Director) Directed By Sydney Wang, Lighting Design by Anton Popowitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/89cbc991-c981-4f51-9846-ca6df227e73d/Screenshot+2025-01-01+at+5.06.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Work - Winterfest 2025 (Lighting Director) This is the repertory-style lighting plot for Winterfest. My goal when creating it was to give designers flexibility in choosing colors and angles. Click above to open full-size image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/9f80533e-7bf3-4642-a8cc-77f6f6c9107f/Winterfest+2025+Lightwright.png Work - Winterfest 2025 (Lighting Director) While working on WInteI also learned how to use Lightwright to create paperwork, such as this channel hookup. https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/julius-caesar monthly 0.5 2025-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/de0b1158-196e-4160-8d75-d139f5a6ae2b/0.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Prologue: Conspirators revealed one by one. I had the electric start 2 feet above the actors' heads and then flown out to 10 feet above their heads as the lights were turning on. This expanded the diameter of the beam, further revealing the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/6cc29148-be17-4f12-a786-c9738662cf27/1.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 1, Scene 2: The soothsayer gives Caesar his prophecy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/96a02691-8b9b-4c65-9593-8a6795b3aef1/1.2.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 1, Scene 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/fbce53da-c3b6-44e7-867b-731393fd49a2/1.3.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 1, Scene 3: I lit the scene using two lights, both hung in the same spot. One was a gobo (Construction A) and one was a soft profile. By using these two types of lights, I was able to make the actors visible while adding night-time texture. Additionally, a transparent roof was flown in above the scene, which I lit with a dim warm gobo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ac1756b2-4ed5-467c-817c-7415cd21b612/2.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 2, Scene 1: The conspirators come up with their plan. Note the shadows under the actors eyes. This was intentional, created by using high-angle light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/de86bbd9-c37d-4620-a553-66dfa6ea120d/3.1.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 3, Scene 1: Caesar speaks before his death. Behind him, Casca prepares to stab him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/720f2bcf-bbb1-487f-a0c4-990b604458cf/3.1.2.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 3, Scene 1: Caesar is stabbed. This moment was lit heavily from below, using the LEDs embedded in the floor. I also put the Color Forces above the stage in a Perlin noise effect, creating moving and pulsing waves of red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/4e435213-a26a-45e6-9144-656ee33cf4d3/3.1.3.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 3, Scene 1: Caesar is announced as dead. I used top lights to highlight the actor's hair and shoulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/5af308be-4ae4-4497-918f-c52e3f546483/3.2.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 3, Scene 2: The public listens to Mark Antony speak at Caesar's funeral. I used high-angle gobos and low-angle face-light to create a layered feel. The public was not the focus of this scene, so I used the gobos to light them while not drawing too much attention to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/f47ccbdf-c996-424e-af86-2ac86c73e55b/3.2.2.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Mark Antony speaks with Octavius's messenger. I lit this scene with scattered red top light, which provided texture. I made this top light by freezing the Perlin noise effect generated earlier in the scene. After Caesar was stabbed, the effect gradually slowed down until it was static. I also used warm 30° face angle lights, and a single cool dance-style headlight on each side of the stage. I used the headlights to cast shadows of the actors onto the stage and contrast the deep reds. Additionally, I used mids and shins to give the actors a deep red silhouette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/16f13d70-95c9-4bbf-b297-04f312fe3f44/4.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 4, Scene 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/4608c919-f4c3-45c9-9be7-a2fff10eb2aa/4.2.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 4, Scene 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/2f180143-cde5-4ec7-abeb-9a11568d8ef2/4.3.jpeg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 4, Scene 3: A tent made of semi-transparent fabric was set up by stage crew in the middle of the stage. I lit this scene using a top light, as well as shin light coming from the four light boxes. Additionally, the guards posted outside of the tent were lit with warm gobos, which let the audience see their faces but kept them out of the focus. It also cast jagged lines on their figures, echoing the conflict happening inside the tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/7415e34d-d8fe-454a-8ed3-146a46877e31/5.