CION's List of E-Learning Resources for Film Personnel

CION has compiled this list of online training opportunities for film professionals. We hope that you can take advantage of these opportunities and emerge with new skills to advance your career.

Online Lighting Courses

ETC EOS Training and Workbooks	Free training material from ETC.
ChamSys MagicQ Training	Free training courses and videos.
High End Systems - Learn Hog 4	Two seasons of YouTube tutorials and support files available now.
Chauvet Live Tech Talks	Free recorded webinars hosted by CHAUVET Professional Product Managers.
Capture Student Edition and Demos	Great for creating small rigs that lighting designers can play with, will link with Nomad offline relatively easily.
Drafty App	CAD Tool with a few tutorials
Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)	Light & Color courses.
Digital Cinema Society Now Streaming: DCS 2020 Cinema Technology Spotlight Series	Dozens of interviews have been recorded and will be posted here and added to the 2020 Spotlight online gallery. Visit the DCS homepage throughout the week as they add to the collection to catch up on the latest cinema product and technology news.

Online GrandMA Training

MA University	Intensive training for all MA products.
GrandMA2 Tutorial Series	YouTube videos created by MA Lighting.
GrandMA3 Tutorial Series	YouTube videos created by MA Lighting.
Christian Jackson’s MA2 Console Resource	Great tutorials on programming a show on grandMA2.

Online Camera Resources

Film and Digital Times

Free PDF downloads of editions.

Online Audio Training

HARMAN Professional University	Audio, control, and networked AV certification courses.
JBL CBT Calculator Training	Video tutorial.
QSC QSYS Level 1	Always free. Great certification for an Audio Tech.
Mic Pool’s QLab Cook Book	Templates and clever programming guides.
Shure Online Audio Institute	Wired systems, wireless system, networking basics.
Waves Soundgrid Certification	Online courses.
Audioversity	Yamaha Pro Audio Education and Training activities.
Rational Acoustics Webinar Series	Developers of Smaart, the industry leading system measurement and acoustical analysis platform.
D&b Audio Webinars	The d&b team would like to create space for open conversation, to listen to technical questions and comments, exchange thoughts and ideas, and ultimately fill as many knowledge gaps as possible. You have to sign up and, unfortunately, space is limited.

Online Grip Training

Matthews Studio Equipment

Instagram account with videos on tips for grips.

Online Training and Resources for Filmmaking

Moviola Filmmaker Video Courses	Designed to equip you for professional filmmaking as quickly as possible.
First Mile Technologies - Streaming from Set & Remote Connectivity	Brandon & Peter host a chat with Manny Rego (www.kaosvideo.ca), Francois Gauthier (ARRI Canada) and cinematographer Vinit Borrison (www.vinitborrison.com). Manny demonstrates low latency video streaming from set into collaborative meeting platforms, Francois describes remote connectivity enabling camera and lighting control, and Vinit opines on what on-set connectivity means for filmmakers moving forward.
NET Critical Conversations: Collaborating in the Cloud Part 2 The View from the Director’s and Cinematographer’s Chair	HPA NET partner with the American Society of Cinematographers to present the sequel to our first HPA NET Critical Conversation. A few weeks ago we dove into virtual production with the technologists responsible for the revolutionary workflow in place on the HPA Tech Retreat Supersession’s twelve-minute short film “The Lost Lederhosen”. Event recording available for viewing.
Entertainment Partners - Product Videos	Comprehensive library of “how to” videos and product demos, primarily about Movie Magic, Payroll, Budgeting.

Online Training for Visual Effects

HDR and Dolby Vision Primer VFX

Vimeo video from Visual Effect Society

Online Training for Post Production

HPA Through the Frame Episode 1 - Gemini Man with Ben Gervais

Technical Supervisor Ben Gervais breaks down the groundbreaking workflow used to deliver the Will Smith feature Gemini Man at 120 frames per second, Native3D, HDR, and ATMOS. From a workflow perspective, this might just be the most challenging film ever delivered and Ben was key in making this happen.

Websites with Tools and Training

Chauvet Lighting Insights	Lighting Designers share insight into their work.
Learn Stage Lighting	David Henry’s site dedicated to teaching stage lighting.
Dante Certification	Learn how to network Dante for audio and get certified – for free.
Lighting Trainer	Posts geared towards learning lighting.
ARRI Master Classes	Watch all Master Classes on MZed for free.
The Rigging World	Helpful articles about rigging safety.
The X-Laser Website	Educational content for laser work.
Online Lightlab Tools	Lightlab and Education Tutorials.
Creative Conners Resource Page	Free resources and training for Conners products.
A4I.tv Rigging Trussing Television	Engineering & safety practices.
LightConverse Tools 2020	A new specialized 3D design program focused on stage design of all types and sizes. Free!
Powersoft E-Training Courses	Free webinars that focus on Powersoft products.
Practical Show Tech	Hosting a webinar or two per day with some big names in RF Coordination and some other topics.
Stellar Online Lighting Tutorials	The intelligent lighting control app from ARRI.
Customize Eye Catching Movie Poster Templates For Free	Design professional looking posters to engage theatre and film followers. Browse through hundreds of movie poster templates, and customize them all for free.

Educational Youtube Channels Videos and Playlists

Lighting Challenges	From the guys at LearnStageLighting.com. A playlist of different lighting challenges and how to solve them.
Blackout Lighting Console	Developer of the Blackout Lighting Console App for Film/TV/Commercials. Very informative videos.
Al Crawford, Alvin Ailey Lighting Designer: Breaking Barriers	Provides a discussion of the art of lighting design as it is relates to hybrid design.
TEDx-Science and Magic Illuminating the Stage with Lighting Design	Learn about the hidden art of theatrical lighting design and the ways that light affects our everyday lives.
The Role of Lighting In Theatre: Don Holder	Mr. Holder discusses his work as a lighting designer in theatre, opera, and dance.
Lex Products Cable Coiling Video Series	Become an expert at coiling cable in your down time.
L-Acoustic Webinars	A collection of their past daily webinars.
First Mile Technologies - Streaming from Set & Remote Connectivity	Brandon & Peter host a chat with Manny Rego (www.kaosvideo.ca), Francois Gauthier (ARRI Canada) and cinematographer Vinit Borrison (www.vinitborrison.com). Manny demonstrates low latency video streaming from set into collaborative meeting platforms, Francois describes remote connectivity enabling camera and lighting control, and Vinit opines on what on-set connectivity means for filmmakers moving forward.

Facebook Groups with Helpful Information

Everything Stage Lighting	Group created by the people from lightingtrainer.com
Rigging Math Made Simple	Post questions or comments about rigging

Subreddits with Great Information

/r/lightingdesign	This isn’t specifically training, but there is a LOT of helpful and interesting information in this subreddit.
/r/TechTheatre	A community for all production designers and technicians
/r/livesound	Dedicated to those who work in the live sound profession
/r/filmmakers	Filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, editors, vfx gurus, composers, sound people, grips, electrics, and more meet to share their work, tips, tutorials, and experiences.
/r/screenwriting	Screenwriters, editors, amateurs, professionals and script readers assist each other and collaborate on projects.

Podcasts About Filmmaking

Team Deakins	The Team Deakins podcast is an ongoing conversation between acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Deakins, his collaborator, about cinematography, the film business and whatever other questions are submitted.
Lighting Talk with the Lumen Brothers	Lighting designers discuss lighting education and the art of stage lighting design
LD at Large	Stage and Theatrical Lighting in the modern world

CION's Ultimate List of Online Training for Film Personnel