The Complete Guide to Event Entertainment and Production

The complete guide to producing entertainment for every event Helpful strategies and tools for giving the client top-shelf thrills! From assessing the clients need for entertainment at an event to hiring the talent and coordinating the nuts-and-bolts production details, Event Entertainment and Production equips event planners with the tools they need to efficiently produce and manage the right entertainment for any event. Along with an insightful overview of how entertainment fits into an event, discussions cover how entertainment differs between association, corporate, and not-for-profit events. Event managers and professionals get an insiders look at the real-life events business from interviews with entertainers and event producers, as well as mini-case studies from the authors experiences. Complete with "what-to-do" checklists, this hands-on resource offers helpful guidelines on how to: Design, plan, and produce entertainment Work within a budget Limit risks associated with entertainment Work with performers and such production support areas as sound, lighting, and more The Wiley Event Management SeriesSeries Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP The Wiley Event Management Series provides professionals with the essential knowledge and cutting-edge tools they need to excel in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. Written by recognized experts in the field, the volumes in the series cover the research, design, planning, coordination, and evaluation methods as well as specialized areas of event management.

Hardcover: 456 pages

Publisher: Wiley (December 12, 2003)