• Understand display layouts and workspaces,
•  Record and recall Snapshots,
• Record and recall Palettes and Presets,
•  Set up and use Direct Selects,
•  Take advantage of Discrete Timing and Multipart cues,
• Create and use Relative and Absolute Effects,
• Create and use a basic Magic Sheet.

Come celebrate and listen to the Digital Media Commissions' third DAA winner!

Jeromy Hopgood is a Detroit-based designer, author, and educator whose work includes scenery, projection design, lighting, dance, and event / installation work. His designs have been seen in professional theatres and dance companies across the United States. Recently, his projection design for Skeleton Crew at People’s Light was nominated for the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre, Outstanding Media Design.  Jeromy is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 and a Professor at Eastern Michigan University, where he coordinates the multidisciplinary Entertainment Design & Technology program. He is also the author of QLab 3 Show Control, and QLab 4: Projects in Video, Audio, & Lighting Control (the definitive guidebooks for Figure 53’s popular audio/video/lighting software), as well as Dance Production: Design & Technology. His newest book, The Projection Designer's Toolkit is slated for release in 2021. In addition to his books, Jeromy is a regular contributor to such trade publications as Live Design, and Stage Directions, and on his own Entertainment Design & Technology blog. He regularly teaches master classes on projection design, as well as the industry-standard QLab show control software, which he presents at venues across the country. Jeromy has previously taught courses at the LDI Institute at Arizona State University, LDI in Las Vegas, and numerous workshops through USITT, of which he is a longstanding member.

• Define and use Highlight, Lowlight, and custom RemDim,
• Use the Fan function on encoders, the command line, and for references.
• Apply and store filters, use manual playback functions like Make Null, Make Manual, Capture.
• Create advanced palette and preset modifiers.
• Use advanced cues, like Multipart, and Multiple cue lists.
• Create and use Macros and additional Magic Sheet features.

• But what about the folks who love more than one thing? What if you want to explore multiple areas of interest?
• What if you find that you enjoy work that has multiple facets? How do you market yourself in these circumstances?
• How do you find community within multiple fields?
• How do you advocate for yourself in terms of appropriate materials, time, and compensation?
• How do you reframe thoughts of imposter syndrome and turn "I'm not enough" into a catalog of all of the unique skills that come with working as a multi-hyphenate specialist?

This course is intended to introduce individuals who work in the live performance and entertainment industry to Autodesk Revit, as well as an overview of BIM processes most widely used in the design and construction industry. The day will begin with a basic understanding of the Revit interface. We will then move to importing an architectural model and various model types, and configuring views to see the necessary information. In the afternoon, we will place equipment into a flexible theater space model, then create sheets to either plot or export to CAD formats.

The goals of the course are as follows:

1. Gain a basic understanding of BIM.
2. Have a basic level of knowledge of how to interact with and format views in a model.
3. Understand how to import and place Revit Families and other digital assets into a model.
4. Learn to create sheets and views for exports to other software.

Prerequisites

1. Participants are required to have a laptop computer with Autodesk Revit 2025 installed. A 30 day trial can be downloaded here: https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit/free-trial.
2. Participants will need to watch a 1.5 hour online training session to learn about Revit installation (if not completed) and navigating the user interface. This will allow us to jump directly into modeling in Revit and take full advantage of the day. A link to the online session will be provided to enrolled participants 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop.
3. Participants should have at least some basic experience with a computer based drafting or modeling software, which could include (but not limited to), AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Sketchup, Solidworks, Inventor, or Rhino.
4. Participants will need to provide their own laptop that is able to run Autodesk Revit.  (Minimum Requirements:  https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Revit-2025-products.html ). )  A mouse (as a laptop trackpad is NOT recommended).
5. Participants will need to have a working copy of Autodesk Revit 2024 installed (NOT Revit LT) prior to arriving for the PDW. If you do not have a license, you can download a 30 day trial from Autodesk. DOWNLOADING OF FREE TRIAL BEFORE FEB 05 2025 IS NOT RECOMMENDED!

• The Lincoln Theatre
• The Southern Theatre
• The Palace Theatre
• The Ohio Theatre/Columbus Commons Stage
• OSU's Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts facilities
• The Mershon Auditorium
• The Short North Stage Theatre

Join us for a dynmanic and interactive session designed for theatre professionals to connect, collaborate, and build community across a wide range of disciplines. We will feature multiple tables labeled with specific areas of theatre and live entertainment technology and management.

This session is designed for BIPOC theatre professionals to connect.

Whether you’re seeking advice, offering guidance, looking for mentorship opportunities, this space is intended to foster meaningful conversations and connections among BIPOC individuals in the industry.

Join us and share experiences, gain insight, and expand your professional network withing a supportive and inclusive environment.

Get hands-on with light and color metrics! Have you ever wondered why that costume, scenery or actor just doesn’t look quite right onstage? Do you find it difficult to select a lighting fixture, and predict its color properties based on the product’s cut sheets alone? Learn directly from the Illuminating Engineering Society to navigate lighting color concepts: color fidelity, color rendition, gamut, chroma shift, and hue shift. Learn how these aspects of color contribute to telling stories through light via presentation, discussion, and live demonstrations – including hands-on opportunities with light meters and spectrometers.

Presented by the Lighting Design and Technology Commission and IES (Illuminating Engineering Society)