Richard Falconer, NV5 | Norm Russell, NV5
Tuesday
March 18, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
March 18, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Credits TBD
Intermediate
In today’s business world, video conferencing has become the norm to bring people together in the office and in remote locations. Lighting design plays a pivotal role in creating an optimal environment that addresses technical AV requirements and enhances the overall experience. Proper lighting design not only illuminates the space but also impacts the ambiance, mood, and participant engagement. Strategic lighting choices contribute to the effectiveness of presentations, clarity of interpersonal communication, clear facial recognition including people of color, video conferencing, and supports non-verbal communication.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the collaborative process for creating functional and aesthetic spaces for interpersonal communication
- Describe the design principles that apply to video conferencing
- Utilize design skills to evaluate the importance of light reflectance values from people and objects; luminance versus illuminance
- Evaluate video camera and display criteria, the technical accommodation between capture and display, contrast ratios, and lighting control.
Speakers
Richard Falconer
Senior Lighting Designer
NV5
Originally from London, England, Richard D. Falconer has worked in lighting design across North America. Richard brings diverse experience, including many years in the theatrical side of lighting, designing lighting for special events and traditional stage plays. With a focus on aesthetics, functionality, and energy efficiency, Richard deftly designs lighting solutions that enhance the storytelling elements of a live performance through the use of lighting. Several of his previous projects have been honored with design awards by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES.) Richard is a Professional Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and is also Lighting Certified (LC) with the National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professions (NCQLP).
Norm Russell
Principal Consultant
NV5
Norm’s background is lighting for theatre and for TV Studio productions, experiences that inform his work in architectural lighting design in parallel with production lighting, recognizing that in both disciplines, lighting is a means to reveal, enhance, engender mood, and convey story in all its guises. Norm is Co-Chair of the IES RP-38 Videoconference & Presentation Lighting Committee. Norm brings five decades of lighting design experience to NV5 Consultants, leading the company’s lighting discipline.