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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Project Profile: GameChangers Awards

We were thrilled to partner again with our client for The 2024 GameChangers Awards, hosted by Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group, celebrating innovation in the Tri-Valley region. The 2024 ceremony was held at Goal Line Studios in Pleasanton. The client wanted to use Goal Line Studios' high-r...

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

Managing Aspect Ratios in Your Content

Aspect ratios are a confusing topic for most people. We start throwing around numbers like “4 by 3” or “16 by 9” and everyone rapidly loses interest. In spite of the confusion, aspect ratios aren’t that complicated, and they’re important to understand. Your onscreen content will look best when th...

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Help Us Help You! Tips For A Successful Relationship With Your AV Company

It sounds like a cliche, but we really are here to help make you successful. Our goal as your AV provider is to help your event go off without a hitch. While we can’t make the food taste better or make the valet attendants drive more safely, when it comes to what your attendees see and hear, we’l...

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Working with Confidence Monitors

When your presenter is on stage, they want to speak to the audience, but if their only view of their slides is behind them that can be difficult. Speaking with your head turned back over your shoulder takes your attention away from the audience, turns the mouth away from the microphone, and is a ...

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Meet the Crew: Stephen Davies

Stephen Davies has been part of the VIP Management Team for the past three years. As Accounts Manager, he manages orders, inventory, and productions at Roundhouse Conference Center at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon. He works with clients including Chevron, SAP, BlackBerry, and Rodan + Fields, and mana...

Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Art of Keeping Your Meeting on Time

No, it’s not a hum in the audio system. It’s the sound of your attendees stomachs rumbling in unison as the speaker drones on 45 minutes past their lunch break. How do you, as the event organizer, prevent this from happening? In this article, we’ll share some techniques that we’ve learned over d...

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Making a Great Event Better: The TC3 Summit

If your telecom carrier is investing in the newest and most innovative companies bringing technology to the market, they were likely at the Telecom Council's TC3 Summit, held mid-October, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. VIP Audio Visual was privileged to once again provide the A/V services...

Monday, October 01, 2018

Why You Shouldn't Skip Rehearsals

Rehearsals usually seem to fall into one of three categories. They’re either super-organized and regimented, or really casual and disorganized, or they don’t happen at all. Most presenters view them as a waste of time - an interruption in their day that doesn’t accomplish anythi...

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Leveraging Web Streaming for your Event

Web streaming isn’t just newfangled expensive technology anymore. It’s mainstream in the business world, with millions of meetings being held online each day. While most of these meetings consist of only a few participants, the same benefits that make online meetings appealing also apply to web s...

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Meet the Team: Understanding the Roles of your A/V Crew

Last time you looked at an A/V contract, you probably got a list of crew positions for labor. Ever wondered who all those people are, what they do, and why it takes so many people to get the job done? Let’s explore the typical positions on a show. Most A/V companies, including VIP Audio Visual, ...

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Everything you need to know about Lighting

Good sound and video are cornerstones of any effective presentation, but when you’re ready to take your event to the next level, it’s time for lighting. Stage Lighting Stage lighting is usually accomplished using ellipsoidal reflector spotlights, commonly referred to as Lekos. These lighting i...