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We meet your creative challenges with unique Lightborne solutions. We share your goals to express your vision. From directing to designing, editorial to animation, broadcast to branding, in our studio or on location, we excel at multi-disciplinary projects and are dedicated to creating exceptional work.

10/17/2024

ELISION awaits—behold the convergence of light and sound in ways never before seen on Cincinnati Music Hall as part of Blink 2024!

The new projection mapping spectacle from Lightborne featuring the sounds of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra runs evenings through October 20! 👁️

10/08/2024

THE ELISION approaches. What will remain when all lines are erased?

Blink returns only October 17-20. Witness ELISION, a new projection mapping spectacle from the minds of Lightborne, on the historic Cincinnati Music Hall next week. 👁️�

10/04/2024

Something spooky this way comes… Newfields' Harvest Nights has awakened! Months in the making, this night walk experience is now alive through November 2nd.

Dare to wander amidst glowing, interactive pumpkins, board a ghostly train that travels through eerie realms, witness portraits that spring to life in the shadows, and prepare to be spellbound by the all-new projection mapping show on Mischief Manor! 🎃

Mischief Manor Projection Mapping Show
Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne
Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design: Lightborne
Live Action Shoot: Lightborne
AV & Lighting: Prestige AV & Creative Services
3 Graces & Party Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet

Talking Pumpkin Totems
Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne
Design, Animation, Technical: Lightborne
AV: Prestige AV & Creative Services
Pumpkin Totem Fabrication: Kingdom Productions, Inc.
Voice Talent: NoExit Performance

Ghost Train
Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne
Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design: Lightborne
Ghost Train Platform Fabrication: Lightborne
Ghost Train Sign Fabrication: Lucca Workshop
Ghost Train Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet
AV, Lighting, Wind, and Rumble Platform Direction: Newfields

Haunted Portraits
Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne
Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design, Technical: Lightborne
Live Action Shoot: Lightborne
AV Support: Prestige AV & Creative Services

Ghost Woods Projection
Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne
Design, Animation, Compositing: Lightborne
AV: Prestige AV & Creative Services
3 Graces & Party Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet

MEGHAN TRAINOR — THE TIMELESS TOURCreative Director: Screens Content Design & Animation: Screens Producer: Video Direct...
09/27/2024

MEGHAN TRAINOR — THE TIMELESS TOUR

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Touring D3: / / Tim Harris
Engineering: Andy Walter
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MD: Justin Trainor
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Wardrobe: .cartagena
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09/13/2024

1️⃣5️⃣ days until Newfields Harvest Nights opens! What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than a preview of what’s to come? Get tickets to the spooky-not-scary event now at discovernewfields.org! 🎃🚂

The Themed Entertainment Association’s Explorers Event in Boston is next week! Lightborne is sponsoring the event’s suns...
09/03/2024

The Themed Entertainment Association’s Explorers Event in Boston is next week! Lightborne is sponsoring the event’s sunset mixer at View Boston alongside Float4, FrankNDesign, and Magic Memories.

While there, be sure to check out our projection mapping work on Boston 365, a state-of-the-art show on a 3D scale model of the city of Boston, spanning over 50 feet in length! We can’t wait to share our hard work and connect with fellow creatives at this event—see you soon!

08/02/2024

Something spooktacular is in the works! 👻 Newfields and Lightborne are combining forces for this year’s Harvest Nights to create a spectacle you won’t want to miss!

Tickets are available now at discovernewfields.org!

Ballet dancers courtesy of Indianapolis Ballet

07/23/2024

Cincinnati has been named a finalist to host the world-renowned Sundance Film Festival! Lightborne is proud to have worked with the talented Kristen Schlotman, Laurent Che, and Film Cincinnati to put this love letter to the Queen City together.

