Operator instinct
No right answers. Pick the one that's most you.
[ SMPTE 2110 · operator diagnostic ]
What type of Octet Operator are you?
Everyone can watch the show. This tells you whether you could run it, and exactly what takes your show down if they handed you the truck tomorrow. Twelve questions on how you operate under show pressure. Your strength predicts your failure. We find it.
Built by Xander Thomson, THEA Award-winning entertainment engineer. Disneyland stage tech, video at the Sphere, video at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The gatekept skills, taught straight.
Octet Operator
2110 readiness quiz
Octet Operator
your result
How you operate
Your strength
Your weak spot (the part that takes your show down)
Strong axes
Weak axes
Your path to S-tier
the fix
Close the gap
The 8 Field Manuals
The whole Survival Guide. Your gaps are lit. Each Field Manual maps 1:1 to one competency axis.
Test Yourself Daily, Octet Operator
The Octet Operator app is coming soon to the App Store. Download the free app today to beta test — join the Skool group and the TestFlight link is inside. 850+ vetted questions and 124 field scenarios. skool.com/backstagetech
Zero to SMPTE 2110 Hero, the Founding 50
Founding 50 · 50 seats
Everyone watches the show. We teach you to run it. The fix is what makes you dependable, not expendable on the shows that don't suck.