Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Limelight

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia took us back in time once again to see where the industry came from. So a quick recap from yesterday with the trivia question:

What is a Limelight and how does it work?

So what is a Limelight?

A Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quick lime (calcium oxide), which can be raised to 2572°C before melting. The light is produced by a combination of incandescence and candoluminescence. Although it has long since been replaced by electric lighting, the term has nonetheless survived, as someone in the public eye is still said to be “in the limelight.”

How about some history of the Limelight.

The limelight effect was discovered in the 1820s by Goldsworthy Gurney, based on his work with the “oxy-hydrogen blowpipe,” credit for which is normally given to Robert Hare. In 1825, a Scottish engineer, Thomas Drummond (1797–1840), saw a demonstration of the effect by Michael Faraday and realized that the light would be useful for surveying. Drummond built a working version in 1826, and the light is sometimes known as the Drummond Light after him.

Limelight was first used in public in the Covent Garden Theatre in London in 1837 and enjoyed widespread use in theatres around the world in the 1860s and 1870s. Limelights were employed to highlight solo performers in the same manner as modern followspots. Limelight was replaced by electric arc lighting in the late 19th century.

So who had the correct answer in yesterday via twitter.  With the 140 character limit, Mr. Josh Allen or @JoshAllen was first in with an mention reply rather then than a direct message and wins a iSquint Prize Pack. Thanks for playing, look for more Tuesday Twitter Trivia next week and beyond here on iSquint.

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Thanks Wikipedia for the history lesson!

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Single Source

Yesterdays question was pretty simple right?  Well, if you know your lighting history, it might have been.  Quick recap from yesterday with the trivia question:

Which lighting designer once noted that they dream of a day when there would be a large enough light source, (ie: 10k fresnel), to bask the stage with a single light source to mimic a natural light source?

So who is this designer that wanted to light the stage with a single source of light… None other then Stanley McCandless.  Mr. McCandless talked about this theory of lighting the stage in his book, A Method for Lighting the Stage.

There were still a number of people who still Direct Messaged their response, the winner with the correct response was Nick Malczewsky or @nickmalczewsky.

If you have the opportunity to pick up a copy of Mr. McCandless book, I highly recommend it!  You can find used book sellers on Amazon.com. There is a lot of lighting history and knowledge in that book and well worth the investment regardless of your lighting experience.

If you have an idea for a future Tuesday Twitter Trivia, send them to me theough the Contact Us page here on iSquint.  There just might be a prize pack in it for you!

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Color Schemes

Yesterdays Tuesday Twitter Trivia question had to do with color theory and the color wheel. Seemed like yet another easy one right?  Not really, but if you remember your color theory from lighting 101, it might not be that difficult.  First, yesterdays Tuesday Twitter Trivia question was:

What are the 6 logical combination of colors, or schemes, on a color wheel?

I received a bunch of reply’s with color choices and complementary color, which were incorrect.  I was actually looking for the SCHEMES on the color wheel, not the colors themselves.  See the image below to help explain the different color schemes that I was looking for.

So did any one win this week?  Of course!  This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner is Brad Peterson or AKA @bradpeterson. Brad had the correct answer in first, so congrats Brad, you win an iSquint Prize Pack!  Do you have a lighting trivia question that you think might stump the industry, I would love to hear it.  There just might be a prize pack in it for you!

Thanks everyone for playing!

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner – Please grandMA

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia referenced the third episode of the iSquint Podcast. The podcast featured an interview with Brian Dowd and Joe Cabera from ACT Lighting and talking about the grandMA2. In the interview Joe and I talked about some of the differences between the grandMA and the grandMA2 console.  One thing that caught my attention early on was the lack of an enter key but the addition of a Please key. In Joe’s word, “We wanted to console to be a polite console”. Pretty silly huh?  Not really when you think about it. In our industry it is common practice to say please and thank you when requesting, acknowledging a command, statement, almost anything. Plus, it’s just good manners.

Is it crazy that the board “speaks” like us? [ 1 ] [@] [full] [Please].  I don’t think so.

So who was this weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner.  The first person in with the correct answer was Mark Scott, or better known as @MarkScott74. He had the correct answer of The Enter Key. The question again…

What console key on the grandMA2 has been removed and replaced to make the console more polite?

Yes, there was a little bit of word play in there, but come on, it was an easy one right? I do have to mention my favorite response to the question from Andrew Girling, (@andrewgirling). It made me chuckle! Thanks everyone for playing.  Look for another Tuesday Twitter Trivia question at the same bat time.

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Tuesday Twitter Trivia – The Whistling Winner

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia question takes me back to college.  I learned alot back then, some to do with other things then theatre, but mainly theatre and lighting.  I have always been fascinated by some of the superstitions that we theatre folk come to live by such as this weeks question:

Why are we not allowed to whistle while on stage?

Seems like a weird one right?  We learn at a very early age that if you whistle while you work, time will just fly by.  So why can’t we whistle while say hanging lights or working on the set on a stage? It all has to do with the sailor. I am going to let Wikipedia answer this one for me.

…Whistling has long been used as a specialized communication between laborers. For example, whistling in theatre, particularly on-stage, is used by flymen to cue the lowering or raising of a batten pipe or flat. This method of communication became popular before the invention of electronic means of communication, and is still in use, primarily in older “hemp” houses during the set and strike of a show. Traditionally, sailors were often used as stage technicians, working with the complicated rope systems associated with flying. Coded whistles would be used to call cues, so it is thought that whistling on-stage may cause, for example, a cue to come early, a “sailor’s ghost” to drop a set-piece on top of an actor, or general bad luck in the performance.

So who got it right this week?  Well, everyone did actually!  But the first one in with the answer was @jhdesynz or better know as John Hathcock. Congrats John and thanks everyone for playing!

Thanks Wikipedia!

Tuesday Twitter Trivia Winner

This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia question was, “What is the brightest lighting fixture?”.  We received numerous responses via Twitter DM with answers. After reviewing all of them, the winner with the first and correct answer was @ryanbible with the sun.

While this may seem like a trick question, it is not. While most websites define lighting fixture as an electrical device used to create artificial light or illumination, there is an argument out there that the sun fits that description.

The sun is the answer that we were looking for and thus, @ryanbible wins the free t-shirt.

Have a view on our decision about the sun being a lighting fixture?  We would love to hear your opinion in the comments.  Thanks everyone for playing!

Tuesday Twitter Trivia – We Have a Winner

With over 30 responses, the first one with the correct answer was @afgld! He had the correct answers in by 9am yesterday, just an hour after the Tuesday Twitter Trivia was posted. @afgld wins the Roscolux 6″x3″ gel swatch book furnished by, Rosco.

The correct answer is:

• R381 – Baldassari Blue
• R302 – Pale Bastard Amber
• R325 – Henna Sky

Thank you everyone for playing and look for another exciting Tuesday Twitter Trivia next week.