Foundations & Safety · Wavemist Certified

Apprenticeship: Craft Fundamentals

What you'll learn

• ✓ Perform the bench-level rigging math an apprentice must do in their head — bridle leg tension, design factor, beam deflection, mechanical advantage — and recognize why bridle angle governs point loading
• ✓ Trace an audio system's signal path (input to processing to output), identify the transducer at each stage, and apply the cable-and-connector discipline that keeps a system traceable
• ✓ Name the parts and members of theatrical scenery — flats, soft goods, step units, fly systems — and know who is responsible for scene shifts, rigging, and running the show
• ✓ Explain lighting optics from source to beam: reflector types, refraction and focal length, and how an ERS shutters, iris, and gobo shape the light

Read the short course, then pass the exam with a perfect score — retake it as many times as you need — to earn a verifiable certificate. It teaches the framework and the vocabulary; exact union rates always come from the governing agreement, never a number memorized for a test.