The Academy Schedule is HERE!

[Ryan Johnson]

Below (and attached) is the schedule for this year's Academy.

 

REMEMBER, these are not 4 mini-sessions in one room for each block. These are in separate rooms for the full hour (or more) so we encourage you to review the list, as well as the attached schedule, so that you can make the class selections that interest you the most.

 

We hope to see you at this year's Academy.  Visit the event website for more information on classes and to regsiter today (www.theultimateacademy.com).

 

 

FRIDAY July 12

 

11:00am Doors Open for Registration

 

12:00pm Opening Remarks

 

1:00pm

Halloween: Starting from Scratch (Mike Carr)

Light Show Pro I Pt 1 (Edward Vassallo)

Starting from Scratch: Display Design (David Moore)

Beginners Guide to DIY Light Animation (Kurt Gustafson)

2:15pm:

Mechanical Props (Eric Kristiansen)

Light Show Pro 1 Pt 2 (Edward Vassallo)

Starting from Scratch: From Static to Animated (Larry McGough)

Nutcracker Massive RGB Animations Made Simple (Sean Meighan)

3:30pm:

Finishes and Foam (Alex Lohmann)

Light Show Pro II (Edward Vassallo)

Starting from Scratch: Light O Rama Hardware (Don Teague)

Understanding DMX, E1.31, and Pixelnet (RJ)

4:30pm Dinner Break, Vendor Room Opens

5:45pm:

Haunted House Room Layout (Alex Lohmann)

Light Show Pro Open Forum (Edward Vassallo & Ron Duszak)

Starting from Scratch: Electricity 101 (Anthony Vetrano)

Marketing & Website Forum Discussion

7:00pm:

Costuming & Character Development (Alex & Jennifer Lohmann)

Light Show Pro Open Forum (Edward Vassallo & Ron Duszak)

Starting from Scratch: Audio Solutions (Ethan Gekoski)

Marketing & Website Forum Discussion

 

SATURDAY July 13

 

7:30am Doors Open

8:00am Opening Remarks

 

8:45am:

Easy and Impactful Halloween Edition (Scare Sessions Team)

xlights (Matt Brown)

Configuring & Using San Devices Pixel Controllers (Jim St John)

Beginners Guide to DIY Light Animation (Kurt Gustafson)

10:00am:

Working with Pneumatics (Joe Rogers)

Using The Ether-Dongle/Conductor/ Slave/ Smart Strings (RJ)

Light O Rama BS: Beyond Sequencing (Johnny Poore)

Nutcracker: Massive RGB Animations Made Simple (Sean Meighan)

11:15pm:

Introduction to Simple Haunt Makeup (Jennifer Lohmann)

The Lynx Zeus (RJ)

Interfacing Non-Lighting Elements in Your Display (Clyde Dearing)

Buy it, Make it, Break it, Fix it 101 (Rick Stone)

 

12:15pm Lunch

1:15pm “Recess: School’s Out!” Sessions:

Soldering Lab

Bubbles, Snow & Fog Demos

Haunt Fair

Lighting Your Haunt Panel

Easy & Impactful Christmas

4:30pm Dinner Break

Soldering Lab to be open as needed

5:45pm:

Introduction to Airbrushing & Airbrush Makeup (Alex Lohmann)

Light O Rama Visualizer (Don Teague)

Using Your Display For A Charity (Rob Duszak)

Soldering Lab to be open as needed

7:00pm:

3D prosthetics, effects & wounds in latex & silicons (Jennifer Lohmann)

Using Madrix (Jim St John)

Photography 101 (Larry McGough)

Soldering Lab to be open as needed

8:00pm Closing Remarks

 

SUNDAY July 14

 

8:00am Doors Open

 

8:30am Opening Remarks

 

9:00am:

Knowing Your Audience (Mike Carr & Eric Kristiansen)

Wireless DMX (Steve Gase)

Sharing With The World (Johnny Poore)

Nutcracker: Advanced Topics (Sean Meighan)

 

10:30am:

How to make an inexpensive corpse (Alex Lohmann)

Buy it, Make it, Break it, Fix it 101 (Rick Stone)

Sounds of Music with Audacity (Joe Rogers)

The Many Twists of the Helix Controller (Greg Bartlett)

11:45am: Door Prizes Awarded in Vendor Room at 12pm

 

12:15pm Lunch

1:15pm:

Making plaster plate mold for props and prosthetics (Alex Lohmann)

Advanced Soldering (RJ)

The Claus Transformation (Ryan Johnson)

Light Show Pro I Pt 1 (Edward Vassallo)

2:30pm:

How to make a flexible silicon block mold (Alex Lohmann)

The Future of DLA: A Talk with RJ

Taking Photos and Video of Your Display (Larry McGough)

Light Show Pro I Pt 2 (Edward Vassallo)

3:45pm:

Using Servos in Your Haunt (Don McBride)

The Future of DLA: A Talk with RJ (Continued)

Video Editing (Chris Sims)

Light Show Pro II (Edward Vassollo)

 

5:00pm Closing Remarks

Please remember that this schedule is subject to change if issues/needs arise.

Academy_2013_Schedule_Matrix.pdf