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On The Road

Having slept through the majority of our journey, the trip for me was almost instantaneous.  The air of excitement has me clamoring for the chance to meet new professionals and make new discoveries.  My primary goals for this week are to discover methods for three dimensional CAD drafting and to learn more about digital plagiarism.

Hi, I am Jane. After 7 hours drive, we are finial in Cincinnati. Today, I have organized my portfolio and preparing myself for the conference. There is one section that I am looking forward to go to that is painting translucent drops. From the description provided that section will talk about technique of painting trnslutcent drop and showing light onto it, with all I have prepared I hope to have conversation about what I was trying to achieve for my latest scenic design project about projecting images into fabric to create a desire effect and the world of Woyzeck. As projection is something get into the spotlight in the theatre technology lately, I wanted to explore more aspect of it and know the newest and best equitment for exciting theatrical effect that wait to be seen.

Hi there! This is Kathryn reporting from the USITT Conference in Cincinnati. Over the next three days, I will be blogging about everything new and revolutionary—new forms of theatre, the technologies they use, and the cities that love them. How can we make theatre in Buffalo newer and more exciting? What have people in other arts communities in the country done to expand their borders? That’s what I’m out to discover this week as we attend classes, ogle exhibits, and rub shoulders with the designers and techies who are reinventing theatre in America. Check back again tomorrow to see what adventures the first day of the conference brings the UB tech/design students!

Hello everyone,

My name is Andy Fenster and I’m attending this conference as a member of the seven part team formed by the UB Department of Theatre and Dance.  My research focus on this trip is to look at the newest and most advanced lighting technologies and lighting design concepts.  I plan on looking into new fixtures such as LED and intelligent lighting as well as the new forms of lighting control and communication E-Net and EDMX.  I have worked with and seen some of these technologies used in major touring shows, and hope to find an affordable way to implement them into our theatre spaces at the University at Buffalo. 

We left Buffalo this morning around eleven and seven hours later found ourselves in downtown Cincinnati surrounded by other theatre technicians and designers.  With the exception of Collin, the conference does not start for us until tomorrow morning so we have spent the night reading schedules and preparing for the sessions we will be attending.  I have also looked into the booths that will be present at the stage expo and found the ones that showcase new lighting technologies.  Tomorrow I will be attending a tour of the Cincinnati playhouse, which will offer a great perspective of how professional theatres operate.  I will be back to post tomorrow on the first day of sessions.

Until then,

Andy

After a bit of a drive, we have landed here in Cincinnati and are studing up on what the game plan for attacking the different classes that will begin bright and early tomorrow. I am pumped for the 8am session Magic sheets aren’t Magic yes me who loves her sleep is pumped to get up early for this session. Check back as I explore a way to develop a lighting inventory for designers that work across architecture and theater industries, to configure a lighting simulation station, and to use theatrical fixtures and accessories in non-traditional applications in and outside the theaterical industry.

Welcome to (td)squared’s first blog, “(td)squared goes to Cincinnati”!

Cincinnati is the home of this year’s USITT Conference and Stage Expo. With a group of Tech/Design students from UB heading down to the trip as part of a research project, a blog seemed like a great way for us to share what we learn as we learn it.

This will be a group blog, with seven or eight authors posting throughout the course of the next week. We’ll be posting nightly updates, composed of pictures, video, and text, describing the sessions we attended and the vendors we met.

Can’t make it to USITT this year? Tell us in the comments what you want to see! At the show? Tell us what we’re missing! Either way, send us feedback and let us know how we do. This is a collaborative process and we want to make sure that our research is as open and public as possible, in the spirit of live theatre and the research university that is sending us to the conference!

Thanks so much for tuning in and we hope you enjoy our coverage!

- The (td)squared Team