AC-ET Provides Jands Vista Lighting and Media Control Master Class for BACKSTAGE ACADEMY

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET) provided two one-day Jands Vista v2 master class seminars to students taking the lighting module of BACKSTAGE ACADEMY's Foundation Degree in Live Events Production.

The 16-month fast-track intensive course, led by chief operations officer Robin Watkinson, provides students with the core practical skills needed to pursue a successful career in the professional events production industry.

AC-ET's Andy Mahaffey conducted the training at the LS-Live Studios in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A range of different sized consoles from the Vista family allowed the two separate groups of students to have full hands-on training.

The master classes gave students an introduction to utilizing the Vista's control of lighting fixtures, LED, and media. Mahaffey commented: "Watching how easily a group of people with a wide range of experience and backgrounds picked up the Vista v2 software was both rewarding and reinforces just how good the Vista v2 software now is."

Watkinson adds, "The Jands Vista Master Class is an important component of the lighting module and the practical training that students receive following the theory of light and the application of lighting design and programming. We are very privileged to have gained AC-ET's support."

The students' comments really spoke for themselves. Rob South enthuses, "The Jands Vista is a great lighting desk -- so simple and user friendly. Coming from another console background, I can safely say that Andy's converted me."

Harry Harrison stated, "Having trained on other consoles, I was amazed at how easy it was to create a show on the Vista. After Andy's training it will definitely be a desk I'll choose in the future."

BACKSTAGE ACADEMY's first class will graduate in early 2013 and the next will start in November. The program is validated by the University of Bolton.