Production & Editorial: Lightborne

Happy Pride Month from Boston 365! Part of , the projection mapping experience features 12 unique shows highlighting the...
06/28/2024

Happy Pride Month from Boston 365! Part of , the projection mapping experience features 12 unique shows highlighting the diversity and uniqueness of the city. 🌈

06/20/2024

Thrilled to share that Lightborne is taking over Cincinnati’s iconic Music Hall exterior as part of Blink 2024, the largest light and art event in North America! Stay tuned for more teasers and info to come on this feature projection mapping show. 👁️‍🗨️

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06/19/2024

PERFETTI VAN MELLE USA — SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO 2024 MOTION GRAPHICS

Lightborne brought the sugar rush to the Perfetti van Melle USA display at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo! 🍬

Design & animation: Lightborne

06/12/2024

U.S. AIRFORCE — TECHNOLOGY TEASER

Editorial & Post Production: Lightborne

Agency: Court Avenue

06/05/2024

AJR — THE MAYBE MAN TOUR

Taking advantage of a host of multidimensional screens with advanced automation controls, the Lightborne team blended live-action footage and 3D animation into dynamic, tightly choreographed concert visuals fit for AJR’s first headlining arena tour. Catch THE MAYBE MAN TOUR in a city near you through August—you won’t want to miss it! 🎈

Show Creation: Adam Met / Jack Met / Ryan Met

Production Design & Creative Direction: Mitchell Schellenger

Lighting Design: Ezra Donellan

Screen Content: Lightborne / 5Towns / Sam Suyko / Schneider Visuals / STATION SIX / Dark Matter Technologies Inc.

Representation: Sydney Yuman / RoofTop Management

Screens Programming: Ryan Shepard / Joshua Beaven

📸: Matt Kryger

05/31/2024

Creating concert visuals for an artist as avant-garde as Missy Elliott was a challenge that Lightborne was uniquely suited for. See how our studio leveraged our full production pipeline from 3D animation to production and editorial to bring one of Variety's best concerts of 2023 to life! 👽

Video Content: Lightborne
Screens Producer & Programmer: Grant McDonald
LED/Servers: Fuse Technical Group / Chad McClymonds / Randy Llamas / Anthony Cadero / Cory Driskill / Ben Johnson / Timmy Schreiber
Server Engineer: Richard Delgado

Creative Director: HiHat Productions
Creative: Simrin Player / Troy Kirby / Chris Ruffin / Sean Bankhead / Blair Christian
Production Director: Marley Humperdink

Tour Production: eighteentwentysix
Production Manager: Jim Webb
Stage Manager: Tom Keane
Production Coordinator: Laretta Young
Head Rigger: Mike Mitani
SFX: ER Productions

Lighting Director: Shepherd Lowrey
LX Chief: Jeff Jerger
Associate LX: Andy Vines

Playback: Paul Falcone
FOH Audio: Brian P.
Monitors: Kevin Glendinning / JH Audio
Backline: Christos Hansen / Jess Jacobs

05/20/2024

It’s not every day we get the opportunity to work on a short film, but when we do we go all out. And no shoot is complete without making someone fly. 🦸‍♂️

Four months of planning, four days of production, and five months of animation to bring this short to life. Keep your eyes peeled for this wonderful adventure in a theater near you! 👀

05/09/2024

Excited to announce that Lightborne & Frankndesign are 2024 MUSE Awards Platinum winners in the Experiential & Immersive category for our collaborative work on Boston 365!

The experience works to tell the story of Boston’s iconic personality through visual storytelling projection mapped onto the world’s largest 3D scale model of the city. After 2+ years of iteration, the experience at the top of the iconic Prudential Center is now open to rave reviews.

Thanks to all of the amazing additional partners who helped bring this project to life, including View Boston, Boston Properties (BXP), JRA, Anita Daugherty, The Legends Way, Yessian Music, Electrosonic, dandelion & burdock, Christie Digital, Float4, Nanolumens, & 7thSense

Discover more about the project’s technical feats: https://museaward.com/winner-info.php?id=228069

05/01/2024

Out-of-this-world visuals for an artist from another planet—Lightborne's custom concert visuals for Missy Elliott have been recognized as Best in Show for AAF’s District 5 in 2024! 👽

The entry will compete nationally during next month’s American Advertising Awards Gala! 🛸

04/19/2024

Billy Joel — VIENNA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2024)

46 years after the original release of Vienna, the official music video is finally here. Lightborne is honored to bring this song to life visually utilizing our in-house production & animation teams. Watch now: https://youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?si=fSoAbGvXiPyr-KxG

Creative concept, design, animation & production: Lightborne

Creative Management: Steve Cohen, Sony Music Entertainment

The show AJR has always wanted to make is finally here. THE MAYBE MAN TOUR kicks off tonight! Catch a show in a city nea...
04/03/2024

