AV Crew

Crew

All this equipment is of course no use whatsoever unless skilled personnel are employed to set it up and operate it during an event. Small scale conferences that are technically simple would normally be staffed by ‘all round’ technicians; this means that they have a good range of overall skills in the basic disciplines of projection, audio and lighting. Larger events that are more technically demanding would possibly need specialist crew for each discipline, probably with one crew member each for projection, graphics, lighting, audio, vision mixing etc.

Project Manager

The Project Manager’s role is to oversee all aspects of the AV supply for the event, including equipment specification, set design, logistics, planning, budgets and many other aspects. He or she will also be the point of reference for the event organiser and crew working on the event.

Show Caller

A show caller would be added to the crew for larger scale and more complex events. The show caller is employed to guide the crew through rehearsals and the actual show, using a detailed running order that will list every piece of content or ‘cue’ during the show. During events like these a headset communications system is used by all crew members to enable them to speak to each other while the event is running.

Producer

The producer’s role is merely a creative one. They will be employed (generally on larger events) to decide on the content of the event, set design, video production, slide production and all other creative elements of the event. The producer, project manager and show caller will work closely to co-ordinate all creative and technical aspects of the event.