Kevin Lee Allen Joins Student Lighting Design Competition Judging

Kevin Lee Allen Joins Student Lighting Design Competition Judging

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 [...]

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2nd Annual Student Lighting Design Competition

2nd Annual Student Lighting Design Competition

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 [...]

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Win $100 Worth of Books from Focal Press – The Most Dramatic Drama Contest!

Win $100 Worth of Books from Focal Press – The Most Dramatic Drama Contest!

Focal Press, the publishers of some of the finest production and live event technical books out there is holding a contest. The Most Dramatic Drama Contest! Focal Press is looking for your stories about working in the theatre. Whether it be a challenge you had to over come or a story of just how things [...]

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Let’s Send Noah on the Light World Tour

Let’s Send Noah on the Light World Tour

Meet Noah Craft. He is a student at the University of Minnesota Duluth studying Lighting Design.  You may know him better as part of the Duluth Team. Noah has signed up for the Philips 2011 Light World Tour. About the Light World Tour: Drawing on the inspiration of the surroundings, one lucky lighting professional will [...]

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The Student Design Competition Closes in 10 Days!

The Student Design Competition Closes in 10 Days!

Hey students, the design competition closes in just 10 days!  Are you cramming in your design work?  It’s due on April 15th if you want to take part in the competition.  Don’t wait till the last minute, make sure to get it in on time. Just a reminder. Don’t forget to check over the file [...]

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Attention Students – Time is Running Out to Enter the SDC

Attention Students – Time is Running Out to Enter the SDC

USITT is long gone.  Sounds like Spring Break is over too.  Before you know it, so will the school year and so will the Student Design Competition!  Have you been working on your design for the competition?  April is right around the corner! I hoe everyone has been working diligently on their design as well [...]

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Apollo Designs 4th Annual Design-A-Pattern Contest Begins

Apollo Designs 4th Annual Design-A-Pattern Contest Begins

Apolloe Design has announced their 4th annual Design-A-Pattern Contest.  Entries are being accepted now through April 28, 2011.  The winner of the Design-A-Pattern contest will be added to the standard patterns offered by Apollo Design.  The winning design also gets their winning design made into a pattern and a commemorative plaque! Apollo will be posting [...]

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Lightwright Touch Winner Announced

Lightwright Touch Winner Announced

Yesterday I ran a contest for a lucky reader of iSquint to win a copy of Lightwright Touch for the iPad.  I have been playing with the app since I got it and boy do I love it!  I wanted to share the love and bring happiness to one reader.  While I would love to [...]

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Contest Time: Win a Copy of Lightwright Touch for Your iPad

Contest Time: Win a Copy of Lightwright Touch for Your iPad

You read the headline right!  I am loving my copy of Lightwright Touch so much that I want to share it with one lucky reader of iSquint! If you had not heard, West Side Systems announced the release of their latest iPad app, Lightwright Touch into the iTunes App Store yesterday. Basically, you have Lightwright [...]

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The Student Design Competition is Officially OPEN

The Student Design Competition is Officially OPEN

Yup, it is January 28th.  That means that the student design competition is open!  While the competition just started, I don’t expect many students to start submitting their design work right now.  I highly recommend taking your time, you have almost all of spring semester!  Heck, the competition doesn’t close until April 15th.  That doesn’t [...]

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ESTA Foundation Announces 2011 Holiday Card Student Design Contest

ESTA Foundation Announces 2011 Holiday Card Student Design Contest

Behind the Scenes announces the second annual Holiday Card Student Design Contest and seeks prize donations for the 8th annual Long Reach Long Rider/Behind the Scenes raffle at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo in Charlotte, NC in March. Behind the Scenes is seeking raffle prizes for its ever-popular raffle at USITT, co-sponsored by the [...]

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Registration for the Student Design Competition Opens SOON, Are You Ready?

Registration for the Student Design Competition Opens SOON, Are You Ready?

Attention ALL students, are you ready for the 2011 Student Design Competition?  If not, don’t worry, you have PLENTY of time to get ready!  Beginning January 28th, we’ll begin to accept submissions to the design competition, but you don’t have to rush to enter.  You have most of the spring semester to download the FREE [...]

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