What is live event production?
Live event production is the process of turning an event brief into a show by coordinating the programme, venue, artists, technical systems, people, equipment, schedule and logistics.
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Event Production
The planning, technical systems, people and operations that turn an event brief into a live show.
A practical overview of how an event brief becomes a live show through coordinated technical systems, people, equipment, schedules and logistics.
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What Is Live Event Production?
A practical overview of how an event brief becomes a live show through coordinated technical systems, people, equipment, schedules and logistics.
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- Backline
- Performance equipment used by musicians on stage.
- Live Event Production
- The coordinated process of turning an event requirement into a show that can be prepared, built, operated and recovered.
- Production Advance
- Production Design
- The process of translating event, venue, programme and artist requirements into a workable technical and operational plan.
- Technical Rider
- A document communicating production requirements.
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What happens before a live show?
The production team reviews the brief, venue, programme, artist requirements, supplier scopes, responsibilities, access and schedule before equipment is prepared, transported, installed, tested and rehearsed.
Read the answerWho is involved in producing a live event?
The team may include producers, production managers, technical directors, designers, engineers, operators, stage managers, technicians, riggers, stagehands, venue teams, warehouse teams and drivers. The exact roles depend on the production.
Read the answerWhen does live event production begin and end?
It begins when the event requirement is understood and planned. It ends after the show has been dismantled and the equipment, information and outstanding responsibilities have been accounted for.
Read the answerWhat systems are involved in live event production?
Depending on the event, production may involve sound, lighting, video, staging, backline, power and communications, together with the people, logistics and coordination required to make those systems work together.
Read the answerWhat is backline?
Backline is the instruments, amplifiers and performance equipment musicians use on stage.