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Suffolk County Community College

 

Instructor: J.Kankel

Theater Arts Department

 

Office: I-124

 

 

Office Hours: MW 11:00-12:00

                       TTH 10:00-11:00

 

TH 74 Console Training I

 

 

Course Syllabus

 

 

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COURSE OBJECTIVE:

               Students will have a strong foundation in a variety of control consoles.  They will have the ability to set-up, program and troubleshoot for practical applications in the field.

 

  1. Hands-on exposure to a variety of consoles.
  2. DMX addressing and patching.
  3. ETC expression and Express consoles.
  4. Hog 500 and NSI programming.
  5. CMY color mixing and effects.
  6. Using effects generators.
  7. Macros and short cuts.
  8. Design concepts and application.
  9. Software upgrades and other resources.

 

PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETING COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

  1. Class room projects.
  2. In-Class Demonstrations.
  3. Guest Lectures.
  4. Practical application using lighting consoles.
  5. Field Trips.

 

WEEK

DISCUSSION

ASSIGNMENT

Aug. 27

Introduction to manufactures and products Evolution of lighting consoles Basic terminology and theories.

 

Sept. 3

(Wednesday only)

ETC Consoles

Patching, Navigating, Recording, Tracking & Cue Types.

NO MONDAY CLASSES

In-Class Project

Sept. 10

ETC Continued.

Sub-Routines, Effects &

Macros.

(In-Class Demo.)

Project #1

ETC Express setup exercise

 

Sept. 17

Moving light consoles Vs. Conventional consoles

Designer Vs. Programmer.

(Present Project #1 Wednesday)

 

Project #1 Due

Sept. 24

Small Venue moving light consoles. Pros & Cons.

NSI & Elation tutorial

In Class Project

Project #2

ETC Express cuing exercise

 

Oct. 1

HTP & LTP

In Class Project

(Present Projects #2 Wednesday)

Project #2 Due

 

Oct. 8

Introduction to the Hog 500

Free downloads/ offline editors

Patching & Addressing

 

Oct. 15

 (basic principles and theories)

Intro to record functions & tracking

Project #3

Hog 500 Setup

Oct. 22

Continue tracking &

address problems and concerns. (Present project #3 Wednesday)

Project #3 Due

 

Oct. 29

Hog Continued

Palettes, Cue lists, Faders, & Pages.

Project #4

Hog Cuing session

(presented to class)

 

Nov. 5

 Continue with Hog 500 (effects generators, patching and personalizing)

 

 

Nov. 12

(Wednesday only)

 

(Present Project #4 Wednesday)

NO MONDAY CLASSES

Project #4 Due

Nov. 19

(Monday Only)

Working with macros

THANKSGIVING BREAK

NO CLASSES

Nov. 26

(Field Trip TBD)

Intro to Final Project #5

Project #5

Final Project

Dec. 3

Work on Final Project

 

Dec. 10

Work on Final Project

 

Dec. 17

(Monday Only)

Work on Final Project

Hand in all projects

Project #5 Due

(Present to class)

Student Requirements
  1. Active Participation in Class Projects and Demonstrations.
  2. Complete all assigned reading assignments.
  3. Keep an up to date notebook.
  4. Proper completion of all assigned projects.

E.   Attendance is Mandatory.

 

Attendance Policy
  1. You are allowed Two Absences without Penalty.
  2. Each additional absence will lower your grade by ½ a letter.
  3. No absences on exam dates or project due dates.
  4. Two late arrivals equal one absence.

 

Tests & Quizzes

               There are no tests given in this class. 

 

Required Material

               You are required to bring a notebook to class and keep all handouts given during the semester. You are also requires to have a supply of 3.5” floppy disks for projects. (2 per project)

 

Grading
  1. Project #1
  2. Project #2
  3. Project #3
  4. Project #4
  5. Final Project #5
  6. Class Participation

 

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