Vectorworks 2011: What’s New In Spotlight
Earlier this week, Nemetschek announced the release of Vectorworks 2011 with all kinds of new features for each design element of the software package. As lighting professionals, we mainly deal with Spotlight and there have been some huge new features added to help us accomplish our designs. Here is a listing of all the great [...]
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Nemetschek Releases Vectorworks 2011 TODAY!
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the 2011 version of its award-winning Vectorworks® line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks™. The 2011 version of Vectorworks software delivers several major improvements, including: · 2D/3D integration. Vectorworks software has now, more than ever, a true 3D modeling [...]
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Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – HoranLD
This weeks randomly selected Friday Flickr Lighting Porn comes from Flickr user HoranLD. The photo is from a show called Macabaret that went off in October of 2005 at the Porchlight Music Theatre in the windy city, Chicago. I don’t know much about the show, but I am a HUGE fan of back lighting and [...]
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“Let there be light” Was Only the Beginning
In the beginning, God commanded “Let there be light” and it was good. Since then the history of light and lighting technology in the church has always been at the forefront of the industry. After all, if all the world’s a stage, the pulpit commands the most power. At their start, churches have traditionally used [...]
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Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – Daphne Mir
This weeks randomly selected Friday Flickr Lighting Porn comes from that SoCal hip chick, Daphne Mir. You may know her better as @Lekogirl or Swatchbook Dress Girl from LDI 2009. Daphne is an up and coming Lighting Designer to keep your eyes on. The photo above is from her Senior year at Orange County High [...]
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World Expo 2010 Shanghai China Opening Ceremonies
The World Expo 2010 Shanghai is happening right now in China. Actually, it started back on May 1st so we are 5 days into it. At least at the time of this writing, China is 5 days into it, we, state side are only 4 days into it. The World Expo 2010 Shanghai runs for [...]
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Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – Stefan Johnson
This weeks randomly selected Friday Flickr Lighting Porn comes from Stefan Johnson. While the photo may not be the best quality, it still shows some great use of lighting by giving us a placement of a grand ball room of sorts for a dance piece with the use of glass gobos. From what little information [...]
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Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – Sean Smallman
This weeks randomly selected Flickr Lighting Porn Photo comes from Sean Smallman. The above image is from his 2009 design of Oklahoma! at the Indiana University, Lee Norvelle Theatre Center. When I think of the show Oklahoma, this is exactly what I envision! I love the gradient on the cyc. It really gives the feel [...]
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FREE Alternative Lighting Plot Software
Are you an up and coming lighting design looking to draft your plots digitally? Having a tough time finding the funds to purchase other drafting software on the market? No worries, Claude Heintz Design has you covered. These are the same people that brought us MacLux Pro for Apple OS8 & OS9. Claude Heintz Design [...]
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Review: Rosco Strobist Gel Collection
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting product from Rosco Labs, the Rosco Strobist Collection Kit. While this does not have to do directly with Entertainment lighting, it is still worth a mention as a designer we must document our work for our records and our portfolio. Rosco Labs was kind enough [...]
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SeaChanger Offer $100 Savings on ColorBug AND MORE!
Talk about service! Not only is SeaChanger offering $100 bucks off the ColorBug Light and Measurement tool, but they will personal hand deliver it to you at LDI… That is if you are attending! And to top it off, you will get hands on training on the ColorBug, right there on the show floor! Here [...]
Read More ...Friday Flickr Porn – Romeo & Juliet
This weeks Friday Flickr Lighting Porn was randomly choosen for the images that have been added to our Flickr group by our readers. The image above is a scene from Romeo and Juliet at State University of New York – College at Fredonia that ran this past spring. The lighting designer was Todd Proffitt, the [...]
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