Photo essay
The Midnight Gala
A black-tie fundraiser built around a single rule: the room changes character three times before midnight, and nobody sees it happen.
The set 8 frames
In sequence,
as the night ran.
Run of show 8 cues
What was happening
in each frame.
- 14:05 Room release Venue hands over. Rigging points loaded, drape track flown.
- 16:30 Lighting focus All three states plotted and recorded to console.
- 18:30 State one locked Reception environment complete, twenty-five minutes ahead of doors.
- 18:55 Doors Guest arrival opens. Two accreditation lanes, string quartet on the mezzanine.
- 20:40 Transition to dinner Drapes fly out during the champagne round. Nine minutes, no announcement.
- 21:35 Chair’s address Speeches held to eleven minutes. Service paused, floor team off the room.
- 22:55 Transition to floor State three during the headline act’s opening number. Eleven minutes.
- 23:20 Auction closes Target cleared. Room stays on the floor until 02:00.
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