Posted by Larry in AZ on 01/04/08 23:39

Waiving the right to remain silent, jakdedert <jakdedert@bellsouth.net> said:

> I'm often amused that big-budget broadcast shows contain mistakes that
> would cost my employer a client...not to mention the flubs that happen
> regularly on local/national news broadcasts. In that sense, I suppose
> it is kind of a lost art.

I also work in event staging. With the exception of big-budget extravagant
events, we get little to no *real* rehearsal time, so we pretty much need to
wing everything from the talking head with Powerpoint, to live entertainment
and awards banquets.

There *used to be* a lot of rehearsals, but in the past few years, budgets
have been cut and there's ltttle time for it now. Pretty much just
executives banging through their PP slides, and we may get to see a tiny bit
of blocking for the awards.

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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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