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MIXBOOK Unboxing & Review

In this video, I talk about how the Rosco Mixbook works and how I use it as a valuable tool in my production toolbox. Pay attention at the end for how you can win your own Mixbook in my giveaway!

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LiveDesign: 31 Days of Plots

To reflect on the creative, innovative moments of 2020 and to welcome the hope that the New Year brings, Live Design is conducting 31 Days Of Plots. Every day during the month of December 2020, we will highlight a different lighting design, from across theatre, concert tours, corporate events, and more.

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FileMaker #3.1

Monday, November 23, 2020 @ 1:00p – The start of chapter 3! We’re going to go in a slightly different direction for a little while. This chapter is going to cover creating a personalized contract management solution. We’ll be focusing specifically on United Scenic Artist Contracts/Cover Sheets, but the lessons contained within could easily be modified to fit non-union needs as well. 

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FileMaker #3.2

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 @ 1:00p – Today, we’ll add more contract types to our database. We’ll also explore creating automatic emails and we’ll start diving into how useful having a centralized data location is for financial planning.

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FileMaker #3.3

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 @ 1:00p – Today, we’ll wrap up any loose ends and explore data aggregation, including tracking pension/health contributions, union dues, and more.

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2019 Economic Impact

Originally inspired by an instagram post by Fireplay’s Nick Whitehouse, I thought I’d take a few minutes to add up some numbers from 2019. Financial figures on just how much money I spent directly and estimates of how much money I had a part in contributing to the US Economy in 2019. 

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Mike on the Casting Light Podcast

27 July 2020 – Mike and Abby join host Jason Marin on the first episode of the Casting Light podcast since it went on hiatus in 2016!

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FileMaker #1.1

Monday, July 6th 2020 @ 6:00p – In this first session, we will start out by creating a basic work note database, linking instrument records to worknotes and vice-versa.

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FileMaker #1.2

Tuesday, July 7th 2020 @ 6:00p – In this session, we’ll keep building our basic worknotes database, exploring some basic layout tools and scripts for the first time.

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FileMaker #1.3

Wednesday, July 8th 2020 @ 6:00p – In this session, we’ll keep building our basic worknotes database, focusing on creating and distributing worknote reports.

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