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Winner of the 2011 Student Design Competition Announced

Render from The Sound of Music

Have you been on edge waiting for the announcement?  Well, after three weeks, countless hours of viewing plots and paperwork, debating between the judges, we have a winner. Before we announce the winner, I would like to first thank our judges, Mr. Kevin Linzey from Vectorworks, Mr. John McKernon, developer of Lightwright, Lighting Design and Mr. Template himself, Mr. Steve Shelley and certainly not least, Mr. Gregg Hillmar, author of Light Plot Deconstructed. Thank you for all your time and effort sifting through the entries. I would also like to thank all the students that entered into the Student Design Competition.  You guys didn’t make this easy!

Now, a recap of what the winner receives..

And now… the winner of the 2011 Student Design Competition…

Colin Chauche from SUNY Fredonia

Colin entered his design from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein production at SUNY Fredonia.  Above is a rendering of his design out of Vectorworks. And below is a copy of his plot of the show. Congratulations Colin!

Just 36 Hours Left Till The Student Design Competition Closes

Hey students, tonight is your last night to pull an all nighter to get your design ready for the Student Design Competition!  Don’t wait till the last minute because that last minute just might be 12:01am on Friday and past the time you can submit your entry! You have just 36 more hours to go.  Don’t miss this opportunity to win some great prizes! Such as:

Head over to the Student Design Competition page to learn more and to submit your design! If you do not get an email confirming that your entry was submitted successfully, you must follow up and email us at sdc@isquint.net.

Good Luck and Break-a-leg!

The Student Design Competiton Closes FRIDAY!!!

Attention Students: The Student Design Competition closes THIS FRIDAY!!! I hope that everyone has been working diligently on there design to submit! The competition closes at midnight on Friday, April 15th, 2011.  Make sure to get your design in on time as we will not be accepting submission past the due date.

You can learn more about the Student Design Competition here.  Please be sure to submit your design through the form online. I have heard that some students have been having trouble submitting their design due to large zip files.  After you submit your entry through the form online, you should get a response from the website saying that your design has been accepted.  If you do not get that email, your entry did not go through.  If that happens, please email your entry with the zip file to sdc@isquint.net. We will confirm that we have received your entry.

Don’t put your design off to the last minute!  Good luck and Break-a-leg!!!

The Student Design Competition Closes in 10 Days!

Hey students, the design competition closes in just 10 days!  Are you cramming in your design work?  It’s due on April 15th if you want to take part in the competition.  Don’t wait till the last minute, make sure to get it in on time. Just a reminder. ;)

Don’t forget to check over the file requirements!

Attention Students – Time is Running Out to Enter the SDC

USITT is long gone.  Sounds like Spring Break is over too.  Before you know it, so will the school year and so will the Student Design Competition!  Have you been working on your design for the competition?  April is right around the corner! I hoe everyone has been working diligently on their design as well as their school work. Time management is key here.  Don’t put things off to the last minute, that is when you start rushing and making mistakes.  Trust me, I have been there!

You still have plenty of time to work on you design and to submit it to the Student Design Competition.  Just remember, the last day to enter the competition is Friday, April 15th, 2011.  While your at it, don’t forget your taxes, they are due the same day!

Check out all the details about the Student Design Competition to make sure you have everything together.

Break-A-Leg everyone!

 

Student Design Competition – Don’t Let Time Slip Away

This is just a friendly reminder to all the students out there.  The Student Design Competition is under way.  If you haven’t heard about it, I encourage you to visit the Student Design Competition page and read all about it! In a nut shell, you design a show with Vectorworks and Lightwright.  In the end, the winner of the competition walks away with a Professional License of Vectorworks® 2011 with Renderworks®, a personal license of Lightwright™ 5, and a single license of Field Templates SoftSymbols V3. Have I got your attention yet?

There is still plenty of time to work on your design.  Entry into the competition ends on April 15th, 2011 with the winner being announced on May 6th, 2011.  Be mindful of your time and don’t let it slip away.  February will be over quicker then you realize. Then it is off to Charlotte for USITT in early March, then Spring Break and Finals… Before you know it, it will be summer and the deadline to enter will be long gone.

This is just a helpful hint, be mindful of your time! ;)

Break-a-leg everyone!

Student Design Competition Resource – On Stage Lighting’s Spotlight Tutorials

Hey Students, Looking for some help on your design project for the Student Design Competition? A good friend, educator, designer and fellow blogger, Rob Sayer from On Stage Lighting has put together a great series of screen cast to help guide you through the design process with Vectorworks Spotlight.  Albeit 2010, many of the examples and tutorials still hold true in Vectorworks 2011.

Head over to Rob’s website www.onstagelighting.co.uk.  Forgive his stuffy voice on the screen cast, he had a slight cold when recording them.  Either way, thank you Rob for putting together such an informative and helpful guide to Vectorworks Spotlight! Pip Pip!!!

If you need Vectorworks to work on your project… as a student, you are in luck! Vectorworks offers a FREE… yes  F-R-E-E version of their software to learn and work with.  To get the software, visit students.vectorworks.net. Some limitations and restrictions do apply for the student version of the software.  See the student page on Vectorworks website.

