Family Business Australia (FBA) held its 20th National Conference in Alice Springs from 9-12 September 2018. Bringing together nearly 400 FBA members, the conference was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre as well as a number of picturesque venues in the region, making the most of the unique location.
Encore Event Technologies made sure the four-day event ran without a hitch, supplying all audio, lighting and projection for the whole convention, including numerous key-note speaker sessions, masterclasses and workshops that ran simultaneously. As well as the conference program, delegates attended a number of social events throughout the Alice Springs region.
To kick things off, the Welcome Function on Sunday night was held at the stunning Simpsons Gap, a dry river bed surrounded by lush native greenery. An entrance statement, comprising a large truss arch as an entrance feature with flood lighting in the event colour scheme, greeted guests as they made their way down to the river bed. This elegant touch allowed the natural beauty of the surrounding area to shine, while focussing the space where delegates mixed and got to know one another.
Taking advantage of the fantastic Central Australian weather and scenery, most of the social events were held outdoors. At the first outdoor dinner, at Telegraph Station, Encore constructed a giant custom-made projection screen, allowing award winner images and videos to be projected from 30m away while maintaining perfect visual quality. This delivered an engaging experience and created an emotive sense of pride for the winners. This gave the client provided content of award winner video stings and slides an impressively large canvas to work on.
The final evening of the conference ended in style with an event at the Old Quarry. Surrounded by walls of red rock, guests were treated to a performance by Tommy Crowe, who played his didgeridoo on a ledge overlooking the crowd before the live band got delegates dancing under the stars. Encore created an immersive atmosphere for Tommy’s performance by dramatically lighting the rock behind him creating a glowing silhouette on the quarry and drawing all eyes to the performer.
The spectacular experience concluded after Tommy’s performance with him painting contemporary aboriginal art in his unique style on a large canvas. Encore filmed Tommy painting and projected his work onto the rock wall in real time, which gave the illusion of the painting being created directly onto the cliff.
Danielle Ricato, National Events and Sponsorship Manager, Family Business Australia was thrilled with Encore’s work.
“I don’t even know where to start when talking about this event, it was sheer perfection, from start to finish.
“There were so many moving parts to this event, and I am in awe of the enormous amounts of work that went into making this all look effortless!” said Ms. Ricato.
Brien Keys, Regional General Manager for Encore Event Technologies remarked,
“The Encore team was proud and honoured to go the extra mile, working with such an amazing client in the FBA for an event attended by amazing people. It was truly a privilege to produce the
event at some of Central Australia’s most spectacular settings. The technical challenges posed by the locations were a great opportunity for our technical teams to showcase their talent.”
Consult Australia held their annual Awards for Excellence at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on Wednesday 10 October 2018. The gala dinner was a spectacular experience for the 250 guests in attendance.
Guests were invited to a night at the circus where they were transported back in time to the late 1800’s to relive the Circus in its prime.
Greeting guests on their arrival was a butterfly parted red and white striped drape to simulate the opening of a circus tent welcoming guests to the wonders within.
To deliver the feeling of being “under the big top” a series of chiffon drapes in red and white, gathered in the centre of the ceiling, fanned their way across the ceiling to create a canopy over attendees heads. The drapery and ceiling was then lit in reds, whites and ambers to create additional mood and excitement. Beautiful red and white velvet drape were placed at the back of the stage to create a visual focal point and simulate the walls of the tent.
The theme continued with centrepieces consisting of a popcorn bucket base with a string of fairy lights emerging from the top to meet a large red or white helium balloon. The centrepieces were individually lit from the ceiling to add additional colour.
To complete the circus look, moving lights were hung from the ceiling to search across the crowd to simulate the “Roll up, Roll up” introduction of the Circus Ringmaster. These moving lights were also used to create a dramatic spotlight on the master of ceremonies for his opening performance as the Circus Ringmaster.
Mark Rock, Marketing Manager at Consult Australia commented,
‘We were very pleased with how this year’s Annual Awards for Excellence went. The Circus theming was extremely striking and the feedback on both the look and feel of the room was overwhelmingly positive.”
The event was truly a carnival for the senses creating an unforgettable experience for all.
Encore Event Technologies invited corporate clients to ‘Experience Encore’, an intimate evening of great food, wine and entertainment on Monday 10 September at the National Art School in Sydney’s Darlinghurst.
