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The special NASA exhibit here at
the South by Southwest festival

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is anchored by a full-scale
model of the James Webb Space

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Telescope.

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Now, during the day
it's quite a sight,

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but at night it's
even more memorable.

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And the reason-- the lights.

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Hey Todd, I heard you
are the lighting jockey.

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Yes ma'am.

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I am the lighting designer
over this project.

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OK, so what does it mean to
be the lighting designer?

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I know you put lights
on it, but really

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how difficult a job is this?

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For me it just comes natural.

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It's my way of expressing
art through light.

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And as you can see, I have
all these beautiful LEDs

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that surround the James
Webb telescope, which

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I'm using to create my art.

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So you said LEDs, so it's
probably not very hot, right?

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No, you can touch this.

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This has been on all day.

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Oh my.

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It's been on since
10:00 this morning.

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It's actually a little cold.

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It is very cold.

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It uses hardly
any energy at all.

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Well, how do you control
the colors of the lights?

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Well if we look over here, I
can show you my lighting board,

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which you might enjoy.

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So this right here
is my console,

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which I like to refer
to as my paintbrush.

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And I refer to the
lights as my paint,

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the telescope being my canvas.

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And this is where
I create my art.

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With the simple slide
of a couple of faders,

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I can come up with any
visualization color scheme

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that anyone would want to see.

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It looks almost like you're
playing an instrument.

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It is, only to me it's
a visual instrument.

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You said any color
they would like to see.

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So do you actually change the
colors to somebody's liking?

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Yes.

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When I see people
taking pictures,

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I like to ask them what
are your favorite colors?

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And then I'll simply
slide a couple of faders

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and come up with
their favorite colors,

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and then it gives
them a personal memory

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to go along with
their journey here.

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Thanks so much for
taking the time

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to show us the
colors of the Webb.

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Thank you very much.

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Now, as Todd said, the
lights are very efficient,

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so much so that cumulatively
these lights only

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use up about as much
energy as your microwave.

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Thanks for joining us
for this special edition

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of Behind the Webb at
South by Southwest.

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