The show AJR has always wanted to make is finally here. THE MAYBE MAN TOUR kicks off tonight! Catch a show in a city near you through August 3—we can’t wait for you to see what’s in store. 🎈🏠��

Pictured here are visuals from the finale of AJR’s OK ORCHESTRA TOUR crafted by Lightborne. Using footage shot in our studio of the band in aerial harnesses, our team composited the band into a volumetric water tank that crashed against the walls of the upstage and downstage screens. 🌊

03/26/2024

1 week until AJR’s THE MAYBE MAN TOUR kicks off! Get excited with their performance of Bang! and Yes I’m a Mess on the finale of The Voice! 🎈🏠

03/15/2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend from Boston 365, one of the world’s largest scale model projection mapping shows! Lightborne concepted and animated 12 shows, each of which focused on a different unique aspect of the city of Boston. This show highlighted the city’s rich history and tradition surrounding the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. 🍀

Partners:
• Electrosonic
• Yessian Music
• Christie Digital
• Float4
• Frankndesign
• JRA
• Nanolumens
• 7thSENSE

03/12/2024

The Lightborne team has won a 2024 Gold ADDY for our projection mapping content on Boston 365, a world-class projection mapping show on a 50+ foot wide scale model of the city!

Thanks to all of the amazing partners who brought this massive project to life, including: Electrosonic, Christie Digital, Float4, Frankndesign, JRA, Nanolumens, 7thSENSE

03/11/2024

Greetings, earthlings! 👽 We’re excited to bring you this intergalactic transmission announcing our 2024 Gold ADDY win for crafting custom concert visuals for the incomparable Missy Elliott. 🛸

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ELISION awaits—behold the convergence of light and sound in ways never before seen on Cincinnati Music Hall as part of Blink 2024! The new projection mapping spectacle from Lightborne featuring the sounds of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra runs evenings through October 20! 👁️ #blink #blinkcincinnati #projectionmapping #lightfestival #art #design #animation #3danimation #lighting #lightingdesign #lightborne #cincinnatisymphony #musichall

BLINK CINCINNATI 2024 — OCTOBER 17-20
BLINK CINCINNATI 2024 — OCTOBER 17-20

THE ELISION approaches. What will remain when all lines are erased? Blink returns only October 17-20. Witness ELISION, a new projection mapping spectacle from the minds of Lightborne, on the historic Cincinnati Music Hall next week. 👁️� #blink #blinkcincinnati #projectionmapping #lightfestival #art #design #animation #3danimation #lightborne

NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — NOW OPEN
NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — NOW OPEN

Something spooky this way comes… Newfields' Harvest Nights has awakened! Months in the making, this night walk experience is now alive through November 2nd. Dare to wander amidst glowing, interactive pumpkins, board a ghostly train that travels through eerie realms, witness portraits that spring to life in the shadows, and prepare to be spellbound by the all-new projection mapping show on Mischief Manor! 🎃 Mischief Manor Projection Mapping Show Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design: Lightborne Live Action Shoot: Lightborne AV & Lighting: Prestige AV & Creative Services 3 Graces & Party Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet Talking Pumpkin Totems Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne Design, Animation, Technical: Lightborne AV: Prestige AV & Creative Services Pumpkin Totem Fabrication: Kingdom Productions, Inc. Voice Talent: NoExit Performance Ghost Train Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design: Lightborne Ghost Train Platform Fabrication: Lightborne Ghost Train Sign Fabrication: Lucca Workshop Ghost Train Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet AV, Lighting, Wind, and Rumble Platform Direction: Newfields Haunted Portraits Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne Design, Animation, Compositing, Sound Design, Technical: Lightborne Live Action Shoot: Lightborne AV Support: Prestige AV & Creative Services Ghost Woods Projection Creative Direction: Newfields / Lightborne Design, Animation, Compositing: Lightborne AV: Prestige AV & Creative Services 3 Graces & Party Guests Talent: Indianapolis Ballet #HarvestNights #DiscoverNewfields #NewfieldsToday #lightborne #design #animation #3danimation #production #fabrication #liveevents #nightwalk #experiential #experientialevents

NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — COMING SOON
NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — COMING SOON

1️⃣5️⃣ days until Newfields Harvest Nights opens! What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than a preview of what’s to come? Get tickets to the spooky-not-scary event now at discovernewfields.org! 🎃🚂 #HarvestNights #DiscoverNewfields #NewfieldsToday #lightborne #FridayThe13th

NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — COMING SOON
NEWFIELDS HARVEST NIGHTS 2024 — COMING SOON

Something spooktacular is in the works! 👻 Newfields and Lightborne are combining forces for this year’s Harvest Nights to create a spectacle you won’t want to miss! Tickets are available now at discovernewfields.org! Ballet dancers courtesy of Indianapolis Ballet #HarvestNights #DiscoverNewfields #NewfieldsToday

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL — CINCINNATI BID
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL — CINCINNATI BID

Cincinnati has been named a finalist to host the world-renowned Sundance Film Festival! Lightborne is proud to have worked with the talented Kristen Schlotman, Laurent Che, and Film Cincinnati to put this love letter to the Queen City together. Production & Editorial: Lightborne #film #filmcincinnati #sundance #sundancefilmfestival #sundancefilmfest

BLINK CINCINNATI 2024 — MUSIC HALL PROJECTION MAPPING SHOW
BLINK CINCINNATI 2024 — MUSIC HALL PROJECTION MAPPING SHOW

Thrilled to share that Lightborne is taking over Cincinnati’s iconic Music Hall exterior as part of Blink 2024, the largest light and art event in North America! Stay tuned for more teasers and info to come on this feature projection mapping show. 👁️‍🗨️ �#BLINK2024 #BLINKCincinnati

PERFETTI VAN MELLE USA — SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO 2024 MOTION GRAPHICS
PERFETTI VAN MELLE USA — SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO 2024 MOTION GRAPHICS

PERFETTI VAN MELLE USA — SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO 2024 MOTION GRAPHICS Lightborne brought the sugar rush to the Perfetti van Melle USA display at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo! 🍬 Design & animation: Lightborne #perfetti #perfettivanmelle #airheads #mentos #chupachups #candy #sweets #treats #snacks #lightborne #design #animation #2danimation #3danimation #expo #sweetsandsnacksexpo #sweetsandsnacks

U.S. AIRFORCE — TECHNOLOGY TEASER
U.S. AIRFORCE — TECHNOLOGY TEASER

U.S. AIRFORCE — TECHNOLOGY TEASER Editorial & Post Production: Lightborne Agency: Court Avenue #editorial #postproduction #animation #design #lightborne #usairforce #airforce

AJR - THE MAYBE MAN TOUR
AJR - THE MAYBE MAN TOUR

AJR — THE MAYBE MAN TOUR Taking advantage of a host of multidimensional screens with advanced automation controls, the Lightborne team blended live-action footage and 3D animation into dynamic, tightly choreographed concert visuals fit for AJR’s first headlining arena tour. Catch THE MAYBE MAN TOUR in a city near you through August—you won’t want to miss it! 🎈 Show Creation: Adam Met / Jack Met / Ryan Met Production Design & Creative Direction: Mitchell Schellenger Lighting Design: Ezra Donellan Screen Content: Lightborne / 5Towns / Sam Suyko / Schneider Visuals / STATION SIX / Dark Matter Technologies Inc. Representation: Sydney Yuman / RoofTop Management Screens Programming: Ryan Shepard / Joshua Beaven 📸: Matt Kryger #ajr #ajrtour #ajrtmm #tmm #tmmtour #themaybeman #adammet #jackmet #ryanmet #okorchestra #neaotheater #livemusic #concert #concertvisuals #animation #3danimation #touchdesigner #postproduction #videoproductioncompany #lightborne

