As a special treat to the ProLightingSpace community, VideoBlocks.com is giving away 30,000 video clips for FREE over the next 7 days. You can download anything from their entire archive of footage, backgrounds, effects and more.

Simply choose a username and password, you can immediately begin downloading anything on VideoBlocks.com. You can download 20 clips per day. VideoBlocks.com is only giving this access to a limited number of users, so grab yours before it is gone!…

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After months of tweaking and futzing over the smallest details and layout, We are happy to introduce the new look of ProLightingSpace. The old design was getting a bit tiring and played out.  It was time to bring some new life and color into the network.  All of the great features and content that you have come to expect from PLS is still here. All we have done is change the design.

I encourage you to take a look around and experience the new design.  It may take a moment to get use…

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From PLSN.com

OTTAWA — A sudden squall knocked down the main stage overhead rig on the last day of the 12-day, multi-stage Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday, July 17 shortly before 8 pm, about 20 minutes after Cheap Trick started performing. The band members and crew were reported to be okay and no fatalities were reported, with the…

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The nominations from PLSN readers are in, the regional finalists for the 2011 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year awards competition have been chosen, and now it’s time for you, the readers of PLSN, to once again vote on the top regional lighting company in five regions of… Continue

Wireless Solution Sweden AB is searching for the next great wireless hero in a special 2011 contest. The only requirement is to have used at least one W-DMX transmitter and receiver in any project, big or small. Size doesn’t matter! Entries will be judged on creativity – not venue, audience size or equipment list. At least one high-resolution photo is required (preferably two to three). Winners will receive a new iPad2 – the hottest new gadget around.

To share your story, email…

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ETC is hosting their first-ever end-user education event, July 26th and 27th, 2011. CUE offers you product training, a glimpse into the world of ETC, tours of our famed factory, networking with other lighting designers, lectures led by industry leaders, and more!

More details about CUE can be found on…

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It works like this: You submit a photo of a production  in which you used a Roscolux or Supergel color to achieve a specific purpose or goal. (An example of a production shot shown above.) You’ll need to tell us, in a couple of sentences, why you chose the Roscolux/Supergel color you used and what you or the director or the design team wanted to convey with the color choice. If you need more than one picture to tell the story, you can send up to five! You’ll also have to fill out an online…

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