Brian Wajda has an impressive 20-plus years in the live events industry, working as a producer, technical director, stage manager, show caller, and more. In 2020 Wajda started his own production company, Ambitious Events, and switched to Vectorworks after years of using AutoCAD and progeCAD. In this webinar, Wajda will share why he switched to Vectorworks, the value of his onboarding process, and a walkthrough of some of his recent projects.
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Join UK Architect, Author and Educator, Jonathan Reeves, and Vectorworks Industry Specialist, Kesoon Chance, to explore what's included in the release of the upcoming Vectorworks Service Pack 3. The latest Service Pack will provide must-have updates and new features that enhance both performance and productivity, and you will learn how these new features can benefit your projects though real world examples.
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Laser designs are sure to take your live event up to a whole new level. When creating such designs, previsualization is essential in ensuring efficient delivery and safety for attendees and staff members alike. In this webinar, Lyra Letourneau, creative director for Pangolin Laser Systems, and Jim Woodward, Vectorworks’ senior entertainment product specialist, will provide you with a walkthrough of laser design in this free webinar. Learn best practices when setting up lasers in your Vectorworks design and how to successfully add lasers to your Vision model. Letourneau and Woodward will also discuss efficiently linking your Vision model to Pangolin’s BEYOND control software.
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Join David Farley, theatre and live event set designer as he shows us how he uses Vectorworks 3D models to create 3D prints to help visualise his projects. He will take us through some of his work, including 1:25 lights, furniture, full scale prop and costume elements.
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Get a sneak peak into what's new in Vectorworks 2022 for the entertainment industry.
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Max Conwell from Naked Eye Ltd., will take you behind the scenes of The Void — ITV’s new Saturday night game show. The webinar will demonstrate
how Vectorworks Spotlight and ConnectCAD’s clear and concise networking and data layouts were used for the lighting design. When collaborating with the various design departments on the show, multiple file formats were produced. And, in this webinar,
Conwell will show how these formats integrated seamlessly into the master Vectorworks file. Today, face-to-face meetings are few and far between, so the clarity of communication in design documentation is vital to a successful production.
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As each generation has changed, so has the experience of Sunday church service. In some churches, services have become more technical involving a stage, lighting designs and programming for special events. Join Andy Bentley, Central Production Director at Elevation Church, as he shares his journey as a lighting designer navigating a difficult industry. See Bentley’s tips and tricks on rendering, organization on files and sheet layers, and collaborating with internal teams.
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Curious about how the production team behind Marc Anthony’s Una Noche livestream brought their ideas to life? Join Andres Albornoz, production manager at Garba Music Corp. and project manager for Marc Anthony and Sebastian Yatra, along with Lighting Designer, Andrés Campos, in this case study style webinar about how their migrations from AutoCAD, Sketchup and WYSIWYG to Vectorworks Spotlight and Vision powered this concert. Discover the challenges they faced with live streaming and how they were overcome, project sharing tips and tricks, and how to streamline your workflow to work faster and smarter.
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Ever wonder about 3D modeling and the benefits it can provide for designers? Join Peter Kerwin, Parasolid product manager, and Mark Doubleday, stage lighting designer, in the latest webinar on 3D modeling through Vectorworks software. Kerwin will begin by discussing the importance of 3D modeling and the technology integrated into the Vectorworks 3D modeling engine. Doubleday will follow by describing some of the 3D modeling processes he used on a recent production of “Macbeth,” and how it helped him control reflected light from the glass and steel set.
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If your workflow is in need of a lift, you won’t want to miss this! Join Tom White, industry specialist and training consultant at Vectorworks, for a webinar that will discuss common challenges and his innovative ways to overcome them. White will take you through a complete AV design workflow — from modeled elements in Vectorworks to schematics in ConnectCAD.
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So, you’ve heard of MVR and GDTF, but what exactly can they do for your workflow? Join Tony Caporale, lighting designer at Infinitus Vox, to see how MVR and GDTF helped him create the award-winning lighting design for Billie Eilish’s Where Do We Go World Tour. Discover how using a combination of MVR and GDTF allowed Caporale to create a more unified workflow while keeping his focus on his design, not the tedious task of adapting new fixtures and devices in the lighting industry.
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What better way to awaken the ancient spirit of Arabian civilization in Al Basta than creative lighting design? Join Walter Lutzu and Patrizia De Masi, lighting designers of PHOTONIKA to see how they designed the lighting to breathe new life into the cradle of modern knowledge and uncover the cultural significance of ancient heritage buildings, nocturnal lighting for daily Islamic prayers, and the basta, the common spaces of the ancient community. Unearth the significance of pre-visualization tools and parameter controls to ensure an accurate and realistic outcome.
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