"Are You Ready To Go Whole Hog?: Should the A/V staging company add lighting to their offerings?"
By: Jeff Monner
In The go-go '90s, production budgets were much larger, and producers could afford the luxury of bringing in their favorite East Coast staging company to a West Coast show. As we face tighter budgets, many production companies are seeking local vendors to save on the cost of shipping and crew travel. Using new, untried local vendors, however adds an additional level of complexity, and increases the chances that things could go wrong Because of this, the appeal of turnkey technical vendors is growing. One company, one goal, better communication on-site, which results in, theoretically, the perfect event. While a groupof disparate professional vendors can work together, the complex communication required is harder to coordinate, and conflicts easily arise. When questions arise regarding electrical power, for example, skirmishes break out regarding who gets the tie-in backstage and who has to run 200 feet of feeder to the basement. ...
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