Industry Resources Professional Development & Learning Resources

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The following table provides links to a wide selection of online professional development and special interest courses that are offered by a number of industry organizations and government agencies. This list will be updated on a regular basis. If you have additional training suggestions, please email locations@ontariocreates.ca

Courses that are marked with an (*) are paid courses

Canadian Improv Games	Training Videos for Improv Skills
The Second City	Online Courses in Writing, Improv, Standup

Brighman Designs	tutorials on drafting software, Sketchup
Khan Academy	Pixar In A Box - Pixar Animation Courses
LinkedIn Learning (fka Lynda.com)	Animation
Max the Mutt	Online Art & Animation Workshops
Skillshare	Animation
Udemy	3D & Animation

CBC/CAVCO/CMPA	One Stop Business Workshop: Getting Started, Setting up Your Business One Stop Business Workshop: How to Pitch One Stop Business Workshop: Chain of Title, What do I Need to be Thinking About? One Stop Business Workshop: Who to Negotiate a Development Deal One Stop Business Workshop: Finding Financing for Your Documentary One Stop Business Workshop: Building a Production Budget One Stop Business Workshop: Finding Financing for Your Original Digital Content One Stop Business Workshop: How do I Work With Canadian Unions and Guilds? One Stop Business Workshop: Tax Credits, What are they? A High Level Overview One Stop Business Workshop: Tax Credits, Explaining the Point System and What "Grinds" and What is "Assistance" One Stop Business Workshop: Hiring Talent From Underrepresented Groups (aka How to Get Hired) One Stop Business Workshop: How do I Work With a Broadcaster? One Stop Business Workshop: How do I Work With a Distributor? One Stop Business Workshop: Clearing Content for Use in This New Virtual World One Stop Business Workshop: Producing in the Time of COVID-19, What You Need to Know One Stop Business Workshop: Green Production, How do I Get Started? One Stop Business Workshop: How to Create and Integrated, Described Video for Your Content One Stop Business Workshop GREEN WEEK: Why all the Talk About Greening Productions? One Stop Business Workshop GREEN WEEK: Help Me Use albert - the Carbon Footprint Calculator on my Production One Stop Business Workshop GREEN WEEK: albert - Carbon Calculator Demo One Stop Business Workshop GREEN WEEK: What Are Some Easy Production Tips That Can Make a Positive Green Impact?
Entertainment Partners	Movie Magic Scheduling - Complete Video Training Legacy Movie Magic Budgeting - Complete Video Training Online Training Videos
Future Learn	Film Distribution
SyncOnSet	Crew Tools 5.0 Webinars

Black Magic Design	Davinci Resolve Training
Avid	Tutorials and training on various different software programs
CreativeLive	Various live courses related to photo/video/art/design
FilmLight	Colour online/Colour Management using Baselight 5.3
HPA Education and Tech	HPA Through the Frame, Episode 1 - Gemini Man w Ben Gervais
Edit Mentor	An interactive workshop in the art of filmmaking and storytelling

A41.tv Rigging and Trussing TV	Engineering & safety practice videos and tutorials
Facebook	Rigging Math Made Simple
The Rigging World	Articles on rigging safety

Save the Cat	Online Webinars and Training for Screenwriting
Nofilmschool	Take a screenwriting Course from an NYU Professor for Free
AACTA	Webinar: Collaboration in Isolation - The Remote Writers Room

Reel Canada	Reel Opportunities
Computer Animation Studios of Ontario (CASO)	Animation & VFX Job Portal
Work in Culture	Job Board
Employment Ontario	Various programs and grants related to training and capacity building including: Ontario Labour Market Partnership Program, Skills Advance Ontario, Canada Ontario Job Grant, Second Career and Apprenticeship programs

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety	Programming
Section 21 Film and Television Health and Safety Advisory Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development	Home Page - Filmsafety.ca
Province of Ontario	Worker Health & Safety Awareness Supervisor Health & Safety Awareness
St John's Ambulance	Worker Health & Safety Awareness Supervisor Health & Safety Awareness WHIMIS 2015 (GHS)

Industry Resources Professional Development & Learning Resources

Acting & Voice Performers

Animation

Business Affairs

Editing & Post-production

Rigging

Screenwriting

Industry Employment

Health and Safety