Event Guide - Production Futures On Tour 08/11/22

EVENT GUIDE

LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 8 2022 | 10.00 - 18.00

www.productionfutures.co.uk

HELLO LIVERPOOL…

Welcome to Production Futures On Tour!

Today you will have the chance to network with a variety of professionals who create world-leading live events, festivals, arena shows, TV shows, films and adverts along with the virtual production and immersive technology that support their hidden job roles. We hope you get the most out of this experience and take advantage of the training opportunities, learn from some of the best in the industry and network with multiple potential employers.

Remember that YOU are the future, and your feedback is crucial to help us improve this fantastic experience as we grow.

Thank you again for being a part of Production Futures On Tour - Have a great day!

The PF Crew

www.productionfutures.co.uk

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

FLOOR PLAN

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STAGE

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PAUL MCCARTNEY AUDITORIUM

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REGISTRATION

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CHAUVET / CHAMSYS

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CLAY PAKY

10 PRODUCTION PARK

19 BROMPTON TECHNOLOGY

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WHITE LIGHT

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MIF / FACTORY INTERNATIONAL

20 ROE VISUAL

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RIEDEL

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TAIT

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NEXO

14 FREIGHT MINDS

22 FIX8GROUP

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ADLIB

15 VECTORWORKS

23 PEARCE HIRE

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LIGHTS CONTROL RIGGING

16 AVOLITES

24 STERLING EVENT GROUP

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FUTURE YARD

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25 COLOUR SOUND EXPERIMENT

SHURE

80SIX

18 DISGUISE

VME / EURO GENERATORS / EUROSCREENS

PRODUCTION FUTURES ON TOUR LINE UP

10:10

Welcome to Production Futures With Hannah Eakins and Jas Parekh

10:15

Welcome to LIPA Chair: Joelle Pointing Jon Thornton - Head of Sound Technology Richard Reddrop - Head of Theatre and Performance Design and Technology Dave Wibberley - Head of Management of Music, Entertainment, Theatre and Events Steve Davies - Head of Department, Filmmaking and Creative Technologies

11.00

TAIT Presents: Creating moments that move people TAIT discuss some of the 2022’s most talked about stages Debbie Powell: HR Coordinator Matthew Freeman - Associate Project Manager Lottie Wellesley - Project Designer Joe Au - Senior Control Engineer Jonny Chandler - Mechanical Integrator

13:00

TAIT Presents : Careers in Automation Presented by Joe Au TAIT Senior Control Engineer

14:00

How do I get my dream job working in live events and live venues?

The world is your oyster but what do production opportunities really look like for the North West? With Eurovision coming to Liverpool in 2023 and Factory International Manchester opening what does this mean for both cities?

Chair: Jon Collins - CEO, LIVE Nicky Norman - Head of production ACC Arena Gary Briggs – Head of Factory Academy Andy Dockerty – Managing Director, Adlib Cath Hurley - Head of Skills and Development, Future Yard

15:00

TV and Fim Careers where do I start?

Chair: Hannah Pike - Production Manager, Director and Writer Joseph Lee - Junior Researcher Simmi Ryatt - Location Assistant Adrian Gee - TV Art Director & Theatre Designer Helen Jackson - Production Executive, UKTV

WORKSHOPS

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ChamSys and Chauvet Workshops If you’d like to learn more about lighting and controlling for live events, then sign up to any of our taster sessions! There are ChamSys and Chauvet Moving Light Service Training sessions. These both offer a short, hands-on learning experience using the ChamSys lighting consoles and Chauvet moving light fixtures.

For ChamSys, You will learn how to program a show from scratch on the MagicQ consoles, by patching fixtures, creating and editing cues as well as using the powerful FX engine.

During the Chauvet Moving Light Service Training sessions, you’ll gain an introduction into intelligent moving head fixtures, how they work and tips on maintaining them.

These will help gain an understanding on programming and controlling lighting as well as their behaviour. We hope to see you there!

AVAILABLE CHAMSYS SESSIONS 11:15

ChamSys Introductory Training + Q&A

12:30

Casual drop in and chat

14:15

ChamSys Introductory Training + Q&A

15:30

ChamSys Introductory Training + Q&A

AVAILABLE CHAUVET SESSIONS 10:00 Moving Light Service Training + Q&A 12:30

Casual drop in and chat

13:00 Moving Light Service Training + Q&A

Claypaky Workshops Clay Paky is a world level reference brand, the provider of choice for the professional high-end entertainment lighting market with a long standing reputation in innovation.

Get insight about the most innovative technologies in the entertainment lighting and see our products in action. Do not miss the opportunity of seeing Xtylos, the first laser-based fixture ever, and learn more about this fascinating technology and its advantages!

Besides Xtylos, we will present other lighting technologies, solutions, amazing effects and outstanding features to you.

Our product experts are looking forward to sharing their knowledge and technical expertise with you!

AVAILABLE SESSIONS Hands on demos

10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00

WORKSHOPS

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Shure Workshops Wireless Microphones for Stadium Touring, Festivals and large scale events. Join Jack Drury for a one hour session on all things wireless. You’ll learn the principles of wireless microphone technology, how large scale wireless systems are designed and deployed, see real world examples of large scale events and learn a whole new career path you didn’t know existed!

AVAILABLE SESSIONS 11:30

Wireless for stadium Touring, Festivals and large scale events

13:30

Wireless for stadium Touring, Festivals and large scale events

Vectorworks Workshops Come and learn about Vectorworks Spotlight. This basic introductory session will cover how to draw a venue, create a stage layout and insert truss objects into the drawing. We will then go through the lighting and speaker array tools and finally export drawings and 3d models of our design. You do not need a computer to attend as you can just take notes. If you do wish to follow along please have the latest version of Vectorworks installed on your machine and we will provide you with a template file to follow along AVAILABLE SESSIONS 11:30

Designing your own event with Vectorworks

13:30

Designing your own event with Vectorworks

14:30

Meet the Team drop in session

15:30

Meet the Team drop in session

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