eclipse reaffirms commitment to next generation of events professionals
Published: MEA
UAE: For the second year running eclipse Group has hosted a series of technical training seminars for event management students at the EMDI Institute of Media and Communication. This is part of the rental company’s ongoing commitment to up and coming events professionals in the region which will also see it conduct an internship programme for the second events season running and once again participate in the Eventice competition.
The training covered the basics of lighting, audio, video, rigging, power, special effects, lasers and health and safety. Taking place over a two week period at the eclipse warehouses in DIP, the heads of each department spent two hours with the students giving them an introduction to their discipline through theory and practical demonstrations. Highlights from the seminars included a special effects and laser show from Flair SFX & Production’s general manager, Sameer Rahman, a demonstration of the preparation needed to work at heights by head of rigging Neil Spencer as he hoisted a student up a purpose-built demo rig and the various up-close looks into the inner workings of the lighting, audio and power equipment.
‘Great experience and insight of the technical aspects related to staging, video, audio, rigging and special effects,’ said EMDI student Sonia Kwatra. ‘These aspects are the most integral part of any successful event and eclipse does it the best!’
‘eclipse, being top in the technical industry, have granted us a great live experience and exposure to all the technical production components including health and safety along with variation of design, staging, lighting and production aspects making our course outline more versatile,’ concurred fellow student, Amrita Punjabi.
‘We are extremely happy with the outcome of this year's seminars. Each of our speakers did an exceptional job of presenting their department by incorporating all the basic theory while engaging with the students via questions and answers or practical demonstrations,’ reflected Martin Lubach, eclipse Staging Services general manager. ‘We look forward to what these students can achieve in the future and wish them good luck with their careers.’