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iSquint Podcast: Episode 16 – Super Saturday 2011, Richard Pilbrow

In this the final part of the iSquint Podcast from the Stage Seminars Stage Lighting Super Saturday, Episode 16 is an interview with legendary lighting design and author, Mr. Richard Pilbrow.  I sat down with Mr. Pilbrow at Super Saturday 2011 and talked about life, designing, super Saturday and of course technology in the industry.

If you didn’t know, Mr. Pilbrow is a tech savey guy when it comes to lighting.  He shared some interesting new software titles for iOS devices, such as the much anticipated Lightwright Touch and Virtual Magic Sheet for the Mac.

Thank you to Mr. Pilbrow for sharing his thoughts here on the iSquint podcast along with reading the site!  I would alos like to thank Mr. Scott C. Parker and Mr. Sonny Sonnenfeld for allowing me access to Super Saturday to bring such great content and interviews to you.

If you haven’t done so already check out episode 14, which is part one of my Super Saturday coverage with the keynote address given by Mr. Ken Billington. And part 2, episode 15 and interview with Mr. Sonny Sonnenfeld.  Don’t forget, you can subscribe to the iSquint Podcast through iTunes and download it right to your iOS device.

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Richard Pilbrow Joins Super Saturday Faculty, January 22, 2011

Richard Pilbrow, internationally known lighting designer, has agreed to speak at the Sixth annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday seminars. Richard is passionate about the advancement of computer technology that allows lighting designers to free themselves from that same technology. He will discuss his recent use of the Apple iPad during a production of “Evening Primrose.” Pilbrow’s credits include “A Tale of Two Cities”, “Our Town”,  “The Life”, “Show Boat”, Broadway; ”The Sleeping Beauty” American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera; “The Magic Flute” LA Opera; many UK National Theatre Company and West End productions. Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Theatre Projects Consultants for 1200 projects in 70 countries. Author of “Stage Lighting” an international teaching text and “Stage Lighting Design” published in 1997. In 2010 Live Design voted Richard “one of the 50 most powerful people in the entertainment technology industry.”

This popular annual seminar is designed for everyone involved in stage, architectural, or entertainment lighting. The sessions are not too basic nor too advanced. Everyone who attends will benefit. The intense all day seminar will be led by theatre lighting professionals leading sessions about inspiration, training, product, and just doing it.

A dozen theater lighting professionals will speak and about 20 industry lighting manufacturers will on hand and have technical personnel and equipment to demonstrate. The tentative program includes inspiration, fixtures, color, consoles, moving lights, trouble shooting, CAD, Virtual Magic Sheet & LightWright, paperwork, and other subjects. Starting at 8:00 am on Saturday, January 22, 2011, the sixth-annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday all-day seminar will take place at the conveniently located Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City located across from New York City’s Lincoln Center.

For more information, please visit www.stageseminars.com or contact Scott Parker at super2011@stageseminars.com, 1-866-832-4390.

New Book: Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art and Business, Third Edition

concert_book_coverLooking to learn more about how to design and work on lights in a live event venue or concert setup? The latest book from Focal Press can help. In it’s third edition, Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art and Business by James Moody and Paul Dexter take you on tour to get a first hand experience about what it takes to live on the road and work in one of the most demanding work conditions, the live concert world.

With a focus on Rock and Roll, readers with learn about the people and history that shaped the field and made it what it is today.  The book also covers the use of computer aided drafting, moving lights, media servers, digital luminaries, LED units, protocol devices and how to determine the best equipment for a particular show.

The book also covers the importance of a contract and how to develop one for your personal use with examples and discussions with leading lighting designers such as legendary Broadway designer Richard Pilbrow.

Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art and Business goes is on sale through Focal Presses website, www.focalpress.com as is expected to start shipping at the end of September.  Pre-order your copy of the book now for only $49.95 USD.

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