BlackMagic Design Partners

Imagine having a wealth of 4K Video equipment at your fingertips.

Maybe you want a high-impact video to show at your event. Maybe you dream of live-streaming your event across the world and expanding your consumer base through the highest quality video. Maybe you need a captivating way to display that 4K video content that you've already invested in.

Well, we've got some news..

The AV Company is now proud to be a Blackmagic Design Partner!

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Blackmagic is one of the world's leading innovators and manufacturers of creative video technology. They are dedicated to quality & stability, and focusing on where it's needed most. Blackmagic Design's founders have a long history in post-production editing & engineering, and they have created some of the most talked-about products in the industry.

What our partnership means: We are now authorized resellers of Blackmagic Design products, meaning that we have direct access to their top-of-the-line equipment when we need it. It also means that we'll be transitioning to a full 4K workflow, from filming to switching to post-production to display! We'll be able to facilitate your vision and help you produce & show your video in the highest quality possible.

What this means for you:

• More opportunities to integrate 4K video into your event
• More exciting video applications & environments
• The best video support around, combined with the highest quality technology available!

We are so excited for this opportunity to provide you with the best 4K video technology out there!

Interested in having your next video project produced in 4K? Drop us a note to learn more about our capabilities!

3 Reasons to Invest In Your Event

There are many audiovisual companies out there offering to give you the most bang for your buck. Some will even assure you that you are getting the lowest price - but you always get what you pay for. At The AV Company, we know what we're worth. We don't promise to be the cheapest option out there - we promise to be worth the investment.

It's important to invest in audiovisual services for your events, for the sake of your team and your attendees. Here, we've identified a few reasons why investing in AV is a smart decision - and while we're not averse to tooting our own horn once in a while, this time we'll let some of our favorite clients do the talking.

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“TAVCO helps me create an experience for attendees. This experience creates an environment of engagement and excitement. People want an invite to our program because each year we raise the bar and folks look forward to see how we elevate the experience. TAVCO is a key partner in our execution of such success. ”

— A.B., Sr. Director of Corporate Planning & Support, S&P Global

“The AV Company has worked closely with the Sentara Leadership Institute for the past three years, helping us with major leadership conferences. While I may have the fancy title of “producer”, I usually can sit back and enjoy the show because they have the script so well-rehearsed and put together, I rarely need to do very much other than check in with them. Any challenges that have arisen were immediately met with the team coming together to discuss and always finding a solution.

Our speakers are made to feel comfortable, and their AV and technical needs are met with a smile, and a “what else can I do for you?” With the continual demanding technical advances, I just to turn to JF and his team knowing that our AV technical needs for our conference will be well taken care of while I sit in my “producer’s chair” and enjoy the show.”

— W.M., SPHR/SHRM-SCP, Sentara Healthcare

“We enjoyed working with TAVCO on our annual Hoos Choice Awards for the Athletics Department. The visual renderings created were very helpful in creating a vision. They turned around draft changes quickly and responded with quote changes in a very timely manner... When we came up with an issue in building new stairs, we worked together to understand what permitting, etc. was required and they educated us on what needed to happen.”

— M.P., Administrative Assistant, UVA Athletics Sports Promotions

From Then to Now: Virginia Film Festival

There are some events, conferences, & festivals in our portfolio that we are lucky enough to get to work on as they develop from year to year, like TEDxCharlottesville which we talked about back in January. Another one of our annual favorites is the Virginia Film Festival's Opening Night Gala! This event is held every year at the Jefferson Theater, and it provides a unique challenge to create a new look in the same space - one with lots of existing ornament - every year.

 

2012

In its first year being held at the Jefferson, we used our frazzle lanterns and a projection screen to add some visual interest to the stage area. We projected black & white photos of film stars onto the faux balconies on either side of the main space for an old Hollywood feel, and used colorful lighting to increase the ambience.

2014

By 2014, we were venturing into the exciting world of projection mapping! This year's event was based largely around the premiere of the locally-filmed movie Big Stone Gap, so the aesthetic direction was to use fall imagery to evoke the feeling of the Blue Ridge mountains. We created video content to fit this vision, mapped it onto the walls of the space, and topped it off with an extra-large projection screen onstage to display Film Festival branding material.

 

2015

The following year, we created some new projection content to better incorporate the festival's new spectrum of branding colors. We also added some hanging Edison bulbs onstage to bring a more rustic feeling to the space.

 

2016

In 2016, we switched out the onstage projection screen for a unique LED video wall configuration. We also added rain curtain to the stage set to warm it up a bit & add some sparkle, and created more ambient, high-energy projection content for the proscenium and walls.

 

2017

This year, we worked more of the branding colors into the lighting and revamped the LED wall layout to be more conducive to the Film Festival's existing content. Because fireflies were a major component in this year's poster design, we used a disco ball to splash firefly-like lighting around the space in lieu of projection mapping. We also added string lights to the staging to enhance the ethereal feel.

We're honored to have been involved in this event for so many years, and our long-standing relationship & close connection to the festival allow us to create innovative decor designs while maintaining a thread of stylistic continuity from year to year.