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Special Edition from the Academy of Production Technology

New Info, New Classes, New Resources

October 2011
In This Issue
New Lighting Crew T-shirts
New Classes and Workshops!
Are You Ready for the Exam?
Design Workshop!
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New Classes and Workshops! 

 

Entertainment Electricity, Power Distro, and Controls; Sunrise, FL: November 17-19, 2011

 

Entertainment Electricity, Power Distro, and Controls; Burbank, CA: December 14-16, 2011

 

Electrics Hands-on Workshop with Richard Cadena and Alan Rowe; Burbank, CA: December 17, 2011

 

Entertainment Electricity, Power Distro, and Controls; Denver, CO: March 9-11, 2012

 

Intro to Electricity, Power Distro, and Controls; Texas State University San Marcos: January 9-11, 2012

 

"Great class. Completely exceeded my expectations." - Steve Fisher, Honolulu, HI

 

"...presented clearly and in the most common-sense way possible. It's really good to be able to cram so much knowledge into such a short period of time." - Michael Roche, San Marcos, TX

 

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ETCP Certification indicates a substantial professional commitment to your field and documents this expertise to employers, colleagues, and professional organizations. Successful completion of the examination is testimony that the individual has substantial expertise as a entertainment electrician. 
 

The Candidate Handbook is designed to offer information and advice regarding the examination and your preparation for it. Follow this link to find out how well prepared you are for the exam. Read the outline and click on the areas where you think you need help in preparing to take the exam. The link will take you to another page with resources to help you strengthen your knowledge.

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Design, Visualization, and Programming Workshop
Live Event Production Workshop
You program the show!

February 19-22, 2012, Austin, Texas 

Learn and enhance your lighting design, visualization, and  programming skills with experienced instructors, and then hone them before a live audience in a real show with Devon Allman and Honeytribe

 

Instructors: Richard Cadena, Brad Schiller, and Chad Yeary 

 

Be the first to enroll and get your choice of music to program and play back during the show. 

 

Click here to learn more!

 

Four days  of lighting design, WYSIWYG training, and automated lighting programming, all culminating in a live concert with a real performance before a live audience. You are the lighting designer in command of a full automated lighting rig.  

Join ETCP Recognized Trainer Richard Cadena and author of "The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook" Brad Schiller for four full days of discovery and learning about the essential skills of the lighting designer and programmer. The workshop covers lighting design concepts and theory, visualization using WYSIWYG, and automated lighting programming. The workshop ends with a live concert with a live audience where you will program and play back your show.

Sincerely,
 

Richard Cadena
Academy of Production Technology
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