Lee Rose (born July 30, 1955) is an American lighting designer that works in the mediums of film, television, stage, and concerts.

Early life

Lee Rose began his career as a lighting technician and designer in the theatre, working in both stage theatre and dance. During the mid-1970s, Rose also began working as a lighting designer and technician for rock concerts. His first major concert was the design of the lighting for the band Atlantis Philharmonic, which opened for

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in 1974. Rose remained on the road for ten years, touring with various groups until 1984. That year, Rose started a TV/film lighting design company called Ocean, Rose & Associates with fellow lighting designer Richard Ocean. He stayed with the company until 1998, when Rose joined Design Partners, Inc and became a partner with the firm. Design Partner, Inc. dissolved in December 2015 and starting in January 2016 Rose formed Lee Rose Designs to continue his lighting design work.

Television

The first Ocean, Rose & Associates production was the lighting design for the 1st Annual Black Gold Awards in September 1984, produced by

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. Following their success with this performance, Dick Clark Productions hired the firm to design the lighting for '' New Years Rockin’ Eve'' and the ''

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''. Rose has remained the lighting designer for ''New Years Rockin' Eve'' ever since his debut in 1985, over a span of more than 30 years. During that time Rose has also served as lighting designer for other awards shows including the ''

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s'', the '' Clio Awards'', and the ''

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''. The Golden Globes represents the awards show he has been involved with for the most number of years. Television events that Rose has served as lighting designer for include Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Labor Day Telethon, which Rose transitioned to a new format under its current name the "MDA Show of Strength"; the ''

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Show'', as well as sporting events for the first thirteen official events of the

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in the mid-1990s. He was also lighting designer on the films ''

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'', '' Bringing Down the House'', ''

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''. His work in the movies ''Almost Famous'' and ''Vanilla Sky'' with director of photography

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was covered by ''

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'' magazine, which detailed his lighting design and how his work on the production helped to bring a feeling of reality to complex indoor scenarios. Rose has served as lighting director for television broadcasts including ''

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'', '' Nick Cannon: Mr. Show Biz'', '' Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It!'', ''

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'', the '' Wayne Brady Show'', ''

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''. He has also served as a cinematographer on television shows including '' Christopher Titus: Neverlution'', ''Nick Cannon: Mr. Show Biz'', and ''Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It!''.

Later concerts

Rose first filmed a major touring show in 1985, when they video recorded a

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show at the

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. Additional concerts that Rose filmed include videos for

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, ''

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, and

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Honors

Rose has been nominated for two

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for concert collaborations with

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: a nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, or Movie in 1994 for his work on ''

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'' and a nomination for Outstanding Lighting Direction (electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, or Movie in 1998 for his work on Yannis' ''

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''. In 1997, Rose was named Lighting Dimensions' Lighting Designer of the Year.

References

External links

Official Website

Official biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Lee 1955 births American cinematographers American lighting designers Living people Place of birth missing (living people)