AIRI is a national organization of more than 90 independent, non-profit research institutes. The AIRI 2021 Annual Meeting was held virtually on September 13-14, 2021. There were twelve concurrent breakout sessions over the two days of …
The Venue — Avoiding Costly Pitfalls
Bradford Lowery is the Lead Production Designer at AVFX. He knows that the venue is the costliest portion of almost any event and he feels strongly that how venues work with AV companies can be …
Virtual Events — Why It’s More Important to Rehearse
Fred White is a senior technical producer at AVFX and has served in that capacity for more than a decade. He is an expert at organizing and calling shows. He relates his experience comparing virtual …
AVFX Receives Award for Service to MPI New England
“The MPI New England Chapter awards were presented at the Annual Meeting in June. The 2021 President’s Award is selected at the discretion of the Chapter President and was awarded to AVFX as the …
Joanne Dennison: Testimonial
J Joanne is one of the best-known educators who focus on helping students study for and pass the CMP examination.
Perfect Green Screen Lighting
Brad Lowery, Senior Production Designer talks about the importance of proper lighting in green screen productions. He explains how this decades-old video technique is being used everywhere again. From your family Zooms to virtual events, …
COVID Planning and Protocols and for All Events — Sarah Hearn
By now, everyone’s familiar with common COVID-19 safety protocols but Sarah and her team strive to go above and beyond to help our staff and clients be safe.
2021 Outlook — Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly, Senior Technical Producer, looks forward to the next few months as a slow transition from the world of 100% virtual events to events with both live and virtual attendees, what people have been …
Simple Steps Improve Audio and Enhance Virtual Engagement — Jim Wilkens
Jim gives sound advice on how you can get good audio from remote presenters appearing in your virtual events, and why it’s important.
The Increased Importance of the Storyboard — Theresa Dupont
Theresa explains why having the storyboard tool available for anyone to pick up at any given point and know exactly how the event is going to flow. That’s essential.