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Engine 03 · Production
Production Design
Tagline
Show concept · scenic · set-list arc.
Intro
The creative spine of the show — concept, scenic build, set-list arc, surprise moments, cue lists and the IMAG and lighting language. Production Design is what turns a tour into a record people remember.
Manifesto
- ·Every great tour is a designed object — concept, scenic, set-list, lighting, IMAG, surprises and encore arc deliberately composed.
- ·The Design engine holds that object so production, technical and broadcast teams build to the same intent — not three different interpretations of a moodboard.
- ·When the design changes mid-tour, every dependent engine — rigging, audio, lighting, broadcast — sees the change in the same minute.
Signals
1
Design source
100%
Cues mirrored to ops
0
Cue clashes
Capabilities
Show concept
The narrative arc of the show — moments, transitions, surprises.
Scenic build
Set, B-stage, automation, scenic SFX and pyrotechnics — designed and signed off.
Set-list arc
Songs as cues — order, key changes, tempo, video and lighting language.
IMAG & content
Camera language, content reels and stage-screen choreography.
Cue lists
Lighting, video, automation and pyro cues — single source for every department.
Versioned design
Every revision auditable; mid-tour changes propagated to every department.
Workflow
- 01
Concept approved with artist and creative director.
- 02
Scenic, lighting, video and automation designs signed off and versioned.
- 03
Cue lists generated and mirrored to FOH, lighting and broadcast.
- 04
Mid-tour revisions propagate to every department in the same minute.
AI angle
AI on design
Cue-clash detection across lighting, video, pyro and automation — flags any combination that would breach venue licences or risk crew/artist safety before show day.
Outcomes
- Production, technical and broadcast teams build to the same intent.
- Mid-tour changes ripple through every dependent engine in minutes.
- Cue clashes prevented before show day.
- Design captured as an asset for after-films and broadcast cuts.
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