Developed in conjunction with a range of industry partners including d3 and Fix8, the course is the first of its kind dedicated to the emerging convergence of visuals and lighting. It's designed to meet the demand for skilled visual professionals that can take a project through from the concept and design stage to the final application, using the right tools for the job.
Based on a workflow developed by d3, the course will teach students the personal skills needed to work successfully in the visual production industry worldwide, equip them with the ability to interpret a client's creative scope, supply a design response, understand how far technology can be stretched to meet the brief, allocate the technology required to achieve the desired result - whether it's lighting or video related - and apply this technology to modern show and installation techniques.
The knowledge and skills acquired on the course will be transferable across a range of applications, from music concerts, theatre, broadcast and film to architectural installations, brand activation and other live events.
The course will include a number of certificates accepted worldwide and cover a variety of visual production technologies, including d3, Photoshop, WYSIWYG, 3ds Max, Maya, Final Cut X, After Effects, AutoCAD, Green Hippo and GrandMA, to mention just a few.
Director of courses Robin Watkinson comments: "As we are an industry based organisation, working within the education sector, we are ideally positioned to be able to respond to today's fast-paced technological world. The convergence of lighting and video technology in event applications is seeing a fundamental change in job roles and processes.
"We are able to adapt and update course content as and when the industry evolves, and this will allow us - in association with employers - to provide students with the relevant education that will ultimately give them a better chance of employment."
The course is currently in development and Robin Watkinson asks industry employers to get in touch if they would like to provide feedback or be involved: robin.watkinson@backstage-academy.co.uk / +44(0)1977659880.
To register your interest for the course and be notified of announcements, please e-mail Course Administrator Ria Forsyth at ria.forsyth@backstage-academy.co.uk
(Jim Evans)
