Comments on: Tips for Flashforward Speakers http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2007/05/21/tips-for-flashforward-speakers/ Daily news of interest to the Flash & Flashforward communities. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: jc http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2007/05/21/tips-for-flashforward-speakers/#comment-159053 jc Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:59:30 +0000 http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2007/05/21/tips-for-flashforward-speakers/#comment-159053 I am a guy who sits pressing a button. My only rule for any show is Go to the technical REHEARSAL! Get the issues and 99% of your problems out of the way there and then. Treat it like the real show, don't panic when the screen goes black, audio disappears all we're doing is making it all right for your PROPER show. I am a guy who sits pressing a button.
My only rule for any show is Go to the technical REHEARSAL!
Get the issues and 99% of your problems out of the way there and then. Treat it like the real show, don’t panic when the screen goes black, audio disappears all we’re doing is making it all right for your PROPER show.

]]> By: P. Michael Anderson http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2007/05/21/tips-for-flashforward-speakers/#comment-159030 P. Michael Anderson Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:44:40 +0000 http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/2007/05/21/tips-for-flashforward-speakers/#comment-159030 Speaking as the guy that runs the AV crew and staging out front of house(and with a very happy nod, and big AMEN to our backstage associate for this posting!); I might add an 11th step to this. 11. If your presentation and media is going to be shown on ANY other machine than the one you built and tested it on . . . don't wait till rehearsal/show to be sure it works elsewhere. This is how "legendary show crashes" most often happen. (No names here, but all (3) of the biggest names in the biz, have fallen pray to their own version of this scenario, , , , repeatedly, and in front of world wide audiences.) It is easy to forget how many little things (fonts, plug ins, network settings, screen settings, etc) that you take for granted as installed and working on your day-to-day machines, only to find they aren't on another machine, (even your own!) If you have concerns or special needs, touch base with any of us in show management or crew, it's what WE do to help YOU look good up there! 12. Lastly, following the suggested ten or eleven steps, helps in never needing a "twelve step" program for this. LOL Cheers, and see you there! Paul Speaking as the guy that runs the AV crew and staging out front of house(and with a very happy nod, and big AMEN to our backstage associate for this posting!); I might add an 11th step to this.

11. If your presentation and media is going to be shown on ANY other machine than the one you built and tested it on . . . don’t wait till rehearsal/show to be sure it works elsewhere. This is how “legendary show crashes” most often happen. (No names here, but all (3) of the biggest names in the biz, have fallen pray to their own version of this scenario, , , , repeatedly, and in front of world wide audiences.) It is easy to forget how many little things (fonts, plug ins, network settings, screen settings, etc) that you take for granted as installed and working on your day-to-day machines, only to find they aren’t on another machine, (even your own!) If you have concerns or special needs, touch base with any of us in show management or crew, it’s what WE do to help YOU look good up there!

12. Lastly, following the suggested ten or eleven steps, helps in never needing a “twelve step” program for this. LOL

Cheers, and see you there!

Paul

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