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Squint Abroad – Load In

Written By: Scott Renick on April 11, 2011

Loading in any event can be stressful. Even when you are not dealing with language barriers, unfamiliar electrical standards, and different gear, the ballet of people and gear is a delicate balance between executing “the plan” and adapting to challenges. In a foreign country this process has the potential to be a disaster. Luckily, my [...]

Squint Abroad: International Event Production, A Fresh Perspective

Written By: Scott Renick on March 14, 2011

Let’s start from the beginning. I work for a live event production company based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. One of our clients is staging their annual general managers conferences around the world, and has been kind enough to ask us to leave the US borders and come with them. Our first stop is in Bangkok, Thailand. We left [...]

Hemsley Internship in Lighting 2011

Written By: John Hathcock on February 2, 2011

The Hemsley Lighting Programs has announced that the open call for applicants to the 2011 internship program has begun. The Hemsley internship is open to Bachelor and Masters of Fine Arts graduates in lighting design (current students are not accepted). Applications for the 28th annual Hemsley Internship Program with the Lincoln Center Festival, the New [...]

Lighting in New York City – It’s More Beautiful Then You Think

Written By: Justin Lang on June 1, 2010

Before I go on about the Broadway Lighting Master Classes, I wanted to share something that all of you have inspired me to do. It has been a very long time since I have taken out the camera and just started shooting. With all of the work and amazing photos that everyone has shared either [...]

World Expo 2010 Shanghai China Opening Ceremonies

Written By: Justin Lang on May 4, 2010

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 [...]

Lighting App Coming for Android

Written By: Justin Lang on February 19, 2010

Listen up all of you Droid users. Look like a gent out of the UK is working on a Lighting App for you. From the very short YouTube video it looks like the app is still in heavy development. But it shows that someone out there feels your pain of not having any Lighting Apps [...]

Another FREE iPhone Lighting App – Lampy

Written By: Justin Lang on February 18, 2010

Fire up your iTunes and get your iPhone/iPod Touch transfer cable ready, there is another FREE lighting iPhone App out there to download. Yes, it is ANOTHER DMX and dip switch calculator. The New app is called Lampy and is from Nick Shearer. Here is what the iTunes Store says about the app. Lampy is [...]

New iPhone App: Lighting Handbook

Written By: Justin Lang on December 14, 2009

I just received a note for an iPhone app developer, Andrew Derrington about his new lighting iPhone app, Lighting Handbook. It is a new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, It provides detailed information about moving lights, LED fixtures, Scrollers and more DMX fixtures. It also provides access to the manual direct from the internet. [...]