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Are you a technician? A designer? A director? A programmer? An artist with a one person show? Just curious? Come learn how to make your shows audio and video playback easier and more predictable with exciting techniques and concepts using QLab. Cricket Myers, the first woman ever nominated for a Tony Award in Sound Design is coming to Alberta to teach all of us.
What is QLab?
QLab runs shows of all sizes, all over the world. From intimate theatres, touring Fringe shows, Broadway and to televised events reaching billions of people across the globe, QLab is the tool designers trust to make their live shows come to life. Flexible, reliable, and easy to learn, QLab is the industry standard for a reason.
QLab makes it simple to create intricate designs of light, sound, and video, which you play back during a live performance. QLab allows you to lock in exactly how you want the light, sound, and video to play during your performance. When you’re done designing, you’ll switch to “show mode” and run your show just by pressing “GO”.
What will I learn?
Day One will cover an introduction to QLab5, the basics of getting around and getting things done, some discussion of MIDI and Open Sound Control, and then focus primarily on Audio. You will learn about playback rate control, looping audio, plugins and basic system tuning using only QLab.
Day Two will focus on Video, as well as some deeper discussion of workflow. You will learn how to use single-screen projection surfaces and practice blending multi-screen outputs. Time will be spent using mesh warping, projection animations and video effects. Some discussion on Advanced Scripting will be covered. We won’t have time to cover the lighting features in this course.
All days will involve a lot of Q&A, so bring your questions! The class works best when it moves in a direction guided by the students, not the instructors.
4 days of hands-on learning:
Edmonton: November 12+13, 2024, Fringe Theatre Adventures
Calgary: November 15+16, 2024, F.R. Matthews Theatre, University of Calgary
All classes run 9am to 5pm, with a short break for lunch.
Pricing:
Theatre Alberta Members, IATSE, Students: $240+fees
Regular $360+fees
This workshop is limited to a maximum of 20 participants. Spots are given on a first come basis. Please register as early as possible.
For more details and to register, please visit: https://citt-alberta.org/2024/qlab5/
