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Hi Folks: Thanks for the new discussion of eSET and for the positive comments. To address the future of eSET, our plan is to provide a web based educational tool which will include assessments, skills, video instruction, data sheets to all equipment identified, manufacturer generated how-to...

Hello: You may also wish to check the Seminars and Training website from the ESTA Foundation at ESTA Foundation - About the Foundation - About the Foundation, Board of Directors, Committees, Administrator, Fundraising, Meeting Schedule In general, you may have to travel for seminars...

Hi: Thanks for subscribing. Don't feel too bad about missing some...it is just so diverse and when you get out of your area of expertise then it really gets overwhelming. My plan for use with my students is to identify those terms that they really need for the material we're studying and...

Hi Folks: I take it that the first pass was a tough one... Would you like the answers? 1. Smoke Machine 2. Pattern Holder 3. Remote Head 4. Roto Lock 5. Embellishment The same frustration that you might be facing plagued us as well as we developed definitions. Just what...

Hello: I'm pleased that you're going to subscribe. Please let me know what you think. Also, Derek Lefew from Controlbooth is also on the committee. Thanks, Dana

Hello: Thanks for your note and good wishes, at present that is all you are going to get (besides what you have identified and PDF downloads of each discipline). As the site grows and we have the funding, we will have tools for you to personally organize information for retrieval by you, your...

Hi: Yes, and also to help cut through the jargon, regionalisms and misinformation. For instance leko is in the glossary but it refers the user back to "Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight". Further, it shows that Ellipsoidal, ERS, Leko, Profile are all synonyms. As a case in point, a few years...

Hi Folks: eSET (Essential Skills for Entertainment Technicians) is a web based glossary of over 2200 terms identified by industry leaders as important to entry level entertainment technicians. In addition to the glossary, there are assessments for each of the ten disciplines with answer keys...

Hello: Welcome and if you need assistance finding things, just ask. dwt1

Hello and welcome to Controlbooth.com. Although I can't answer your question, I have reposted it to our Special Effects section. Best wishes. dwt1

Just a small thing but in that the site is educational, the term is Periaktoi (plural). dwt1

Welcome. This is a vibrant community filled with helpful individuals. I have yet to discover a topic that won't be discussed with energy and valuable insights. Dana

David: Your thoughtfulness is much appreciated. I'm certain that ESTA will be pleased by the inclusion of a link to "Behind the Scenes". I'll pass information about your gesture along to Lori Rubinstein, ESTA director and Rick Rudolph, the head of the program. Thanks, Dana

Churches, like other venues, often feel the need to be inviting and relevent to their potential parishioners. It seems, the same "flash and trash" that gets us excited at a concert is just as appealing on a Sunday morning. Also, if you are performing contemporary Christian music, there is an...

As has been stated before in a variety of ways, the crew is still working when the bows are occuring. I did work in a theatre where the crew was acknowledged and the lightboard operator blacked out the lights momentarily. I understand the crew's desire to have their "moment" but my students...