Quick answer
What this page settles
A role title is not enough; each handover needs a ready signal, receiver and fallback. Use this page to create a minute-by-minute view showing action, ownership and readiness. The working record is master clock, cue lead, ready signal, duration and trim option; the main failure to prevent is audience time hiding preparation, movement and reset time.
Key planning facts
- Planning focus
- Who owns what during run of show: team roles and clean handovers.
- Planning output
- Decision log and master run sheet
- Areas covered
- Malaysia, Klang Valley to East Malaysia
- Review point
- A full run-through before the event
Map the operating roles
List who decides, prepares, operates and only needs information for each major moment.
Capture that in the master run sheet and give it a named owner.
- a one-page responsibility matrix
Define the handover, not just the role
State the ready signal, receiver, fallback and point where control passes.
Note who signs this off and where it lives in the master run sheet.
- a cue-by-cue handover table
Use one live decision channel
Consolidate client, venue and production messages before they reach the host.
Settle this in the master run sheet before the next decision depends on it.
- a named show caller and backup contact
Brief each role at its altitude
Give leaders decisions, operators cues and guests directions; not everyone needs the master file.
Capture that in the master run sheet and give it a named owner.
- role-specific extracts from one master source
Frequently asked questions
What must be fixed first for Run of show: team roles and handovers?
Fix doors open, first public cue and final venue cutoff first because the surrounding preparation depends on it.
Who owns the handovers in Run of show: team roles and handovers?
Name the programme owner, show caller, stage manager and AV lead and one final go-signal owner.
What is the warning sign for Run of show: team roles and handovers?
Watch for audience time hiding preparation, movement and reset time. Settle who decides what to do about it before you write any script.
What belongs in the working document?
Keep master clock, cue lead, ready signal, duration and trim option so the team can confirm each item directly.
When is this guide complete?
When every output has an owner, a review time and a home in the master run sheet.