Blue Box Technical Services

Services → Training

Our staff have run technical and production training courses for people of all ages and levels of experience in all manner of venues. We have also previously set up and run a weekly "TechCrew" for secondary school students at a Performing Arts College in Manchester. We are able to "tailor" training to meet individual or specific needs, including the operation and care of existing entertainment production equipment and infrastructure at your venue.

General topics covered by our training courses include:

Health & Safety
Identifying Hazards
Minimizing Risks
Risk Assessment
Electrical Safety
Rigging Safety
Effects Safety
Public Safety
Emergency Planning
Power Requirements
Preventative Maintenance

Lighting:

Aims in Lighting
Types of conventional lanterns
Bulbs & Accessories (Shutters, Barn Doors, Iris, GOBOS, etc)
Direction & Focus
Use of Colour & Colour Mixing
Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, ETCNet
Moving Heads
LED Technology
Maintenance
Event Lighting Design
Temporary & Permanent Installations

Effects:

Smoke & Haze
Strobes
Lasers
Pyrotechnics
Ultra Violet

Sound:

Aims in Sound
Microphones
Amplifiers & Speakers
Mixing principles
Getting rid of Feedback, Hum & Noise
Foldback & Monitoring
Effects & Processors
Recording
Maintenance
Event Sound Design
Temporary & Permanent Installations