Event production planning

Big ideas need a workable brief.

Understand the creative, technical and operational scope behind an event before you approach production partners or equipment suppliers.

Show control

Brand summit · Main stage

On track

09:00

Doors & ambient

09:30

Opening film

09:35

Keynote

10:20

Panel reset

From brief to show day

Six areas every production brief should address.

Creative & spatial direction

Translate the objective into a guest journey, visual language and production-ready concept.

Technical production

Define audio, lighting, video, staging, power and who operates every system.

Show calling & logistics

Build schedules, supplier coordination, rehearsals and a clear control point on the day.

Hybrid & streaming

Clarify remote speakers, capture, distribution, recording and the experience for both audiences.

Safety & contingency

Put permissions, capacity, weather alternatives and critical backups into the plan.

Talent & content

List hosts, speakers, performances, playback assets and approval deadlines.

A clear process

Complex behind the scenes. Effortless for guests.

01

Listen

Objective, audience and constraints.

02

Design

Format, experience and technical concept.

03

Produce

Team, suppliers, schedule and rehearsals.

04

Deliver

One calm control point on show day.

Have a date and a rough idea?

That is enough to begin the brief.

Use the free checklist to define audience, format, technical systems, show flow and contingency before contacting a production company.

Build the production brief

Make the complicated easier to brief.

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