MISSY ELLIOTT - 2023 CONCERT VISUALS CASE STUDY
MISSY ELLIOTT - 2023 CONCERT VISUALS CASE STUDY

Creating concert visuals for an artist as avant-garde as Missy Elliott was a challenge that Lightborne was uniquely suited for. See how our studio leveraged our full production pipeline from 3D animation to production and editorial to bring one of Variety's best concerts of 2023 to life! 👽 Video Content: Lightborne Screens Producer & Programmer: Grant McDonald LED/Servers: Fuse Technical Group / Chad McClymonds / Randy Llamas / Anthony Cadero / Cory Driskill / Ben Johnson / Timmy Schreiber Server Engineer: Richard Delgado Creative Director: HiHat Productions Creative: Simrin Player / Troy Kirby / Chris Ruffin / Sean Bankhead / Blair Christian Production Director: Marley Humperdink Tour Production: eighteentwentysix Production Manager: Jim Webb Stage Manager: Tom Keane Production Coordinator: Laretta Young Head Rigger: Mike Mitani SFX: ER Productions Lighting Director: Shepherd Lowrey LX Chief: Jeff Jerger Associate LX: Andy Vines Playback: Paul Falcone FOH Audio: Brian P. Monitors: Kevin Glendinning / JH Audio Backline: Christos Hansen / Jess Jacobs #missy #missyelliott #missymisdemeanor #lightborne #tourvisuals #3danimation #content #livemusic #concerts #concertvisuals

FILM PRODUCTION
FILM PRODUCTION

It’s not every day we get the opportunity to work on a short film, but when we do we go all out. And no shoot is complete without making someone fly. 🦸‍♂️ Four months of planning, four days of production, and five months of animation to bring this short to life. Keep your eyes peeled for this wonderful adventure in a theater near you! 👀 #production #filmmaking #videoproduction #filmcincinnati #film #videoshoot #lightborne

2024 MUSE CREATIVE AWARDS PLATINUM WINNER — BOSTON 365
2024 MUSE CREATIVE AWARDS PLATINUM WINNER — BOSTON 365

Excited to announce that Lightborne & Frankndesign are 2024 MUSE Awards Platinum winners in the Experiential & Immersive category for our collaborative work on Boston 365! The experience works to tell the story of Boston’s iconic personality through visual storytelling projection mapped onto the world’s largest 3D scale model of the city. After 2+ years of iteration, the experience at the top of the iconic Prudential Center is now open to rave reviews. Thanks to all of the amazing additional partners who helped bring this project to life, including View Boston, Boston Properties (BXP), JRA, Anita Daugherty, The Legends Way, Yessian Music, Electrosonic, dandelion & burdock, Christie Digital, Float4, Nanolumens, & 7thSense Discover more about the project’s technical feats: https://museaward.com/winner-info.php?id=228069 #viewboston #boston365 #experienceboston #seeyouupthere #prudential #prudentialcenter #meetboston #thepru #visitboston #bostontourism #projectionmapping #animation #3danimation #modeldesign #content #lightborne #frankndesign

2024 REGIONAL ADDY WINNER — MISSY ELLIOTT CONCERT VISUALS
2024 REGIONAL ADDY WINNER — MISSY ELLIOTT CONCERT VISUALS

Out-of-this-world visuals for an artist from another planet—Lightborne's custom concert visuals for Missy Elliott have been recognized as Best in Show for AAF’s District 5 in 2024! 👽 The entry will compete nationally during next month’s American Advertising Awards Gala! 🛸 #addys #addysawards #cincinnaddys #content #cincinnati #animation #3danimation #concertvisuals #livemusic #liveevents #missy #missyelliott #missymisdemeanor

BILLY JOEL - VIENNA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2024)
BILLY JOEL - VIENNA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2024)

Billy Joel — VIENNA OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2024) 46 years after the original release of Vienna, the official music video is finally here. Lightborne is honored to bring this song to life visually utilizing our in-house production & animation teams. Watch now: https://youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?si=fSoAbGvXiPyr-KxG Creative concept, design, animation & production: Lightborne Creative Management: Steve Cohen, Sony Music Entertainment #billyjoel #vienna #animation #3danimation #musicvideo #digitalart #videoproduction #postproduction #videoproductioncompany #billyjoelfans #visualart #linocut #linocutprint #woodblock #printmaking

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In 1985, Lightborne was founded in the historic Over-The-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Housed in a converted five-story industrial building, Lightborne was beautifully transformed by renowned architect Jose Garcia. The renovated production house boasts a 2200 sqft. production studio with two wall-cyc, an ISDN-capable ProTools HD studio and VO booth, 2 private editorial bays, a color correction suite, and a full-service 2D/3D animation team. Lightborne is a state-of-the art creative studio with clients ranging from Cincinnati Bell to Olay, Katy Perry to Zac Brown Band, the Bengals to the Cavs. We are well-versed in many production and post operations -- from one screen to one-hundred -- and although we take pride in our global achievements, we're equally as passionate and excited about our local endeavors. So drop us a line and say hello! What can we do for you?

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