The Lighting Network 101 class provides an introductory lesson on networking gear, ethernet protocols, IP schemes, and how they integrate into a lighting control network. We will discuss how switches and nodes function within a network, demonstrate how and why it is important to assign IP addresses to your equipment, and provide best practices on how to set up and plan a lighting control network followed by a lab on how to set up basic lighting networks.

Details

Language: English

Format: In-person

Trainer

Michelle Jang, IATSE Local 665

Location: Honolulu, HI

Michelle Jang incorporates almost 20 years of technical experience in film, television, theatrical, theme parks, and live entertainment into her trainings. Michelle has kept up to date on large-scale lighting control systems during her nine years at the Disneyland Resort – holding various roles as: Master Electrician, Lighting Programmer on Mosaic, ETC, and MA consoles, and lead lighting installation and maintenance technician for various shows and spectaculars. Her technical knowledge resulted in Michelle being selected to help open the Shanghai Disneyland Resort as a Technical Specialist-Lighting Supervisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Most recently, Michelle successfully helped open Super Nintendo-land at Universal Studios Hollywood as a lead lighting install tech. It is Michelle’s goal to help train television and film lighting technicians to have a solid foundation and understanding of networking so that our membership can stay competitive in an ever-evolving, fast-changing industry which will help keep our unions strong.