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I never went to NCSA. I am a freshman at Purchase....

Im not really sure actually, because they teach us junior year. However the industry standard for LDs is Vectorworks. I think they mey teach AutoCad though(due to the amount of set designers etc.) Josh

Junior year you take CAD drafting, and all of the designs (with the exeption of rigging plots) are in cad drawings. Moving lights are not used. However, they are learned through experiance in real world situations. We get amazing summer work, and senior year you take an internship where in...

Sound intelligent. Be able to talk about and explain your ideas and designs. Also, do not lie about a thing on your resume... they will find it and catch you on it. Dress nicely and professionally. Wear a tie and dress shoes, and stop by the freshman studios and say hi... we like fresh meat...

SUNY Purchase is THE school to go to for Theater design. Their lighting and TD programs are the strongest. There are a few reasons why it is one of the best. First, the proffesors are all NYC working proffesionals. David Grill (the Lighting 1 proffesor) is a well known broadway designer...

This might be a little late for you, cause i see you posted this in january, but here is my 2c. first of all, the guy who said that designers get paid $10/hour is off his rocker. I, as a carpentor in a lower budget regional theater get paid $15/hour. Designers are not paid hourly, but are...

Hello! Welcome to the board. I have a question for you. Are there many oppertunites for people to do tech work (carp, electrics, deck etc.) with the different rennisance faires out there? I havent seen many conventional theatrics at the one near me (in tuxedo NY). They are mostly open...

What school are you going to in seattle? I applied to Cornish College of the Arts, but i was accepted to my first choice, SUNY Purchase, so i am going there in the fall. Josh

By far the BEST Lighting book that i have ever found is "Scenic Design and Stage Lighting" by Parker, Wolf, and Block. Everything you will ever need is in this book... ever... Half is scenic design, and the other half is lighting design ( with a small, yet thourough section on sound in...

I beleive that GAM or Roseco has a "cookbook" where you choose different templates, differnet rotations, and different colors. This could be a great help for you. Hope this helps. Josh

I must say, that is one of the more brilliant things i have heard. To go even further: If you have access to (and have time to do this), you might want to think about taking a picture (or finding them online) of how each color looks hitting either like the stage or a peice of white card. I...

I will deffinatly say hi to him next fall for you. I keep hearing people say that it is hell. What makes it so bad? I know it is alot of work, and alot of hours of the day, and alot of pressures to make the grade. But is that what is so bad? And as of now, their facilities seem much nicer...

The way i have heard it, it is: College of Santa Fe SUNY Purchase University of SC Yale Carnige (sp?) Melon I mean, there are alot of good schools, but the contacts that you will make at one of these schools are almost as valuble as the education itself. Hope this helps. Josh

Okay, I have to clear up some of what has been said here. SUNY Purchase is one of the top 5 lighting schools in the country. For a reason. They turn out incredable designers. Not technicians. That is their philosophy. They aren’t training deck hands and spot ops. They are training the next...