Technical roles in live entertainment are evolving rapidly.
Tools are becoming more powerful, workflows more connected, and productions more complex.
These courses have been designed for technicians, designers, and technical directors who wish to master the tools used today in the production of shows, events, and immersive installations.
The objective is to provide:
- professional working methods
- workflows used in the field
- a comprehensive understanding of technical tools
The courses are led, among others, by François Vandermeeren, lighting designer and technical director, involved in international productions combining lighting, video, automation, special effects, and technical scenography.
Each module combines explanations, demonstrations, and practical exercises inspired by real productions.
Currently available courses
Vectorworks Spotlight
Learn how to structure a technical project for live entertainment effectively.
Program includes:
- creation of professional technical drawings
- management of lighting fixtures and positions
- lighting documentation
- rigging, truss, and motors
- file organization and structuring
- preparation of technical documentation packages
- introduction to MVR workflows
This course is ideal for:
- lighting technicians
- stage managers
- lighting designers
- production technicians
Production Assist — calculations and technical preparation
Production Assist enables you to analyze and prepare a project’s technical constraints before installation.
This course covers, in particular:
- calculation of rigging loads
- load distribution on structures
- floor loads
- wind loads on structures and installations
- verification of technical constraints
- preparation of technical documentation packages for production
The objective is to enable participants to secure their installations and anticipate technical constraints from the preparation phase.
Upcoming courses
The course catalog will gradually expand to cover the entire technical workflow of a production.
Creating GDTF profiles
Understand and create GDTF profiles for luminaires and lighting devices to ensure optimal compatibility between consoles, previsualization software, and design tools.
Depence (lighting, laser, and special effects)
Discovering and getting started with Depence² for show previsualization:
- lighting
- lasers
- special effects
- integration into a production workflow
Laser — programming basics
Introduction to laser programming:
- operating principles
- safety and standards
- scene creation
- synchronization with lighting and music
grandMA3 — programming basics
Getting started with the grandMA3 console:
- software structure
- fixture management
- basic programming
- preset creation
- building simple sequences
A production-oriented approach
These courses are not limited to learning a piece of software.
They aim to understand how the tools integrate into a real production workflow.
The objective is to enable participants to:
- work more efficiently
- reduce errors in production
- improve communication between technical departments
- save time during project preparation