Special event production : the process / Doug Matthews.

By:

Matthews, Doug

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann, c2008.Description: xv, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0750682434
9780750682435

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

394.2068 MAT

Incomplete contents:

1. An introduction to special events and special event production -- 2. Creativity -- 3. Budgeting -- 4. Proposals -- 5. The production team -- 6. Contract management -- 7. Risk management -- 8. Production management -- 9. Event followup -- Event production toolkit -- Index.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	394.2068 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100338194

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This must-have guide to special event production looks deep the behind-the-scene of an event, and dissects what it is that creates success. It analyses the process - the planning and business aspects to provide a unique guide to producing events. It explains thoroughly, budgeting and resource concerns, planning and cost projections and the role of the well-crafted proposal. Incorporating pedagogical features, this easy-to-read book is packed with photographs, diagrams, flow charts, checklists, sample forms, and real-life examples. It steps through the whole process from the creativity and proposal at the outset, to budgeting, the contract and risk management with event follow up to conclude. This text is Part one of a two book set - also available is Special Events Production: the resources (isbn 987 07506 85238).'

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Part One About Special Event Production
Chapter 1 Special Event Production Within the Event Management Process
Chapter 2 The Event Producer: The Orchestra Conductor
Chapter 3 The Phases of Event Production
Part Two Event Evolution - The Proposal and Conceptualization Phase
Chapter 4 Creativity Where do the Ideas Come From?
Chapter 5 Budgeting and Finance: The Production Budget in the Context of the Event Budget
Chapter 6 Proposals That Win Business
Part Three Resources
Chapter 7 Entertainment: What It Is and How to Use It
Chapter 8 Decor: Theory and Use
Chapter 9 Lighting Systems: Theory and Use
Chapter 10 Audio Systems: Theory and Use
Chapter 11 Visual Presentation Technology: Theory and Use
Chapter 12 Catering: Working with Caterers for Optimum Event Design
Chapter 13 Special Effects: Types and Use
Chapter 14 Staging and Stage Sets: Design and Use
Chapter 15 Tenting: Design and Use
Chapter 16 Electrical Power: Essential Theory and Use
Chapter 17 Rigging: What, Why and How
Part Four Event Evolution The Coordination and Execution Phases
Chapter 18 The Production Team
Chapter 19 Creating and Managing Client and Supplier Contracts
Chapter 20 Health, Safety and Risk in Event Production
Chapter 21 Technical Direction: Creating the Magic
Chapter 22 The Production Schedule and Show Running Order
Part Five Event Evolution - The Follow-Up Phase
Chapter 23 How to Follow-up