Posted by jakdedert on 01/05/08 10:17

Larry in AZ wrote:
> 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.
>
My company--and our clients--still insist on it, but those clients are
pretty big multinationals. Even those have cut back somewhat, but
rehearsals are still the rule.

jak

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