The key to having a show go as smoothly as possible is good communication. Simple communication requires that you tell others what you need and that you compromise when it is necessary. I like to think of this as knowing when to pick your battles. Chances are if that screen isn’t hung exactly where you need it or it’s slightly smaller than you asked for, you can make it through the show and the show will not suffer. But if the screens are hidden by shimmering silver Mylar or blocked by the set, then you may need to have a word with someone about the video for which the client paid top dollar to have produced—you know, the video of the corporate CEO singing at the company karaoke lunch. It has to take top priority, after all!
– From Vickie Claiborne’s Video Digerati column in the March issue of PLSN
