Compiled List of Current Free/Discounted Education and Resources For the Entertainment Industry
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The lights will come up again; in theatres, on film sets, museums, and theme parks. We as an industry will weather this storm together.
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Behind the Scenes in conjunction with other concerned organizations and individuals have come together to create the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative. A series of tools and resources has been developed to not only help you but also assist you in helping your colleagues. Find links to resources, the online self-assessment tool, and information about the initiative and programs at btshelp.org/mentalhealth.
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Barbizon Lighting's extremely popular and impossible-to-keep-in-stock-to-meet-demand Electrician's Handbook has been updated and is now available electronically as an updated FREE app in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play for Android users!
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ARRI has made available two of its Master Classes to watch online for free. The first being a five-part series on the high dynamic range with cinematographer Karl Walter LindenLaub, whose work includes Independence Day, Stargate, and The Jackal. The second Master Class, cinematographer James Laxton discusses large format cinematography in a five-part series that includes a conversation on If Beale Street Could Talk and different lighting setups. https://www.mzed.com/courses/large-format-cinematography-with-james-laxton-asc
If you want to learn about DMX and networking onset or in a studio, Arri has also released an 11 part series with Richard Cadena on lighting control. Check it out at https://www.arri.com/en/lightingsystemscontrol
The other handy item is the Arri Lighting Handbook by Bill Holshevnikoff. It shows basic lighting setups and how to achieve those looks complete with diagrams of light and camera placement. It's now in its 4th edition and available in 7 languages. https://www.arri.com/en/learn-help/lighting/tutorials/lighting-handbook
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For all of those who want to learn more about Astera software and hardware we now offer free webinars.
If you think that there is a particular topic which Astera should cover, please email soerensen@astera-led.com
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Over the coming days and weeks via this page we will be giving you the opportunity to improve or update your skills via online webchat, training or tutorials from our Facebook community forums for both Titan and Ai platforms.
Our PC based products, the T1, T2, Titan Mobiles and AvoKeys are still available should you wish to have all the latest features we have developed when our industry bounces back.
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Take advantage of your #stayhome time with our live online group trainings!
Led by the creators of wysiwyg and BlackTrax, these sessions guarantee the most up-to-date and relevant knowledge that can be directly applied to your next project.
Wyg - https://cast-soft.com/training/essentialsseries/
Black Trax - https://blacktrax.cast-soft.com/training/
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ChamSys is offering Online Daily classes are taught by experienced ChamSys trainers, who are ChamSys console programmers and Lighting Designers, currently active in the entertainment industry. More info at https://chamsyslighting.com/pages/training
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Discover more about Multiverse technology and future of wireless DMX in the lighting world in our Multiverse Wireless DMX Webinar Series. The series includes 30-minute webinars ideal for lighting professionals looking to hone their skills for their next wireless DMX/RDM project, and ask questions about wireless DMX directly to the wireless experts at City Theatrical. https://www.citytheatrical.com/multiverse#webinars
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Chroma-Q from AC lighting will be holding weekly webinars. To see what topic is next and when visit https://chroma-q.com/tradeshows
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ETC is currently curating and creating new content for users for a new site: Study Hall. Look for a collection of tailored articles and videos, and stay tuned for live webinars, roundtables, and Q&As coming soon.
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Green Hippo is offering a series of FREE online webinars to cover several different topics catered for new and existing users of the company's products. https://www.green-hippo.com/event/pause-practice-shape-webinars/
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Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain to show you how artists, designers and engineers work together to create theme parks. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercises to design a theme park of your very own.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/imagineering-in-a-box
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Want to learn how to use the LightShark? They are hosting free webinars starting with the basics and teach you how to use the LightShark platform
📲https://lp.learnstagelighting.com/ls-webinar-signup/
To find out days and times click the link above.
Others coming soon and also check out their YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/WORKproTV
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Welcome to LiteGear Live, our community outreach portal where we host panel discussions, educate, and discuss all things related to Set Lighting. Join us for weekly conversations with Cinematographers, Gaffers, Rigging Gaffers, Fixtures Technicians, Programmers, and many more. We’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and clips, all while chatting in real-time with the filmmakers who made it happen.
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Welcome to Matthews University, the red ribbon source for everything you ever wanted to know about grip. The dean and host with the most info and experience is our own Martin Torner, Best Boy Grip (Local 80). Check out the lessons at https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthewsgrip/videos
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Moviola.com is a 100% free educational resource with thousands of hours of tutorials, software quick start guides, interviews, curated behind the scenes content and so much more. Every week we are adding new content that we hope you can use to learn and further your skills as a professional in the entertainment industry!
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Obsidian will offer free weekly training sessions covering the ONYX control platform and new NETRON data distribution range. These classes will be hosted online and are available globally for anyone interested in learning more about Obsidian’s advanced yet intuitive lighting control products.
Classes will be offered weekly at no cost:
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That’s why Strand has introduced a new round of online training classes. These classes cover a variety of topics on lighting design, system installation, and console operation. Perfect for integrators, programmers, lighting designers, and consultants alike, our suite of trainings will be ongoing, with new classes being added as we go.
https://www.strandlighting.com/global/support/online-training
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The USITT Teaching Archive is a FREE online resource for teachers in areas of technical theatre and live entertainment that was assembled by the various USITT Commissions. It features lesson plans for full class period exercises, week- and month-long projects, and even full semesters.
Visit usitt.org/archives to get started.
USITT is also offering two brand new webinar series, "New@Noon" and "Forum@Four," as a way to provide those in the technical theatre and live entertainment industries with online education during this difficult time.
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Vectorworks is offering free Spotlight Essentials Seminars. Use the code TRAINMENOW for a 100% discount.
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Join our experts for FREE Vista 3 lighting and media control training, from the comfort of your own home. Every Wednesday and Thursday throughout April, we will be bringing you free Vista 3 training webinars on a range of topics, including; programming techniques and tips for a variety of different applications.
Visit https://www.vistabychromaq.com/training-events/
Whether you are a new or an existing user, these webinars will help you get the most out of Vista.
Have you missed some of our previous webinars ? Why not replay them on our Youtube channel
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