Upon arrival, guests met in the courtyard of the Cell Block Theatre for cocktails and canapés before taking their seats. A spectacular table projection sequence set the scene, choreographed perfectly with the opening track.
Popular culinary personality, TV host and author Justine Schofield, designed the amazing menu inspiring Encore’s production services team to develop a dreamlike sensory experience. The audience were transported on a culinary and sensory journey like no other, incorporating theatrical elements and custom table projection mapping to the food and entertainment.
Encore Managing Director, Tony Chamberlain, and National Sales Director, Michael Magafa, opened the evening by thanking clients for their patronage and introduced Justine to present each course of her exclusive menu.
Each course had a uniquely themed kinetic light show to match the vibrant and fun personality of the food; the ceviche entrée and matching wine saw tables transformed into a beautiful underwater wonderland. As the second course of sticky beef cheek was announced, the room transformed to reflect a rural kaleidoscope of foliage.
The ‘encore’, was a delicious panna cotta which ignited the final animation, a stunning soft pink and white design, wrapped up the culinary experience.
Vickianne Lane, Principal, Flick It To Me Solutions, said the evening was a truly unique experience that showcased the creativity of the Encore team.
“I was taken on a sensory experience – from the food and the way it was introduced, the immersive visuals, the music, was all orchestrated so seamlessly. It was wonderfully creative,” she said.
Michael Magafa, Encore Event Technologies, said the evening was a great way for Encore to say thank you to their clients.
“A great event is when every element comes together to create a memorable experience. Technology doesn’t make an evening. How it’s applied, does. Engagement and evoking emotion does. Having Justine Schofield curate and present her amazing menu with passion, humour and authenticity simply made it easy for us to create a sensory environment around her wonderfully delectable food. Thank you very much to our guests, the incredible band and to Justine for joining us. And, to our inspirational team for their limitless creativity. We’re looking forward to the next #experienceencore.”
ABOUT ENCORE
Encore Event Technologies is the largest event services company operating throughout Asia Pacific. For over 30 years we’ve maintained a reputation as a leading event production and technology company, offering unrivalled experience across audio visual, lighting, staging, styling, multimedia, through to the latest in event technology. It’s our passion for creating extraordinary experiences that drives our 750+ team. Whether you’re planning a conference, gala dinner, roadshow or incentive event, successful events start here.
We are proud to partner with the best hotels in the countries where we operate; spanning Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, plus all throughout Asia, and also North American, Canada and Mexico.
Whether you’re creating a global conference, a large scale gala dinner, a corporate meeting, charity function, party or a wedding, we will work our hardest to go above and beyond your expectations. Because it’s our goal to turn every event into an extraordinary experience.
The Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) recently hosted 750 guests at The Star Sydney, for their annual Tourism Accommodation Awards for Excellence (NSW) night. The much-anticipated evening was again assigned to Encore Event Technologies, who created a beautifully styled event. The awards provide a platform for measuring and promoting service excellence by hotels.
The client requested a concept that complimented the design of the annual logo created for the event. This year was a swirling gold logo which our team translated into a glamorous look for the event through a staging and theming solution including stage design and multimedia for the stage set and on screen content.
The team created a custom stage set comprising custom projection screens shaped like the Sydney city skyline. Beautiful animated artworks were projection mapped on to the screens throughout the night.
Encore’s dedicated event social media platform, Event Feed, was used on the night to enable guests to post their photos to the big screen during the night and tag the event #TAAAwards2019 to integrate the shots onto the TAA’s social media.
The Children’s Cancer Foundation ‘The Million Dollar Lunch’ soared to incredible new heights last week, raising a record $2.5m in 2018. A stellar line-up of over 600 celebrities, socialites and high-profile business leaders descended on Crown Melbourne for the glamorous luncheon and to make a difference for Australian children faced with cancer.
Encore Event Technologies were responsible for the audio and vision, lighting and custom multimedia for this milestone event, as well as conceptualising and pitching to event organisers the visionary theme – galaxies – to create an astonishing experience from out of this world.
Upon arrival at the world-class venue, guests were prepared for launch within the pre-function cocktail space, emulating the interior of an actual rocket ship, replete with boarding sounds and lighting simulations.
