World Cup 2014 Uruguay Vs England

World Cup 2014 - Providing Projector and Sound SystemLast summer the accountants Hazlewoods came to us with a different request. They wanted to show the Uruguay Vs England Worldcup 2014 football game live at Cheltenham Town Football Club. They asked us to provide a projector and screen to show the football as well as a sound system.

They wanted to provide a great experience for some of their clients, staff and partners – By showing the football on a big screen, providing a great atmosphere and providing drink and food.

There were a few challenges to overcome in being able to provide a great service for Hazlewoods. The first one that the video Projector and Screensignal for the live broadcast came into the building in a completely different room to where the football was going to be shown. We invested in some new technology that meant we could send the HD video signal over Cat 6. This is a great bit of tech that is now part of our stock.

Another challenge we dealt with was the position of the projector. The ideal location for the projector was in the middle of a table where they wanted to seat guests. This would have also mean that there would have been shadows on the screen. We therefore hung the projector 2.5 meters in the air from one of our stands. This moved the projector out of the way and stopped any shadows appearing on the screen.

Hazlewoods were very happy with the service that we provided. This is what they had to say:

[su_box title=”Testominal” style=”soft”]We worked with The Production Works in June 2014 to provide our audio and visual needs for a live TV event. Rowan provided an excellent service and went to every effort to improve the quality of our event by offering HD screening, alongside site visits prior to the event. We look forward to working with The Production Works again in the future.

Emma Halling
Marketing Executive
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP[/su_box]

 

Sound and Lighting Tips

Time has come again when schools are putting on their summer production, there can be lots of complicated things that you need to sort out and organise. Here at The Production Works we understand that things can be stressful and would like to help. If you have any sound or lighting questions then please do get in touch for advice. We have also put together this list of useful hints and tips to help you with the technical aspects of your School’s Production.

 

Hints and Tips:

  • The first thing you need to do is put together a technical team, with a technical manager who is responsible for sorting out all technical aspects. This will take a weight off your shoulders.
  • Then think about getting your pupils involved, helping with your school’s production. Some of the pupils at your school may want to get involved however not want to be on the stage. Helping out with the lighting, sound, set and AV may be the way to involve them – if it hadn’t been for a teacher getting me involved in the technical side when I was 14 I wouldn’t be here now.
  • Have someone from your technical team (staff or pupil) in every rehearsals looking at the technical things – making notes about sound and lighting effects. This will mean that the technical team will then know about changes made during rehearsals.
  • If you have limited amount of lighting keep your lighting design simple. Start out with a general wash over the whole stage. This will give you good coverage catching all the action (remember the parents have come to see their child perform not the best lighting in the world). Once you have a simple wash then you can start to add in some colour – I would add this colour from behind to add some depth to the stage
  • During scene changes avoid lighting Blackouts. There is nothing worse than that awkward moment when the lights go down and all you can here is some clattering and banging (and maybe even the odd swear word). The audience would much prefer to see the scene change so maybe just dim the lights and try and incorporate the scene change into the performance
  • Microphones are a great way to amplifier the sound of your performers however you need to pick the correct one. There is a lot to say on the subject and there are a lot of variables, for specific advice give us a call on 01242 807841 or email rowan@the-production-works.co.uk

 

I hope you find these hints and tips helpful. If you have any questions about the hints and tips above or anything to do with the technical side of your school’s production then please do not hesitate to get in touch. I am more than happy to give you free advice.

I have also set up a Linked In group where you can ask questions in an interactive manner:  goo.gl/I9dsn

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