He continues, “The rigging design on this event is particularly impressive, as it needs to support scenic, video, audio and lighting equipment in a comparatively small space. The lighting positions are particularly criti- cal as they must accommodate the creative look of the live event and the light level requirements of a television broadcast.”
Some of the largest events Advanced Staging has handled have been university graduations, which are not typically flashy in their technology, but the importance of the graduate receiving their degree and their families being able to see and hear in a crowd of 20,000 guests is imperative.
To that end, Wildemann observes, most of the large events his company is involved with are designed to be memorable. “That is usually the point. They are big, flashy, exciting and designed to impress. Being part of this industry, the biggest rush is when it all comes together and you are able to stand back and appreciate the event for its complexity, but even more for the audience reaction - the audible gasps and the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ that tell you your hard work is hitting its mark.”
Another critical service for large scale events is transportation. According to Robert Euler, president of King Limousine, “We have a very large fleet, so we are able to accommodate a lot of large groups. Someone may be doing a corporate move and need 10 busses to transport the group to a hotel, but they also may want the exec- utives to come in by towncars, and each may have different airport arrival times. Often big groups require a mix of two to three types of vehicles simultaneously.”
Located out of King of Prussia, PA with an office in Princeton, NJ, King Limo services the whole corridor that includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, DE.
Just as important as the size of their fleet for large events is their experience, says Euler. “We’ve been here 29 years. We know about the challenges meeting planners and their groups face when it comes to transportation.”
The biggest obstacles with regard to large groups pertain to changes, he notes. “Last minute changes, especially. A group comes in and instead of going at 5:30 pm, they need to go at 4:30 pm, or they need addi- tional vehicles that weren’t originally
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