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 1: The two sides confront each other. I used sharp gobos on the floor to not only provide texture and depth on the stage but also to further enforce the conflicted nature of the characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/2e37bbbc-d317-452d-9dc3-18097cff8463/5.3.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 3: The battle begins. Through the course of the battle scene, I shifted the color temperature and angle of the light to show that, while the scene was only a minute long, it occurred over the course of a day. This photo was taken towards the beginning of the battle. The stark-white up light from the floor contrasted with the low-angle sunrise warm tones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/5c8dd9bf-7048-4642-8fd8-2862bb2c5e4e/5.3.2.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 3: The battle continues. Later in the battle, I removed the warmth of the sunrise. I lit the scene with seven 2,000 watt fresnels, all hung in the same spot, as well as with cool mid lights. The fresnels created a cool daylight effect. By using these two very different angles, I highlighted the contours of the actors' body as they moved through the extremely physical fight choreography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/c11b7f8d-2ec2-4f57-a949-6a9352db57bd/5.4.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 4: Cassius asks Pindarus to kill him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/2c623ff7-676b-473b-bc77-eef6a3e25f24/5.5.1.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 5: Soldiers reflect on the battle, their shadows cast across the stage. This was the first time I put the dance-style side lights at full brightness. The brightness of the cool head light cast long shadows of the actors' bodies across the stage. I also used soft red top light, which echoed the destruction of the battle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/75ae2b98-5f53-479a-8b3c-f500d67fea81/5.5.3.jpg Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) Act 5, Scene 5: Final moment of the show; Brutus lies dead in the middle of the stage. This photo shows the stretch of linear lighting I hung above the stage. Here, I used it to wash most of the stage in a cool white light while highlighting the death in the middle in red. I also used cool gobos to cut through the air, helping to fill the area above the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/a3587fbb-7ddc-498b-b829-cb2911f9f997/Julius+Ceasar+Draft+1+Screen+Shot.png Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) This is my final lighting plot for the show. Click for PDF download of full plot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/205f2104-1c96-4175-89a1-46398724fb97/JC+Plot+1.png Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) These are my hand-drawn drafts of lightings plots I did to help me visualize how to design for the round. Click for a PDF. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ad875063-a499-4138-9357-8d6abb62358f/Magic+Sheet.png Work - Julius Caesar (Lighting Designer) This is a photo of the magic sheet I used to program the show. It gave me easy access to all the fixtures and color palettes, as well as a quick guide to the location of my zones. The magic sheet also gave me a more consistent way to program my pixel map. Additionally, I put my most used macros in the bottom right corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/345fe706-342a-4ddf-ae60-8ba7a87960f2/Face+Light+Diagram.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ef1ff41a-04bd-4791-bdd7-1118ef44e609/5.5.2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/9de20d91-1e08-4653-878d-a14d4bd3e372/Example+of+CF+texture.jpg https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/into-the-woods monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/7376361a-a9f9-4665-9989-638e1d2b0f74/Ever+After.jpg Work - Into The Woods (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/012bbe48-c5af-4d55-b19d-8600ad9836b0/Repunzel+tower.jpg Work - Into The Woods (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/07251841-d04c-477c-a801-539417f87c32/Giant.jpg Work - Into The Woods (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/8546df4e-faf1-47a5-8be0-2ce96bed2e32/Your+Fault.jpg Work - Into The Woods (Lighting Programmer) https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/murder-on-the-orient-express monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/51dbcd58-89c3-4183-9e8e-1c87f7c3b6b0/667ae88db6ad5.image.jpg Work - Murder On The Orient Express (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/c7e817ea-d904-4396-bad1-93fe364a6ff4/MUR-2.jpg Work - Murder On The Orient Express (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/21d66a39-4d0a-4e2d-9ac8-dc06be8ad42a/MUR-3.jpg