Now, after you have the software, watch all of Rob’s great tutorials, head over to the Student Design Competition page to learn more about the competition, the rules and requirements.

The Student Design Competition is Officially OPEN

Yup, it is January 28th.  That means that the student design competition is open!  While the competition just started, I don’t expect many students to start submitting their design work right now.  I highly recommend taking your time, you have almost all of spring semester!  Heck, the competition doesn’t close until April 15th.  That doesn’t mean wait till the last minute either!

Head over to the Student Design Competition page and learn more about the competition and get the low down on the rules and requirements.  There are also plenty of links to get you to the right site to download the FREE student version of Vectorworks and the demo version of Lightwright.

Through out the competition, I’ll be posting updates, resources, tips, tricks, things to help you along your way.  So get your design started and have some fun with it! All of the judges and I are extremely excited to see what you come up with. Break-a-leg everyone!

Registration for the Student Design Competition Opens SOON, Are You Ready?

Attention ALL students, are you ready for the 2011 Student Design Competition?  If not, don’t worry, you have PLENTY of time to get ready!  Beginning January 28th, we’ll begin to accept submissions to the design competition, but you don’t have to rush to enter.  You have most of the spring semester to download the FREE software and build your entry. The competition will close on April 15, 2011, so plenty of time.

If you haven’t done so already, you need to get the FREE software to start building your design. Here is what you’ll need:

  • Vectorworks 2011 – visit student.vectorworks.net, you will need a valid Student ID to get the Student version of Vectorworks.
  • Lightwright 5 – visit www.mckernon.com to download the demo version of the software.

Here are the rules for the competition:

  • Any full-time student with an active and valid college or university ID can enter the competition…ANY STUDENT, whether you are in the United States or not, is welcome to enter the competition*.
  • Entrants must submit a lighting plot, a rendering from Renderworks and the associated Lightwright paperwork in PDF format along with the Lightwright file and the Vectorworks file saved to match the submitted rendering.
  • One submission per student is allowed.
  • No limit on size, show or complexity.

Make sure to get the latest software from Vectorworks and Lightwright and begin to build and design your show! At the end of the competition, the best design showing their knowledge and understanding of both lighting design and use of software take home a pretty sweet software package. The winner of the 2011 Student Design Competition will walk away with a Professional License of Vectorworks® 2011 with Renderworks®, a personal license of Lightwright™ 5, and a single license of Field Templates SoftSymbols V3.

*Local restrictions or guidelines may apply. Availability and access to the student version of Vectorworks software varies by country.

2011 Student Design Competition

That’s right, a student competition, but nothing like what you have seen before.  iSquint.net has partnered with Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Templates to bring you the 2011 Student Design Competition. If you have a love for lighting, have a current student ID from a college or university and have the drive to design, then have I got a competition for you.

iSquint.net, Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Templates have teamed up to offer one lucky lighting design student a prize package that I am still totally awe struck by. The winner of the 2011 Student Design Competition will walk away with a Professional License of Vectorworks® 2011 with Renderworks®, a personal license of Lightwright™ 5, and a single license of Field Templates SoftSymbols V3.

Does your jaw hurt? Mind did!

The rules are very simple: produce a light plot with Vectorworks, one rendering from Renderworks and paperwork.  But wait, you need Vectorworks, Renderworks and Lightwright to enter the contest to win the very same software!  Easy enough, as a full-time student with an active and valid college or university ID, you can download a FREE student version of Vectorworks 2011 with Renderworks to learn, use and produce the entry requirements for the contest*.  Lightwright also offers a demo version that can be used for producing paperwork for the competition, which you can download here www.mckernon.com. Visit student.vectorworks.net to get a free student version of Vectorworks software.  If you live outside the U.S., you will be redirected to a local distributor in your country to obtain a student version.

There are just a few more rules and requirements to the competition, so pay attention.

  • Any full-time student with an active and valid college or university ID can enter the competition…ANY STUDENT, whether you are in the United States or not, is welcome to enter the competition*.
  • Entrants must submit a lighting plot, a rendering from Renderworks and the associated Lightwright paperwork in PDF format along with the Lightwright file and the Vectorworks file saved to match the submitted rendering.
  • One submission per student is allowed.
  • No limit on size, show or complexity.
  • Competition entries will be accepted beginning January 28, 2011.
  • Entries must be submitted no later than April 15, 2011.
  • The winner will be announced May 6th, 2011.

The Student Design Competition will be judged by leading experts in the lighting design field and developers of the aforementioned software brands. Think of this competition as a design review.  Put your best foot forward and show your talents as a lighting designer and your knowledge and understanding of working documents in our field.

Be sure to check iSquint.net often, as we’ll be posting tips and tricks to help you with your designs. Or, join the Student Design Competition mailing list below and get those tips and tricks right to your inbox.

*Local restrictions or guidelines may apply. Availability and access to the student version of Vectorworks software varies by country.

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