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XL Video and the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show

Written By: Justin Lang on February 19, 2010

XL Video just put out a Press Release with more detailed information about how the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show came together. While I normally do not post about installations and events, this one is hard to pass up. If you watched the Halftime show this year and are into lighting and are like me, [...]

iSquint Podcast: Episode 6 – A Talk With Lucas Krech

Written By: Justin Lang on February 16, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, before the two snow storms pounded Washington, DC, I got a chance to catch up with fellow lighting designer and blogger Lucas Krech. Lucas was in town lighting a dance piece, Everyone Intimate Alone Visibly for LEVYdance. You can read the Washington Post Review of the piece as well as [...]

Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – EdForever

Written By: Justin Lang on November 13, 2009

This weeks Friday Flickr Lighting Porn was randomly chosen from all of the photos added to our Flickr Pool. This weeks photos is from EdForever or Ed Warren from London England. The above photo is from a sound Check from Rumble Strips in one of England’s olderst music hall, Wilton’s Stage. Want to see your [...]

Friday Flick Lighting Porn – Mark Wynn-Edwards

Written By: Justin Lang on November 6, 2009

This weeks Friday Flick Lighting Porn comes from Mark Wynn-Edwards. You may know him better at @marktherockld on flickr. Mark’s photo was randomly chosen this week to be featured here on iSquint. This photo is from Mark latest tour with Emiliana Torrini. mark explains a little about what he was trying to achieve and some [...]

Friday Flickr Porn – Romeo & Juliet

Written By: Justin Lang on October 23, 2009

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 [...]

New Book: Light Plot Deconstructed

Written By: Justin Lang on May 28, 2009

Towards the end of 2008, we talked with lighting designer Gregg Hillmar about his latest book, Light Plot Deconstructed. Just in the past couple of months, the book has been finalized and sent off to the publisher. Light Plot Deconstructedis the debut work of accomplished scenic and lighting designer, Gregg Hillmar. Mr. Hillmar has developed [...]

Capture Visualization Software Released for Mac

Written By: Justin Lang on March 29, 2009

We heard through the Facebook grape vein that Capture Sweden, the makers of Capture Lighting visualization software has a new release of their software for the Mac. Captures website has confirmed it. Capture Polar is available for the Mac and included functionality from the Basic and SmartSoft editions. Capture is a lighting design software for [...]

Lighting Design 101 Web Event – Part II

Written By: Justin Lang on March 27, 2009

We received a message from Creative Stage Lighting about the up coming Web Event on Lighting Design 101, Part II. The web event happens at 3:30pm (est) on April 16th. This Web Event is a follow up to Part 1 of the Lighting Design webinar which was held on February 19th. The Webinar will be [...]