Technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) recently hosted an exclusive digital session for the 2020 graduates of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, in collaboration with key industry partners. Senior representatives from disguise, Royal Albert Hall and The Society of British Theatre Designers remotely joined the panel for the insight and Q&A discussion, delivered from WL’s SmartStage studio in London.
The session aimed to
inspire the next generation of skilled creatives starting their careers at this
unsettling time of COVID-19. The panel explored some of the new opportunities
arising from the different corners of the industry, as businesses are adapting
and pivoting their services due to the pandemic. A key theme was the rapid advance we have seen
in recent months, immersing everyone even further into a digital world of work,
communication and collaboration. The
unanimous message conveyed hope and reassurance that exciting opportunities lie
ahead for the graduates, as the resilient and highly adaptable creative industry
begins to recover.
Bryan Raven, WL’s Managing Director comments: “We felt it very important to engage with
the graduating students at this time, to share insight into the different ways
our industry is preparing for recovery and re-invention. Developing creative
multi-skills has never been more important as technology continues to evolve and
we have all seen how this can elevate the potential for digital communication
across sectors. We are grateful to our supporting partners for sharing
invaluable expertise and guidance for their respective disciplines, enabling us
to provide a rounded account of the state-of-the-industry.”
Peter
Kirkup, Global Technical Solutions Manager at disguise adds: “In these challenging
times it’s easy to see how graduating students could be faced with tough
decisions coming out of their courses. It was great to have the
opportunity to speak with the students about how innovative technologies such
as disguise xR are providing fresh opportunities for our industry during the
COVID-19 situation, allowing them to cross-apply their skills and learn new
technologies.”
Mark
Simpson, Academic Programme Manager at Rose Bruford concludes: “We are grateful to White Light for giving our graduating
students the opportunity to engage with emerging thinking. They are going out
into an uncertain industry in an uncertain world, however discussions like this
offer hope that there will be opportunities, even if these opportunities are
not what graduates originally expected. So the advice is to take these
opportunities, build networks and develop skills. Be ready… the world is
changing fast!”
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