The immersive theatrics continued after cocktails as the shuttle doors of the “rocket ship” cocktail space opened to reveal two tunnels, leading to the Palladium at Crown. Thanks to the cunning use of fog jets and creative lighting, the experience was one of mystery, excitement and discovery. The VIP guests emerged from the mist to orbit a glamorous new world as the ultimate reveal of the beautifully-lit ballroom was unveiled.
Under a draped ceiling covered in twinkling, starry lights, returning MCs Edwina Bartholomew and Hamish McLachlan enchanted the audience and introduced a touching story from beneficiaries of the Children’s Cancer Foundation.
Behind the hosts stood 14 Hex Panels and a “3D-effect” diamond outlined in LED lights to reflect the windows of a spaceship. The backdrop radiated with the out-of-this-world performance by the LED dancing troupe, which relaunched the room’s energy, providing balance and flow for the day’s event.
After a delectable three-course lunch, specially-designed by renowned Crown chefs to complement the theme, was the main event: The Grand Auction and Volvo Premium Raffle. The electrifying auction went off with a bang, and auctioneer, Peter Heagney, could barely keep up with the fast-paced bidding from all corners of the Palladium Ballroom.
Ten once-in-a-lifetime experiences were auctioned, from luxury holiday escapes to world-class curated dining events. Along with the raffle items, the Million Dollar Lunch exceeded its name, ultimately raising a record-breaking $2,503,350.
To keep up the tempo, Australian singer-songwriter and popstar, Samantha Jade, brought the house down with a stellar performance to cap off the extraordinary occasion.
Mark Holmes, Executive General Manager – Food & Beverage, Crown Melbourne, spoke about the event’s success,
“Encore Event Technologies were once again able to deliver and ensure the event was a success! As a valued partner they contribute in terms of every aspect of the event from the initial concept, to design, to flow and of course the content – once again a memorable event was delivered – thank you. The entire luncheon was seamless and remained true to our objectives, while contributing to a very worthy cause.”
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of eyeglass lenses, ZEISS, launched their latest innovation at a spectacular two-day event in Adelaide last month. Privileged guests were treated to an exciting journey through the ZEISS Australia brand headquarters to celebrate its newest technology, UVProtect.
Clients from around Australia experienced a day of ‘ZEISS through the ages’, with an intimate, first-hand look at product conceptualisation and development of the world-class ZEISS technologies over the years. Their capstone exhibit, an exclusive glimpse of the newest product to market, UVProtect, was revealed with Managing Director, Hilke Fitzsimons.
To mark the occasion, Encore Event Technologies worked closely with Event Manager, Victoria Clements, to envision an immersive experience with an abundance of tech and futuristic design; a portal for guests to enter an alternate reality through the eyes of ZEISS.
The Encore team conjured a custom 30m x 3m tunnel to create a dramatic entrance to the Tonsley Main Assembly Building in Adelaide, the walls of which were covered with bespoke ZEISS artwork and projected ZEISS animated graphics and roving laser lights, enshrouding guests in a fantastic, modernistic new world.
Once through the tunnel, all were ushered into a ‘waiting area’ surrounded by black curtains, unaware of what was to come. The contingent was kept in suspense as they listened to the Welcome Address, and on cue, a Kabuki Drop revealed the wider venue to astonishment and delight of those in attendance.
Moving deeper within this crafted world of ZEISS, guests’ attention was ever-captive, thanks to stirring performances from Japanese drummers and a theatrical Teppanyaki lunch prepared by two skilled Teppanyaki chefs. This was followed by an exclusive product information session with ZEISS Australia representatives to learn about UVProtect.
Around the unique space, the theme was further enhanced by 15 decorative metal sheets, sourced specifically to suit the architecture and history of the Tonsley Innovation District – with Jupiur Scenic Panels suspended from the ceiling, enlivened by colourful LEDs to segment the industrial, contemporary space.
Attendee’s names were included as a quirky, surprise feature in the stage backdrop as part of the panelled artwork on the internal building windows, providing fantastic photo opportunities and creating a great ice-breaker. These were updated to reflect guests’ names attending on day two.
To conclude the educational element of the day, guests were whisked away to local Wirra Wirra Winery for a well-deserved evening of wining, dining and networking. An after-party was held at the Stamford Grand Adelaide Hotel which lasted long into the night.
The Encore Event Technologies team celebrated in crafting a new, engaging way for clients’ guests to experience a brand story through creative technical production. The local team at Renewal SA were vital to the execution of the design element of the event, assisting Encore in bringing this ambitious vision to life.
