Tools of the Trade - 2004-09-03

You've got a 130-foot stage and just a CEO and a PowerPoint presentation to fill it. Using traditional production techniques, building a customized stage that size to deliver a multimedia message would take a team several weeks and could cost up to $100,000. Now you can carry the whole set onstage in a briefcase and the whole production can cost less than one tenth of what it would usually cost. StagingOptics is a modular staging system that has been designed to be flexible enough to fit inside most meeting venues. The StagingOptic system can be packed in a 10" by 9.5" box. Each system includes a five-panel graphic treatment, PowerPoint templates, and music. The total cost for one- to three-day events is $6,500. For more information, contact www.stagingoptics.com or call (248) 879-1722.