Professional Development Program

Description of Subject:

LEDs are not the future, they are the present, almost omnipresent. Haitz law reminds us that LEDs have doubled in brightness every 18 to 24 months for the last 45 years and are continuing to do so. But in this seminar, everything is questioned about LEDs and the answers may surprise you. Come and see why LEDs are both the right answer and the wrong answer to your lighting needs.

Speaker(s):

Tony Hansen and Mike Wood

Description of Subject:

The Palmer Auditorium served as Austin's premier venue hosting performers from Elvis to the Clash. When it was torn down in 2005, much of the building materials were recycled and reused in construction of the Long Center, the city's new performing arts center.. As the Lighting Supervisor, Todd Drga is intimately familiar with the lighting system and operations. Join Drga and company for a lively discussion of the venue, how the lighting system works for the events in the space, and the lessons learned from building a green building.

Speaker(s):

Todd Drga

Audience:

anyone interested in lighting for theatre, architects, LEEDS projects and sustainable building

Description of Subject:

Creative lighting solutions are required for many architectural environments. Talent, imagination, an understanding of light and color and then 'desire' are the first steps required to a career path in architectural lighting design. Stefan Graf made this transition in 1986 after touring with concert acts for over 10 years, establishing Fantasee Lighting and then founding Illuminart in Ypsilanti MI. Stefan has received over 52 International Lighting Design Awards in architecture and will reveal his 'secrets' to getting started on a career path in architectural lighting design. Charles Thompson is founder and president of ARCHILLUME and a member of the AIA. He is also a corporate member of the International Association of Lighting Designers, a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and he was one of the first lighting professionals to receive LIGHTING CERTIFICATION from the NCQLP.

Speaker(s):

Stefan Graf, Charles Thompson

Audience:

lighting designers, techs, programmers, and students

Description of Subject:

The widespread adoption of memory cards and other media devices for image capture and transfer has brought with it inevitable changes in the way camera technicians, camera rental houses and post houses perform their work. We now live in a world where, when a production returns the camera equipment, they may also be sending the rental house their images, sound and other proprietary data. In fact, some rental houses report that 80-90% of the time, the storage has not been reformatted or erased. This raises important new questions: What are the liability implications for rental houses when they accept equipment that still contains the client's stored data? What are the best practices for data deletion? When is it alright to delete data? Who should delete it? What has to be done to truly delete the data? In the face of these questions PERG has taken the lead in assembling a committee of industry experts to come to agreement about how to best protect data assets. In this one-hour discussion our panel will walk participants through the greater implications of using data storage devices. This seminar is a must for producers, camera technicians, and rental house employees alike.Speakers: Marc Stephens, Tom Fletcher, Leigh Blicher.

Speaker(s):

Marc Stephens,Tom Fletcher, Leigh Blicher

Audience:

Producers, Camera Assistants, DITs, Cinematographers, Rental House Employees