Join the ACT Academy in Montréal, QC for 4 days of grandMA training!

ACT Entertainment is the exclusive North American distributor of many products, including those made by MA lighting. Along with sales of these products, they provide service, technical support, and education. Their goal as educators is to instill an understanding of the fundamental workflow of ACT Entertainment technologies and to inspire users to evolve creatively with them.

IN-PERSON COURSES - Cost:

• Getting to know grandMA3 - FREE
• 2-Day Course grandMA3 Beginner - USD $500
• 1-Day Course grandMA3 for the grandMA2 User - USD $250

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grandMA3 classes are taught by ACT Entertainment staff, or in some cases by freelance programmers we have trained to teach our curriculum. Learn more about the ACT Academy: ACT 101: Who We Are and How We Conduct Classes

All courses are taught in English.

REGISTRATION IS VIA ACT ACADEMY

See below for course schedule and details ↓

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In-Person Training

grandMA3 Beginner | 2-Day Course

Monday April 14 + Tuesday April 15 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM on both days

Room 524a | 5th floor of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
Available spaces: 8
REGISTER

The grandMA3 Beginner course is designed for the new programmer or the professional programmer with little to no experience with grandMA2. This 2-day course will cover the basics of grandMA3 programming, including software navigation and hardware layout, attribute manipulation, group selection, presets, sequences and executors, phasers, and more.

If you are already well-versed in grandMA2 programming, you might consider taking a "grandMA3 for the grandMA2 User" course instead of this course, and then moving on to the grandMA3 Intermediate Course.

All registrants are strongly encouraged to complete the free grandMA3 Beginner Pretest first. If you do not score at least 85% on this test, we strongly recommend reviewing the free grandMA3 Prerequisite course before attending a grandMA3 Beginner class. The class will assume some underlying knowledge of the topics covered in the Prerequisite course, and may not have time to review all of these basics.

Note: Students will most likely be sharing a console with 1 other person.

grandMA3 for the grandMA2 User | 1-Day Course

Wednesday April 16 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Room 524a | 5th floor of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
Available spaces: 8
REGISTER

The "grandMA3 for the grandMA2 User" course is designed for avid grandMA2 programmers who are transitioning to grandMA3. This 1-day course will cover grandMA2 to grandMA3 differences in hardware layout, general navigation, 3D, selection, phasers, layouts, timecode, networking and more. This course is designed to help a grandMA2 programmer become familiar with these key differences.

If you are not well-versed in grandMA2 programming, we strongly recommend taking the grandMA3 Beginner course instead of this course, and then moving on to the grandMA3 Intermediate Course.

Note: Students will most likely be sharing a console with 1 other person.

Getting to know grandMA3 | Free | Registration is required

Morning class: Thursday April 17 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

Room 524a | 5th floor of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
Available spaces: 160
REGISTER

Afternoon class: Thursday April 17 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Room 524a | 5th floor of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
Available spaces: 160
REGISTER

ACT Academy invites you to get hands-on with the grandMA3 console! This 90-minute session will offer an overview of the grandMA3 hardware and software capabilities, how they are used in various live entertainment scenarios, as well as the core concepts behind controlling today's most complex and capable lighting fixtures. Focused on how to get from your first showfile to your first show, this session breaks down the grandMA3 platform into approachable pieces for new learners and will help put you on your own path to learning the programming skills you can build a career around.

Online Training | Prerequisites

grandMA3 Prerequisite | TAKE COURSE

Topics fundamental to lighting programming and a few basics of grandMA3 navigation.

The grandMA3 Prerequisite course is designed for those new to lighting programming. This course covers topics fundamental to lighting programming such as basic fixture types and DMX, generic programming concepts such as Tracking and HTP vs. LTP, a brief introduction to grandMA3 navigation, and more.

New programmers are strongly encouraged to complete these prerequisite lessons before starting any other grandMA3 courses.

If you're not sure whether you need to go through this course, take the pretest in the first lesson. If you do not score at least 85% on this test, we strongly recommend reviewing this grandMA3 Prerequisite course before moving on to any other grandMA3 courses.

grandMA3 Beginner Pretest | TAKE TEST

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