The 5@5 is released every Thursday at 5pm EST as a round-up of the week's top entertainment design and technology items, so you can stay up to date on industry news.
LDI, TSDCA, and USITT Invite Applications For The Pat MacKay Scholarships For Diversity In Design, Funded by LDI
To encourage diversity in the live event design community, LDI, in partnership with TSDCA and USITT, announces three $5,000 Pat MacKay Scholarships for undergraduate students. This scholarship is to support the underrepresented and unique voices in the field of entertainment. These scholarships are funded by LDI/Live Design International.
The Art of Programming: Mastering the Basics
This LDI2018 session on programming focuses on methods of organizing information in the lighting console, including fixtures, palettes, cues, magic sheets, and screen views. Watch this subscription-based video for FREE until Friday, March 29!
Rising Star Winner: Maranda DeBusk
Every year at USITT, Live Design/LDI presents the Rising Star Award, which it has funded in perpetuity, to a promising young professional designer. Live Design welcomes lighting/digital media designer Maranda DeBusk to the stellar list of Rising Star winners.
Apocalyptic Projections for Bastille's Still Avoiding Tomorrow Tour
Show designer Rob Sinclair brought in dynamic visual projections with the help of Really Creative Media for Bastille's recent Still Avoiding Tomorrow Tour.
What’s Trending: The LED Revolution With Hailey Featherstone
Lighting tech/FOH tech Featherstone discusses growing up in the age of LED and how it will affect the future generations of lighting designers.