{"id":2585,"date":"2021-05-27T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T22:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qsc.com\/systems\/2021\/05\/27\/introducing-cinema-101\/"},"modified":"2022-07-09T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T20:42:55","slug":"introducing-cinema-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qsc.com\/systems\/fr\/2021\/05\/27\/introducing-cinema-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Cinema 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the subjects that we often grapple with in meetings of the International Cinema Technology Association<\/a> is \u201chow do we shape the cinema system designers, technicians, and installers of tomorrow?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a tricky question! Changes in the industry have eliminated a lot of the traditional paths toward this type of work. Well, our new Cinema 101 training just might be part of the solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the \u201cfilm\u201d days, a kid working a part-time job as an usher or at the concession stand might be curious about what goes on in the projection booth. The curmudgeon in that dark cavern, splicing and threading film, might take an interest in showing the \u201cnewbie\u201d the ropes. The apprentice might then do some reading, attend Dolby training school, and eventually replace that projectionist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, much has changed. There is no film to splice and thread. The ushers and projectionists is a vocation that has gone pretty much the way of the dodo.  Basic cinema training opportunities are hard to find!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinema and Pro AV Collide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As I wrote in this blog<\/a>, there is an ongoing technology convergence of cinema and pro AV. Both industries rely on digital projection and sound technologies to deliver the experience. Doesn\u2019t it make sense, that tomorrow\u2019s cinema system designers, technicians, and installers will migrate from the world of pro AV? After all, there are well-established training opportunities on digital and networking available through AVIXA<\/a>, the global industry association dedicated to presentation and communication technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not so fast\u2026 as any booth curmudgeon or newbie director will tell you \u2013 while the technologies may be similar (or the same), there are significant and fundamental differences in the content, the application, and the spaces in which the experience is delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time For Some Fundamental Training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a first step toward bridging these worlds, QSC has developed a online training curriculum – Cinema 101<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n