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2017
Next
36%
Generation
Survey
93%
Professional Lighting & Production surveyed lighting, video,
and staging professionals across the country to get their
thoughts and opinions on the incoming
generation of professionals
entering the industry. Here are the results…
SPEAKING OUT
In your experience,
what’s your general
impression of the
newcomers (29 and
younger) to the
pro lighting/video/
staging industries?
Are they more
qualified and/or
knowledgeable than
they were, say, 5-10
years ago?
attention spans be-
yond what is delivered
[in] small sound bites
is sometimes lost.”
“For me, it comes
down to passion for
what they are do-
ing. I find that the
young folks coming
in are more in it for
the money and don’t
care as much about
“In some areas they are the end product, and
more qualified as digi- how their involvement
tal natives; however,
helps create the end
in general, their lack of goal.”
of respondents are 30-39 years old & 56% are
older than 40
regularly work with lighting/video/
staging professionals younger than 30.
64%
“The work ethic
displayed has not
changed significantly
in the last 20 years.
Our industry needs
more than a ‘It’s a job’
mindset. We need to
hire people that want
and need to create.”
“This varies by person.
There are extremely
dedicated and quali-
fied people, and there
are others who are en-
titled know-nothings.”
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are either very or slightly optimistic
about the skills, knowledge & ambition
of newcomers (29 and under) to the
lighting/video/staging industries while
29% are slightly pessimistic.
43%
say the work ethic of newcomers
to the industry varies widely
while 29% says their work ethic
& desire to learn is generally
good.
64%
believe the industry would ben-
efit from a stronger focus on
educating & stimulating the
younger generation of talent
entering the industry.
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