Student Education
June 27, 2022
Inciting curiosity about automation of lighting, media, or audio, students in the UK are leaving our recent roadshows led, by BlackTrax Specialist Tom Boucher, in awe of the creative possibilities BlackTrax offers to live event professionals. Students have been bringing their ideas to life by using CAST’s innovative technology. When entering the workforce, two important […]
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March 17, 2022
SchoolTraining in Málaga, Spain has recently partnered with CAST to ensure students studying on their Masters in Theatre and Show Lighting access to the industry standard for pre-visualization (wysiwyg). SchoolTraining aims to be a national benchmark in show production education for sound, lighting, and video. The school hosts a variety of programs for every subject […]
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December 9, 2021
In October, Penn State University welcomed audience members to see Simon Stephen’s adaptation of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” directed by Rick Lombardo with sensory-friendly performances at the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus using BlackTrax Real-Time Tracking. The Tony Award-winning play is about 15-year-old Christopher, who has an extraordinary […]
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January 27, 2021
Toronto, ON. CANADA, January 27, 2021 – Starting in December 2020, Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies students at Nottingham Trent University, UK are learning up-to-the-moment skills in design and emerging technologies as part of a new partnership with CAST. Augmenting state-of-the-art facilities at Confetti, CAST is providing students an enhanced learning environment with training on BlackTrax (Real-Time Tracking) […]
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January 6, 2021
Most 15-year olds we all know are asking for new video games for Christmas and playing video games in their free time. But Campbell Shaw is not your ordinary 15-year-old. At a very young age, he became obsessed with lighting because it allows one to create a world of magic with lighting and tell stories. […]
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October 27, 2020
City College Plymouth in the UK has been using wysiwyg as part of their curriculum since 2012. We spoke to Nolan Pearce, Subject Leader, Live events Production and asked him how wysiwyg has been received and some of the benefits having wyg in the classroom. This is his glowing response. “I believe we first installed WYSIWYG […]
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September 16, 2020
CAST believes it is important for students to develop an array of specialized skills throughout their education to make them ready for “the real world’ of lighting and design. Looking for inspiring stories to share, we came across Pedro Marcé Socias from Spain. A quick read of his LinkedIn profile doesn’t seem to do Pedro […]
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