Learn from an event designer who does 274 events a year for Warner Brothers Special Events

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On todays show Mike McAllen interviews Hillary Harris Executive Director of Warner Bros. Studios Special Events—a full-service event production department specializing in entertainment industry, corporate, charity and weddings creating and producing more than 275 events a year, both on the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank and at outside venues. Mike and Hillary talk about the state of the event design today and how it has changed. Responsibilities of an event designer and some new trends/ideas that work and don’t work. Hillary will be speaking at BizBash Ideafest June 19th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Plan on checking out all the fantastic sessions but most importantly head to Hillarys session for the Event Innovation Forum “Whats New in Event Design”11:00 am- 12:30am Petree Hall The Event Innovation Forum—Los Angeles is a TED-style conference packed with 12 dynamic presentations designed to help you think more strategically about your events. Register here for Ideafest

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Learn from an event designer who does 274 events a year

Mike McAllen interviews Hillary Harris

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Hillary HarrisExecutive Director Warner Bros Special Events

Hillary HarrisExecutive Director Warner Bros Special Events

Mike McAllen interviews Hillary Harris

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Hillary will be speaking at BizBash Ideafest June 19th Los Angeles Convention Center.

Hillary HarrisExecutive Director Warner Bros Special Events

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How do you do 274 events a year?

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Anyone can use the resources at Warner Brothers Crafts departments for events.

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How did you get into the events business?

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What, in your mind, is the state of event design today?

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What are the responsibilities of an event designer?

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Do you believe the concept of event design has changed?

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What are the 5 biggest event design trends you've noticed recently

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Event Themes

1. Tribal/World Ethnic2. Fairytale/Fantasy3. Gatsby/Downton Abbey4. Steam Punk/Art Decco

(each alone or mashed)5. White Parties

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Textiles

1. Burlap (texture is big)2. Bold graphic large prints i.e. chevrons3. Mixing stripes (indigo and white) with floral prints (textile mashing)4. African color block print fabric (can be mashed with burlap)5. Dirty pastel prints (mashing gingham with vintage cabbage floral)

Using digital story boards rather than hand crafted ones.Working with “found” objects to create something new

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What do you think the next big trend in event design will be?

Any ideas that could take off?

Hillary HarrisExecutive Director Warner Bros Special Events

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You can find Hillary at:

http://wbspecialevents.com/https://twitter.com/wbspecialevents

Hillary HarrisExecutive Director Warner Bros Special Events

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