Photo:Nadine Froger Photography
Women in Film's annual Crystal & Lucy Awards Gala took place at the Beverly Hilton on June 13, and the intricate stage set really let guests focus on the evening's theme (pun intended). Designed by Tony Schubert of Event Eleven and built by MEI, a 12-foot-wide wooden lens was painted black on the outside and had a graphic applied to its front. A dimensional "WIF" logo was back-lit with LED lights, and a custom-built channel accepted additional lighting for the lens's circle. The installation was a seven-hour, overnight process that staffers undertook the night before the function.