SeaChanger Open Mic Contest at #USITT

This years Conference and Stage Expo is going to be one huge party and learning fest to help celebrate the 50 years for USITT.  SeaChanger is adding to the fun by having an Open Mic Contest in their booth at USITT. Following the American Idol method, SeaChanger would like to see or hear your 5 [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – CMY vs RGB

Yesterdays Tuesday Twitter Trivia was based on the previous days article about CMY rs RGB and their “theoretical” differences. The theory is that CMY and RGB values are directly opposite of each other when dealing with light.  While it is not exactly correct, the theory is pretty close. Here is a recap of yesterdays Tuesday [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia – CMY vs RGB

Tuesday is here once again and that means we are one day closer to the weekend. To help expand our minds and use the knowledge that we learn yesterday with RBG vs CMY values, this weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia questions puts that knowledge into practice.

What is the “theoretical” CMY values for Pink with RGB values [...]

Luminair Version 2.0 Release Party and Contest

With the upcoming release of Luminair Version 2.0, Synthe FX and iSquint.net have teamed up to have a Release Party and Contest right here on iSquint. If you didn’t know, Luminair is the first lighting console that fits in your pocket.  Which brings up the question… is that a Lighting console in your pocket or [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Limelight

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia took us back in time once again to see where the industry came from. So a quick recap from yesterday with the trivia question:

What is a Limelight and how does it work?

So what is a Limelight?
A Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia – Limelight

Tuesday is here once again and that means it is Tuesday Twitter Trivia Time!  This week we are going back in history once again to see how much you know about were lighting came from.  It is important to know where and how lighting got it’s start and how it shaped the industry that we [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Single Source

Yesterdays question was pretty simple right?  Well, if you know your lighting history, it might have been.  Quick recap from yesterday with the trivia question:

Which lighting designer once noted that they dream of a day when there would be a large enough light source, (ie: 10k fresnel), to bask the stage with a single light [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia – Single Light Source

It must be Tuesday as it is time for the Tuesday Twitter Trivia. This weeks trivia question takes us back to lighting history.  If you remember from your intro into lighting or theatre history classes, this week question should be simple enough.

Which lighting designer once noted that they dream of a day when there would [...]

ESTA Behind the Scenes Holiday Card Student Design Contest

Behind The Scenes, an initiative of The ESTA Foundation, announces its first-ever holiday card student design contest, open to any lighting, set, video or costume full-time design student interested in creating an original design for a 2010 card.
The winner will be chosen by an all-star panel of previous holiday card designers including Bob Bonniol, Beowulf [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Color Schemes

Yesterdays Tuesday Twitter Trivia question had to do with color theory and the color wheel. Seemed like yet another easy one right?  Not really, but if you remember your color theory from lighting 101, it might not be that difficult.  First, yesterdays Tuesday Twitter Trivia question was:

What are the 6 logical combination of colors, or [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia – Color Schemes

I had an interesting conversation last night about color and theory with a fellow blogger.  The conversation included talk about color and relationships and really got me to thinking about different approaches with in my own designs.  I am going to have more about this wonderful conversation later on so stay tuned for that.  Now [...]

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Please grandMA

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia referenced the third episode of the iSquint Podcast. The podcast featured an interview with Brian Dowd and Joe Cabera from ACT Lighting and talking about the grandMA2. In the interview Joe and I talked about some of the differences between the grandMA and the grandMA2 console.  One thing that [...]