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Brief

Project brief

The list of questions a technical production quote is built from. You do not have to fill in everything: even half the lines are enough for us to assemble a package and name a figure.

  1. 01

    Event

    • Date and start time
    • City
    • Venue and address
    • Format: concert, conference, city celebration, opening, corporate event
    • Guest count
    • Open-air site or indoor hall
  2. 02

    Venue

    • Dimensions of the hall or the site
    • Height to the ceiling or to the rigging point
    • Rigging points and their allowable load
    • Access and unloading: door dimensions, floor, lift or ramp
    • Power: available capacity and connection points
    • Venue limits: noise, working hours, approvals
  3. 03

    Stage and structures

    • Stage size and deck height
    • Whether a roof and side towers are needed
    • Risers, stairs, barriers
    • A dome, a tent or a hangar instead of a hall
    • Seating stands or a standing area
  4. 04

    Lighting

    • Stage, hall, architectural lighting
    • Followspots and the number of operators
    • Whether a lighting score exists or has to be written
    • Video recording: whether lighting for camera is needed
  5. 05

    Sound

    • Hall geometry and audience size
    • Number of microphones and wireless systems
    • Monitoring: wedges or in-ear
    • Backline and a grand piano
    • Recording or broadcast
  6. 06

    Video and LED

    • LED screen: size and pixel pitch
    • Projection: screen, facade or mapping
    • Number of screens and side screens
    • Who delivers the content and in what format
    • Whether a media server and an operator are needed
  7. 07

    Special effects

    • Lasers, fog, confetti, foam, snow
    • Pyrotechnics and the approvals for them
    • Water effects and a water screen
    • Venue limits on effects
  8. 08

    Schedule

    • When the venue opens for the build
    • Rehearsals and soundcheck
    • Show time
    • The strike window and when the venue has to be handed back
  9. 09

    Paperwork and contacts

    • Who signs off on the quote
    • Who is responsible for the venue on the day
    • Contract form and approval deadlines
    • Requirements for permits and insurance
  10. 10

    Files

    • Technical rider
    • Venue plan and power layout
    • Running order or timing
    • References: how it should look
Where to send it

Send the completed brief together with the venue plan and the technical rider, if there is one.