Work - Murder On The Orient Express (Lighting Programmer) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/74949c7d-9e50-4b46-a808-bd7b2644637b/MUR-1.jpg Work - Murder On The Orient Express (Lighting Programmer) https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/amelie monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/e3944cba-eb41-4e34-852d-e1b2af31274f/Apartment+flat.jpg Work - Amélie (A2 & QLab) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/e327aa7e-6b59-46d7-8bec-addb74a701ce/On+bridge.jpg Work - Amélie (A2 & QLab) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/4f0c5820-5ce9-46d6-9420-3123b76090d7/prologe.jpg Work - Amélie (A2 & QLab) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/e864b8d9-6045-48c9-80cb-a11729b48b2e/Umbrellas.jpg Work - Amélie (A2 & QLab) https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/winterfest-2025-3cdje monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/0289d897-bb57-41db-9ca1-575510c9fd51/Tun+Piano.JPG Work - Other Work (Lighting Designer/Stage Manager) End-of-year senior performances (lighting design) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/05954d2e-ea05-4152-bfc9-7973ef353d57/Screenshot+2025-03-22+at+5.01.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Work - Other Work (Lighting Designer/Stage Manager) School Meeting Performance (lighting design/stage management) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/7b346848-6171-4716-9b76-44791ed87117/54293472339_8c83cb8948_o.jpg Work - Other Work (Lighting Designer/Stage Manager) Lunar New Year Celebration (lighting design/stage management) https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/spring-dance-concert-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/independent-design-projects monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/sweat monthly 0.5 2025-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/0ae5114f-f8a6-4cd5-bb81-9b80664951e4/SWEAT-Pub-1-scaled.jpeg Work - Sweat (Deck Crew) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/d9287af4-48d2-4d3e-b2d7-bdd6e259f609/SWEAT-Pub-2-scaled.jpeg Work - Sweat (Deck Crew) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/3adc0af5-8ef0-4d51-9d0c-98e79c31952c/SWEAT-Pub-3-scaled.jpeg Work - Sweat (Deck Crew) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/615db80a-92e0-4c8b-81b5-a9ce5df80e22/SWEAT-Pub-6-scaled.jpeg Work - Sweat (Deck Crew) https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/the-music-man monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/4e65ee7a-90ff-4947-b959-af5546150779/IMG_6967.jpeg Work - The Music Man (Lighting Designer) Opening look for the show. I shone lights through the scenery to create texture on the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/a8abad22-f65c-4ffb-a1e9-09478934ae68/IMG_6957.jpeg Work - The Music Man (Lighting Designer) Ya Got Trouble (Younger Cast). Harold Hill is in a spotlight as the townspeople behind him are lit by sidelight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/22d21329-f324-44fa-8efd-aaf0e2343783/IMG_6984.jpeg Work - The Music Man (Lighting Designer) Goodnight My Someone (Older Cast). Marian is isolated from the world around her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/d7408e5c-d97c-40b8-8ebf-14fa49f541a4/IMG_6990.jpeg Work - The Music Man (Lighting Designer) Wells Fargo Wagon (Older Cast). The stage is lit with an even wash from multiple angles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/7b9df5c3-059f-4c47-aee9-0dbccf6366eb/IMG_6991.jpeg Work - The Music Man (Lighting Designer) Wells Fargo Wagon (Older Cast). Winthrop is highlighted center stage as the townspeople (lit by side light) look on. https://www.antonpopowitz.com/work/nyu-summer-program monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ff27617a-3bcd-4f57-9961-63d3f8e8d151/Untitled+drawing.png Work - NYU Summer Program Hand drafted ground plan of a room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/a1ac094d-7255-43fc-9449-5417d982afd8/IMG_7239+2.jpeg Work - NYU Summer Program Hand drafted section view of a room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/9e837622-5916-463a-bbe3-34b54428c589/IMG_7196+copy.jpeg Work - NYU Summer Program watercolor color wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ec2bc198-bb51-4c85-9b94-9cce2ce74e60/IMG_7195.jpeg Work - NYU Summer Program Learning how to figure draw using charcol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/8df30877-c80d-45e7-8d75-d6fc8d07c676/ED00228D-7DEC-4981-80BD-DA34AC5D9BB0_1_105_c.jpeg Work - NYU Summer Program Tree for model box. Made from a wooden dowel, textured using hot glue, and painted with acrylic paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/a9add508-6bb8-47e1-ab00-0ea2479ac998/BW1.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/193ccb50-416e-44db-bdc6-c712770a2d16/BW2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/eab864b8-8b27-473f-af6c-391b8f499d57/BW3.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67748f0cb401eb00c9234666/ae269308-2703-46f4-b0ee-e702934bb626/IMG_7197.jpeg