"It's very exciting," commented Francois. "We had been talking about it for a while and I had to send Nemetschek Vectorworks details on the course and previous training I had presented, my history as a lighting designer and also feedback from DWR."
Francois has always been passionate about Vectorworks and believes in the product. He also believes there is wonderful talent and experience in the South African industry, and with Vectorworks, a good foundation level can be put in place.
"Everyone has different ideas in designs and does things differently on Vectorworks. The problem is we don't like to share, but if we do share, it may trigger something else. If we share, we can find solutions for problems." He is very happy to share his knowledge and experience.
While Francois has presented Vectorworks training at DWR before, he has changed the course format. It was also the first time he presented Advanced Training. "This time we wrote tests," he said. The delegates were apprehensive, but after the examination, they realized what they had done! "They drew a show with lights, staging, trussing and AV and put all this into a presentation format for clients within a two hour period," said Francois.
The feedback from delegates attending was positive.
"It was a lot of information but Francois took his time with us and when we didn't understand he helped," said Anrika Bruinders from Sound Headquarters. "He guided us and explained things well. The practical was very nice and it's amazing what you can accomplish in three days! I had never worked on Vectorworks before and I was bomb struck. I really enjoyed it."
Kevin Rieck from MGG Productions learnt a great deal too. "It has been interesting," said Kevin. Small things he thought he would never use actually turned out to be great tools.
(Jim Evans)
