There are many steps in communication during a production, whether it be pre-production, during a production or post-production. Communication is a key step in ensuring the sucess of a production and many people must be included in this communication process including customers/clients. colleagues, performers/clients, supervisors and crew members.

At all times, people must be treated respectfully and made feel confident in the process.

Prior to the production meeting, the client will have supplied a document outlining their audio requirements. A pre-production meeting with the client and the director, producer and technical director will occur where the client will discuss their requests and any issues pertaining to these requests will be discussed. In some events, the client is also the director. The technical Director will then pass this information to the relevant members of the audio team.

During the live production, communication between crew is usually over comms or ‘cans’ as they are known in Entertainment Industry jargon.   During the live production, the stage manager is in charge and will give cues to lighting, audio and vision. In corporate events, the stage manager is called the ‘show caller’.

Post production, the client has a meeting with the director, producer and technical directors. This is where the production is evaluated and improvements for the next event are discussed. In corporate work, the client may not attend the meeting. They may provide feedback to the director instead.

Complete pages 45-49 of your workbook to discover more about communitcating with performers.