Melissa Roberts, Carl Zeiss Pty Ltd, added, “taking advantage of 3D render technology during the design process enabled all stakeholders to visualise the moving parts before execution, streamlining the process.”
“We could not have asked for more from our Encore AV team. Ever accommodating, innovative and invested, they were genuinely excited about what we were creating together, and it showed in their commitment.
We truly gave our guests a unique experience to remember.”
cievents produced an incredible night of entertainment for Flight Centre’s annual NSW retail ball, bringing a different kind of circus to The Big Top at Sydney’s iconic Luna Park. Over 1,500 of Flight Centre’s management and staff gathered to recognise its high-achieving team members, and celebrate in grand carnival style.
cievents once again engaged the technology services of newly rebranded Encore Event Technologies, who used the opportunity to pull out all the stops for their progressive client, featuring their latest lighting innovation, kinetic lighting.
Responsible for the technology solution, Encore Event Technologies amplified cievents’ theme with creative lighting design for a flawless, high-impact experience.
Visitors were welcomed at Luna Park’s Big Top by a visual feast of dynamic, colourful lighting, using Encore’s latest Kinetic Lights which appeared as kaleidoscopic “dancing” spheres suspended from the ceiling as guests were absorbed in the carnival atmosphere. Hexagonal panels were configured in a dynamic formation and dramatic content projected as the backdrop for the stage performances. Six supersized-screens also projected with custom designed visual content to create a cohesive visual experience for the stunning event.
The kinetic lighting technology was choreographed to change colour and move in sync with a breathtaking opening performance by well-known aerialist, Debonair, leaving the crowd mesmerised.
The esteemed annual awards were presented to recognise the team’s achievements, broadcast across the room via the large-screens underneath the festoon-lighting, bunting and animated projections.
Jonathan Leggett, from cievents, says the production team are ecstatic with the night,
“We trust Encore to understand our brief and deliver seamless technology every time. We are constantly impressed with what the Encore team bring to the table.”
Michael Magafa, National Sales Director, Encore Event Technologies, agrees the team outdid themselves,
“Using our newest technology offering, kinetic lighting, gave us the opportunity to really elevate cievents’ vision for this event. We’re thrilled with the positive feedback we’ve received.”
Encore was set the challenge to create a memorable high-end audio-visual feast communicating the ‘Iconic’ theme for the Volkswagen Customer Xperience Summit 2019. The event welcomed over 800 delegates in two streams from across the Volkswagen dealer network at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane on 19-21 February 2019.
Conceived and convened by Volkswagen Australia Director of Customer Experience and Marketing Jason Bradshaw, more than 800 Volkswagen Group Australia staff and delegates from the nationwide dealership network have attended what is believed to be the biggest customer training exercise held by an auto importer in this country.
The commanding stage set delivered a massive impact. Encore’s technical team created a mammoth screen consisting of 5 custom borderless screens combined to form one large canvas of 48m wide, this included two curved screens at either end to frame the 28m custom black acrylic stage. Over 150 pixel mapped LED neon tubes encased the top and bottom of the screens creating a futuristic feel and complementing video content. Two circular stages made of black reflective acrylic built either side of the screens created a platform for two of the latest Volkswagen vehicles launched at the event.
This impressive event delivered a series of captivating on-screen animated experiences on the huge projection surface which flowed thru to the pixel mapped lighting effects adding an extra level of excitement and drama. The central screen was also recessed to enable the speakers to make a dramatic entrance from behind the stage set.
By day the impressive stage was beautifully lit with red and blue with spotlights shining on the cars and reflective stage. During the conference the dramatic staging hosted Omar Johnson VP of Marketing for Apple, followed by presentations by a number of guest speakers and dealers.
During the gala event in the evening the premium dealer awards were presented. The lighting show was ramped up to the maximum, plus pyrotechnics, the release of thousands of streamers and CO2 canon blasts to celebrate the major awards.
Michael Magafa, National Sales Director for Encore was delighted with the impact created by the giant stage set and the overall seamless delivery of the event.
“The brief was to create a big impression, so we delivered a huge solution! The stage encased the entire room and the team designed an impressive lighting and projection solution to captivate the guests. I am very proud of the team’s flawless delivery for our client.”