washington, dc · northern virginia

Corporate event production in Washington, DC.

Customer events, executive programs and video on secure federal campuses. We plan for the security, credentials and labor rules that come with producing in the capital, and the producers who plan your show run it on site.

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What we've produced in and around Washington.

Customer event

Workday customer programs

We've produced Workday customer events in Washington, from planning and show management to the AV and the live run of show.

Video on a secure campus

A federal agency shoot in Quantico, Virginia

Video for a federal law enforcement agency, shot on a secured federal training campus. Crew cleared in advance, access arranged with the agency's team, and content handled under the agency's rules from capture to delivery.

producing in dc

What producing in Washington involves.

Security shapes the schedule here. Federal buildings, embassies and many institutional venues need advance access lists, screened equipment and credentialed crew, and those approvals take time. We build them into the plan from the first call.

Downtown hotels and convention venues often run with union labor and exclusive in-house AV partners, and outdoor programs on federal land need permits from the National Park Service. We read the venue's rules before we quote, so labor and fees don't surprise you later.

For sensitive content, we agree up front on who can see what, where footage lives and how it's delivered. That discipline came from shooting on a secure federal campus, and it carries into every executive program we produce.

site visits

We see the venue before we plan the show.

In Washington, a walkthrough is also where we learn the security picture: screening points, credential pickup, and which entrance the crew and gear can use. We'd rather find that out on a site visit than at the loading dock on show day.

  • Walk the venue. Power, rigging points, sightlines, load-in path and where the crew can actually stage.
  • Meet the house team. In-house AV, the event manager and the engineer, before anyone signs.
  • Read the fine print. Labor rules, exclusives and fees go into the plan and the budget up front.

green light review · a free consultation with a producer

Engaging Big AV? Get a free review before you sign.

Big AV quotes are written by the company that sells the gear, the labor and the add-ons. We don't own a warehouse or rent equipment, so our only interest is the right show at a fair price. Send the plan or quote for your Washington show, or just get on a call. A producer takes a look and tells you honestly whether we can do it better. If we don't think so, we'll say that too.

  • Free, no obligation
  • Back to you in 1 to 2 business days
  • Your numbers stay with us, NDA on request
  1. 01Send what you haveA scope, a plan, a quote, or just a call.
  2. 02A producer takes a lookAt the show as a whole.
  3. 03Get your green lightHonest feedback, and a straight answer.
  4. 04Say go, or don'tWant to go further? We'll put a proposal together.

Washington, DC production questions.

Can you produce in federal buildings or on secure sites?

Yes. We've shot on a secured federal training campus in Quantico, Virginia. We work with the host agency on access lists, crew clearance and equipment screening, and follow its rules for how content is captured and handled.

Do DC venues require union crews?

Many downtown hotels and convention venues do. We check each venue's labor rules before we quote, including which jobs union crew must do and when overtime starts, and build the schedule and budget around them.

Do outdoor events in DC need permits?

Usually. Events on federal land, including the National Mall, generally need a National Park Service permit, and city streets need their own approvals. We start that process early, since it sets the timeline.

How do travel costs work?

Everything, travel included, is scoped and priced before you approve the budget. We don't mark up travel. It's billed at cost, plus the necessary per diem. See where we produce. Running the same briefing in several cities? See multi-city briefing tours.

more places we produce

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what can we help you solve?

If there's a stage, we'll get there.

A producer answers, not a sales queue.

Every note goes to a producer, not a sales queue.

  1. 01Tell us what you're planning, big or small.
  2. 02A producer replies within one business day.
  3. 03You get a straight answer, even if it's "you don't need us for this."

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p.s. tell us the date and the venue, and we'll show you how we'd run it in Washington.