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I finally got invited to take the 269E course for the lighting department in Toronto and I was so excited when I got the news but now I’m feeling really uncertain. The film industry is really slow this summer as well as IATSE isn’t even permitting makes me apprehensive. The idea of essentially not working for a full month isn’t exactly a bonus either. Have those of you that have taken it recently found it worth it? Can you even use the course to get work outside of film? I love the people that I met in the department but it just seems like a massive gamble which entirely depends on when IATSE starts accepting permits, and even then who knows if work will actually come up before the winter slowdown.