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Kevin Lee Allen Joins Student Lighting Design Competition Judging

Written By: Justin Lang on December 1, 2011

We are happy to announce that Lighting and Set Designer Kevin Lee Allen will be joining the faculty as a judge for the 2012 Student Lighting Design Competition. “I am thrilled to include Mr. Allen to the judging committee of the Student Lighting Design Competition.” says Justin Lang, Editor of iSquint.net. “He is a well respected designer and has superior [...]

2nd Annual Student Lighting Design Competition

Written By: Justin Lang on November 21, 2011

It’s back! The iSquint.net & Stage Directions Magazine Student Lighting Design Competition (SLDC) is officially underway! We are proud to welcome back our sponsors, Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Template. Starting today, students may begin to download the student version of Vectorworks 2012 and a demo version of Lightwright in order to compete in [...]

Stage Lighting Super Saturday Returns to NYC for 2011

Written By: Justin Lang on November 4, 2011

Sonny Sonnenfeld and Scott C. Parker announce that Stage Lighting Super Saturday selects New York City for its seventh annual seminar. At 8:00 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012, the seventh-annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday all-day seminar will take place at the conveniently located Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing [...]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2011!!!

Written By: Justin Lang on October 31, 2011

How can you go wrong with lights, halloween and a bit from The Nightmare Before Christmas? This guy did it right! I am super jealous that I am not going to be able to do my light show this year. Since LDI was so close to Halloween, I didn’t have enough time. Have a safe and [...]

LDI 2011: Saturday Recap

Written By: Andrea Bilkey on October 30, 2011

Besides visiting with and getting my shiny new A Theatre Project book signed by Richard Pilbrow, today was another jam-packed day on the show floor. I found myself intrigued by the BrickBlaster Pro by The Black Tank. While the fixture itself has been out for awhile, it has some nice upgrades. For those unfamiliar with [...]

LDI: Friday recap

Written By: Andrea Bilkey on October 29, 2011

This year is feeling rushed, and I learned why. The show floor in the past has been 9-6, and this year it is 10-5. The sessions are also 9-5, so there is a lot more juggling that needs to happen to see what needs to be seen, which is much more stressful than I thought [...]

LDI2011: Water Water Everywhere

Written By: Andrea Bilkey on October 27, 2011

Well this conference is sure starting out with a bang. Just as the 11-12:30 session was ending, the fire alarm goes off. Being theatre folks, some in the room I was in were joking with each other, questioning if we really needed to leave. We all dutifully did so, but were allowed to come back [...]

LDI 2011: Planning, and Discussing is Everything

Written By: Andrea Bilkey on October 27, 2011

Wait, is it October already? Time has really gotten away this year, but if it is October, that means the annual gathering of those who love all things lumen-related are descending upon the LDI Conference. Once again I’ll be attending a few sessions and strolling about the show floor to soak up as much information [...]

LDIMobile App and LDI2012

Written By: Justin Lang on October 25, 2011

Big news first… Everyone has been wondering about LDI 2012. Will it be in Vegas, will it be in California, what about New Orleans? I was partial to the long fetched rumor of it being in Washington, DC. I think I started that one! Drum roll please…. LDI 2012 if in LAS VEGAS BABY! LDI [...]

UsedLighting.com Begins PAID Intership Search

Written By: Justin Lang on October 25, 2011

UsedLighting.com, a division of 4Wall Entertainment, is proud to offer its first ever internship. The internship will last 90 days and carries the possibility of further employment. The internship is a great opportunity for anyone looking for quality experience and references in entertainment and theatrical lighting. The selected intern will work directly with the used [...]

Nemetschek Releases Vectorworks 2012

Written By: Justin Lang on September 29, 2011

Wow, I am just a bit behind. PLASA took a whole lot out of me! Almost two weeks later and I am still recovering! While over in London, Nemetschek announced their latest version of Vectorworks, version 2012. Side note, I love the version numbering as of late guys! Version 2012 brings updates to their entire [...]

MA Lighting Release grandMA2 Software Version 2.4.1[6.6]

Written By: Justin Lang on September 29, 2011

MA Lighting has announced the release of version 2.4.1 [6.6], just a few short weeks after announcing the release of 2.4.0 at PLASA. Looking over the change log, it looks like a bunch of bugs were fixed. No new software functions were added to this release. There is an important notice for grandMA2 consoles out, [...]

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