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sightlines.usitt.org: For the past six months, the 2016 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah (USITT 2016) has marketed itself as the only complete production event in America. But what exactly does “complete production” mean?
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Annie Scheuermann
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This was such a great article with a lot of new information. I never knew this was an event that happened. I, along with most people intending to go into the entertainment industry know that networking really is everything for getting work. But really, thats true in almost any job field - theater just a little more so. This event USITT Complete Production is a great way for students to introduce themselves to companies looking for educated young designers and managers. Although I know that this is not the only event with the same intentions, this one sounds particularly interesting because they also aim to teach some skills during the event as well. They offer 12 different disciplines and although they were not listed, I can predict they cover a wide variety of skills. Being in Salt Lake City is also great as it is a pretty big hub for theatrical productions.
I have been to a couple of small lighting conferences in New York City, but never anything of this scale. I think it's interesting however that the smaller lighting conferences also split their emphasis three ways with education, networking, and selling products. The conference hosted several people who gave talks about the history of lighting and lighting design theory, and on skills such as finding design inspiration in classical art. While the job fair and recruitment aspect was not as present at the conferences I attended, it was still a good way to meet other people in the field, see what kind of newer products were coming out, and learn a little bit as well. I would love to be able to attend a large conference like USITT and compare that experience to my previous experiences with tech theater conferences.
Who knew that any of this existed? I certainly didn't, and I would have loved to know about the USITT conference when I was applying to college, or even earlier just to be exposed to more theater. I am always a fan of things that give the public an easy way to experience an art form, and to learn more about it. USITT has tech classes that I would love to take, and ones that would have been very beneficial to me a year ago as I was deciding what to study in college. I think conferences like USITT are great, not only for the learning experience the provide but for the opportunities to network, and job hunt they are the stage for.
I’ve heard a lot about USITT’s events and conferences, but sadly I’ve never gotten the opportunity to attend. I do however, hope to attend at some point in the future. There’s nothing like the feeling of having thousands of theatre people in a room together. It’s an incredible opportunity for networking, but also lends a lot of emotional support. The theatre/entertainment industry is unique in that it doesn’t really have a niche. It encompasses anything and everything, and it borrows whatever it needs from other industries. This makes it so that there is no one standard way of doing anything, so conferences like this are extremely helpful. And the fact that there is an educational aspect to it is also extremely important. Events like these allow young people to see what the future could hold for them, and maybe even convince them this isn’t such an ‘unstable’ career choice after all. I think what USITT has going here is crucial to the industry, and I hope they continue this tradition for many more years.
I have wanted to attend USITT for a short time now, but haven’t been able to go. I’m a huge fan of big events like this. The size of an event like USITT reminds me of other massive entertainment industry events such as NAMM (music industry), they’re just so exciting! I have attended the Atlantic City DJ Expo twice and have wanted to go back but have either been working or not wanted to spend the money to go. Aside from seeing all of the cool new products, I think the biggest component of these events is in-person networking (as the article mentions). With so much of communication moving online, it is both refreshing and productive to meet people and talk in person. As more companies are up-front about their hunt for potential employees and designers, the event becomes of even greater value, especially to young professionals breaking into the industry. The seminars and training sessions can also blow your mind just by how many are offered, especially at an event like USITT. Road trip anyone?
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This was such a great article with a lot of new information. I never knew this was an event that happened. I, along with most people intending to go into the entertainment industry know that networking really is everything for getting work. But really, thats true in almost any job field - theater just a little more so. This event USITT Complete Production is a great way for students to introduce themselves to companies looking for educated young designers and managers. Although I know that this is not the only event with the same intentions, this one sounds particularly interesting because they also aim to teach some skills during the event as well. They offer 12 different disciplines and although they were not listed, I can predict they cover a wide variety of skills. Being in Salt Lake City is also great as it is a pretty big hub for theatrical productions.
I have been to a couple of small lighting conferences in New York City, but never anything of this scale. I think it's interesting however that the smaller lighting conferences also split their emphasis three ways with education, networking, and selling products. The conference hosted several people who gave talks about the history of lighting and lighting design theory, and on skills such as finding design inspiration in classical art. While the job fair and recruitment aspect was not as present at the conferences I attended, it was still a good way to meet other people in the field, see what kind of newer products were coming out, and learn a little bit as well. I would love to be able to attend a large conference like USITT and compare that experience to my previous experiences with tech theater conferences.
Who knew that any of this existed? I certainly didn't, and I would have loved to know about the USITT conference when I was applying to college, or even earlier just to be exposed to more theater. I am always a fan of things that give the public an easy way to experience an art form, and to learn more about it. USITT has tech classes that I would love to take, and ones that would have been very beneficial to me a year ago as I was deciding what to study in college. I think conferences like USITT are great, not only for the learning experience the provide but for the opportunities to network, and job hunt they are the stage for.
I’ve heard a lot about USITT’s events and conferences, but sadly I’ve never gotten the opportunity to attend. I do however, hope to attend at some point in the future. There’s nothing like the feeling of having thousands of theatre people in a room together. It’s an incredible opportunity for networking, but also lends a lot of emotional support. The theatre/entertainment industry is unique in that it doesn’t really have a niche. It encompasses anything and everything, and it borrows whatever it needs from other industries. This makes it so that there is no one standard way of doing anything, so conferences like this are extremely helpful. And the fact that there is an educational aspect to it is also extremely important. Events like these allow young people to see what the future could hold for them, and maybe even convince them this isn’t such an ‘unstable’ career choice after all. I think what USITT has going here is crucial to the industry, and I hope they continue this tradition for many more years.
I have wanted to attend USITT for a short time now, but haven’t been able to go. I’m a huge fan of big events like this. The size of an event like USITT reminds me of other massive entertainment industry events such as NAMM (music industry), they’re just so exciting! I have attended the Atlantic City DJ Expo twice and have wanted to go back but have either been working or not wanted to spend the money to go. Aside from seeing all of the cool new products, I think the biggest component of these events is in-person networking (as the article mentions). With so much of communication moving online, it is both refreshing and productive to meet people and talk in person. As more companies are up-front about their hunt for potential employees and designers, the event becomes of even greater value, especially to young professionals breaking into the industry. The seminars and training sessions can also blow your mind just by how many are offered, especially at an event like USITT. Road trip anyone?
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