Appendix A Prepping for a Show: NYE in Las Vegas

FIGURE A1.1 Aria NYE 2012. Source: Courtesy of Kelly McKeon.

FIGURE A1.1 Aria NYE 2012. Source: Courtesy of Kelly McKeon.

Over the last few years I have kept working journals and filled them with a-ha moments, thoughts, and questions during pre-production for several large private New Year’s Eve events at a major resort in Las Vegas. I thought it would be helpful to share the process of content creation and preparation that I typically follow for these shows. Here is a compilation of those notes; I hope you find them useful.

Three Months until Show

Pre-production meetings and design revisions begin and are ongoing. The meetings are always driven by budget ...

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