USITT will be held in Seattle for 2024, taking place March 20-23, 2024. USITT’s mission is to connect performing arts, design, and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students. USITT invites people to submit an education session proposal for presentation at USITT in Seattle.
Five Next Robe Generation (NRG) members, a networking community for lighting students, had the time of their lives at this years’ Eurovision as RoboSpot operators. NRG Manager Jane Monk said: “Lighting Designer Tim Routledge created this exclusive opportunity for local students to get involved. Working together, both LIPA and Cheshire colleges hosted NRG Introduction to RoboSpot training days – keeping the reason a secret!”Read More »Robe’s NRG in the Spotlight at ‘Eurovision’
Dry-hire rental house Main Light has partnered with the USC School of Dramatic Arts to supply Elation Professional Fuze MAX Spot™ LED moving head luminaires for use in the theatrical design program’s light lab for the 2023 spring semester. Used in teaching lighting programming and design, the luminaires allow students to get hands-on with the latest in cutting-edge entertainment lighting.Read More »Main Light Provides USC School of Dramatic Arts with Cutting-Edge Elation Lights for Theatrical Design Program
Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Workplace
Have you ever witnessed a co-worker being bullied or intimated? Would you like to know how to safely intervene? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools for use in any workplace to safely intervene without the worry of retaliation. Entertainment industry scenarios will help you understand how to choose tools to match your comfort level. The next free webinar is on Sunday, April 30th from 4-5:30 p.m. EDT.Read More »Upcoming Virtual Trainings for Bystander Intervention for Bullying and Mental Health First Aid
The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering announced that early registration for its 2023 Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering, set for July 28-29, 2023 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, ends April 30, 2023. The cost to attend, $150 per person, is reduced to $125 for early registrants.
NDI, the connectivity tech company, enters an exciting new phase with the purpose of scaling the NDI protocol as the IP standard that connects all devices and software used to create, share, collaborate, and consume video in any industry.
At a global live-streamed event held last night, the NDI team, together with ecosystem partners AMD, AVer, BirdDog, Mevo, and Ross Video, shared its vision for the future of video: a universe where all hardware, software, and cloud become seamlessly interoperable. Watch the keynote session here:
Read More »NDI® Sets Out to Become the Universal Technology for Video Connectivity
PLSN’s April 2023 “In the Volume” section starts off with news about disguise and XPLOR’s new partnership to tackle the skills gap in virtual production in the UK; how EMN Tech is teaming up with AOTO to build a virtual studio in Turkey; how Reno Studios is launching Taiwan’s highest-res virtual production movie studio in Taiwan, and how Vectorworks’ connection to NVIDIA Omniverse expands designers’ opportunities in the Metaverse.
Designer James L. Moody died this year at the age of 80. A pioneering lighting designer for concerts, television, and theater as well as a professor, lecturer, author, and mentor, Moody had an amazing and varied career that influenced many throughout the live entertainment industry.
MAXHUB appointed Todd Moffett to the position of Enterprise Sales Manager, Southeast. Moffett started with MAXHUB on March 6th and is stationed in Port Charlotte,… Read More »MAXHUB Appoints Todd Moffett Enterprise Sales Manager, Southeast
PlugFest returned to Lille, France March 7-9, bringing together lighting professionals from across Europe to test products and learn about protocols and standards. The residential… Read More »PlugFest, the European Technical Lighting Event, Returns to France
Jacob Kaplan has learned a valuable life lesson early in his burgeoning lighting design career: It never hurts to ask. A high school senior at Fusion… Read More »Claypaky Lighting Fixtures Elevate Stage Productions for NTPA Collegiate Pursuits Troupe
Robert David Roach, 67 of Longwood, FL, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 7, 2023. Bob had recently been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and received a successful bone marrow transplant from his son, Mike. Sadly, in his weakened state he contracted pneumonia and was not able to rebound from it. He was born in Johnson City, TN on March 25, 1955 to John and Josephine Roach who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by brothers John and Jim Roach.Read More »In Memoriam: Bob Roach, Lighting Industry Veteran, 67