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When you have a concert or performance coming up, staging the show means ensuring that lights, sound, and other critical elements are in place for the show’s success. With improvements to stage design and technology constantly being made, there are many options to create the perfect setting and ambiance for the performance. 

5 Important Elements of Staging

1. Focus Area

Before beginning your staging concept, decide what the focal point of the show will be. Is it a band or solo performer? Is it a musical play or dance show where there will be constant motion? Knowing these details will help improve your lighting design and sound plan as well as any special effects, audio/visual equipment, and even safety components like barricades for crowd control.

2. Layout

While the layout will always incorporate the performers’ placement and movement on the stage, it also must include exits, entrances, and any stairwells to the wings, audience, and backstage area. This ensures that nothing critical is blocked. It also helps you plot out lighting rigs and strategic speaker placement for optimal sight and sound.

3. Lighting

stagingBacklighting for bands as well as spotlights for focal points must all be planned ahead. Think about the mood of the show, and choose colors and designs to create the right feel for the audience. Be creative; let the lighting design move with the show, intensifying and calming during highs and lows. While bright white lights are great for children’s shows, presentations, or ceremonies, different colors will create depth for concert lighting.

4. Sound Necessities

Instruments and speakers, as well as microphones and their placement, are a huge part of staging and design. Sound equipment also includes any wireless microphones and monitors for singers or speakers. Backline equipment, the audio amplification components that are behind the stage, includes amps, synthesizers, and more for bands.

5. Visual Elements

Video equipment such as monitors and other displays should be considered for both logistics and incorporation into the overall system. If the band or performer has specific videos and graphics they want to display, ensure that technicians have them well in advance so that they can be timed properly throughout the show.

 

For 20 years, Audio Images Sound & Lighting in Batavia has offered the Western New York area staging equipment to make concerts and other performances look professional and well-planned. This one-stop shop offers everything from instrument rentals to lighting systems to generators, ensuring your concert is complete. To learn more about their staging equipment inventory, visit them online or call (585) 343-4050. 

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