Notes from the floor.
Conference AV: What You Actually Need (and What You Can Skip)
A practical guide to conference AV in Melbourne — the equipment and crew every conference needs, the nice-to-haves, the things you can skip, and the questions that find you a good AV partner.
AV Production, Explained: What It Includes, What It Costs, and How to Brief It
What AV production actually covers, how it differs from equipment hire, what it roughly costs in Melbourne, and how to brief a production team — in plain English.
How to Choose an Event Production Company in Melbourne
The websites all look impressive and the promises all sound the same. Here are the questions that actually separate a great event production company from an average one.
Event Lighting Styles Explained: Uplighting, Washes, Pinspots and More
Uplighting, washes, pinspots, gobos — what they actually are, what they each do to a room, and how to brief lighting for your event without learning any jargon.
Lighting & Audio for Media Walls, Press Conferences and Major PR Events
How professional lighting and audio make media walls, press conferences and PR events camera-ready. Expert production advice from Pro Light & Sound.
Fashion Show Runway Lighting: A Plain-English Guide
Your collection took months; the runway takes minutes. How lighting decides what those minutes look like — in plain English, for show planners, not technicians.
Think Outside the Venue: Turning Any Space Into an Event
A warehouse, a laneway, a shopping centre after hours. None of these places were built for events, and that's exactly what makes them so good. Here's how we turn spaces like this into something people remember.
In-House AV vs. External Production: What You Actually Need to Know
Your venue says you have to use their AV provider. It's worth understanding what that actually means before you accept it. Here's what to consider.