Industry Issues
Infocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up
Feature Infocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up By Julius Grafton. June is InfoComm time, where what was once just the AV industry shows new stuff and huddles in conference rooms. These days it’s a whole lot more, so the organising association have rebranded themselves. Now they are The Audiovisual and Integrated…
Read MoreTLC Global announce two new partnerships
News TLC Global announce two new partnerships Lighting distributor TLC Global have added two new brands to their portfolio – Montreal-based Minuit Une and Irish tracking company Spotrack. “Our team prides itself on the ability to put innovation and technology in the hands of our creative Australian and New Zealand peers,” said Sean McKernan,…
Read MoreEducation
Education In this issue, CX surveys the types of formal education on offer for those seeking to learn about live production – what they teach, how that curriculum is set, and what pathways to employment are provided. It boils down to two flavours – degree courses offered by a variety of private institutions and universities,…
Read MoreFormal training is acronym heavy – Why ‘on-the-job’ training is so popular
Education Formal training is acronym heavy – Why ‘on-the-job’ training is so popular By Julius Grafton. Training for the technical production industry remains predominantly ‘on the job’, twenty years after a push to get formal vocational education training (VET) into the industry. It started with the CUE98 training package, which arrived fashionably late in 1999.…
Read MoreWhy you should join ACETA now
Our industry peak body, ACETA, has tremendous power to address the problems that every sector of the industry faces, but needs you to put your hand in your pocket and become a member. It’s not enough to think that the Board and the current members have ‘got it covered’, and are ‘doing a great job’.…
Read MoreInaugural ACETA Convention – our peak body flexes its muscles
Conferencing The Inaugural ACETA Convention our peak body flexes its muscles By Jason Allen. The inaugural ACETA Convention in Wangaratta was described by one industry stalwart as “the best industry event I’ve attended worldwide, ever”. From Friday 4 May to Sunday 6 May, the most influential and prescient members of the commercial and entertainment technology sectors…
Read MoreNovatech looks after their crew. Consider a move to Adelaide?
News Novatech looks after their crew. Consider a move to Adelaide? Novatech has reviewed their current employment contracts and a new and improved offering is being rolled out to staff over the next few months. A family-owned and run company, Novatech’s management team have long known that their people make the difference and have firmly…
Read MoreNZ Safety Guide updated – We compare Skippy Version
News NZ Safety Guide updated – We compare Skippy Version A Guide for Safe Working Practices in the New Zealand Theatre & Entertainment Industry (Version 14) is now available to download from the resource page on the ETNZ website www.etnz.org/resources. It has been nicely curated by Stephen Blackburn, Phil Conroy, Nick Kyle, and Rob Peters.…
Read MoreThe Challenges Confronting our Industry
Like many, our indsutry is confronted with demonstrable everyday challenges, including the maintenance of commercial activity, reduced profit margins and constantly increasing operational overheads. Specific aspects of sustainability vary by entertainment technology sector, and in this narrative, we will focus on those impacting manufacturers, in the knowledge that some of the themes affect the entire…
Read MoreGet and Keep That Gig
EMPLOYMENT Get and Keep That Gig By Simon Byrne. I used to run a decent sized production company in Canberra. Our bread and butter was corporate AV events but we also did a lot of music industry gigs. At our largest, we had 22 full time staff and about 20 more casuals on the payroll.…
Read MoreTech Tips
Here is this month’s collection of random tech tips to make your life just a bit easier! Tech Tips By Simon Byrne. Protect your Ears! There’s nothing quite like the satisfying crack and thump of a live drum kit, the punch of bass and guitar amplifiers, and the energy of the vocals over the PA…
Read MorePro Light & Sound 2018 Frankfurt still delivers
TRADESHOW REPORT Pro Light & Sound 2018 Frankfurt still delivers By Julius Grafton. While PL&S was once the eighth wonder of the trade-show world, it still packs a punch for hordes of tech-heads from everywhere. Including Australia and New Zealand, since I kept running into people I wanted to talk to, and some I did…
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