Strategic AV Production Consulting for Corporate Events
FPC (Flo Production Consulting Inc.) is an AV production consulting firm based in Markham, Ontario. Unlike rental houses, FPC partners upstream with event teams to architect complete audiovisual experiences - from venue assessment and 3D renderings through on-site show direction. FPC has consulted on 500+ show days for Ferrari, Porsche, the NFL, and 100+ brands.
Strategy First - Not Spec Sheets
When the AV team is brought in too late, creative ideas are routinely crushed by technical limitations. The stunning stage design that was approved in concept turns out to be impossible in the selected venue. The immersive lighting concept requires rigging points that do not exist. The hybrid streaming architecture needs bandwidth that the venue cannot provide. The result is compromised designs, frantic last-minute fixes, and production outcomes that fall far short of the original vision.
FPC partners upstream - advising on venue selection based on ceiling heights, power distribution, rigging points, and acoustics - before the venue contract is signed. This eliminates costly surprises, prevents design compromises, and positions us as your indispensable strategic partner rather than a vendor who shows up on load-in day with a truck full of equipment.
The word "Consulting" in our name is deliberate. With 13+ years engineering productions for Ferrari, the NFL, Mobile World Congress, and leading pharmaceutical companies, FPC brings strategic production expertise that transforms your event from a logistics exercise into a precision-engineered brand experience. Our founder, Andrew Florencia, leads every consulting engagement personally - the same production director who has engineered stages for the world's most demanding clients is architecting yours.
Consulting Services Engineered for Strategic Impact
Venue Assessment and Site Surveys
FPC conducts comprehensive venue assessments that evaluate every technical parameter critical to production success - ceiling heights and rigging point locations, electrical power distribution and capacity, acoustic properties and sound isolation, load-in access and logistics, internet infrastructure and bandwidth availability, and venue-specific restrictions or policies. Our site survey reports identify potential challenges weeks before your event, allowing us to design targeted solutions rather than discover problems on load-in day. For clients selecting between multiple venue options, we provide comparative technical assessments that help you choose the venue that best supports your production vision and budget.
3D Renderings and CAD Floorplans
We create detailed 3D renderings and CAD floorplans that allow stakeholders to visualize the complete production environment before a single piece of equipment arrives on-site. Our renderings show stage designs with accurate dimensions, screen placements with sightline analysis, lighting positions with beam coverage, seating configurations with capacity calculations, and scenic elements in photorealistic detail. These visual tools are invaluable for stakeholder approval, creative alignment, and ensuring every team member shares the same vision of the finished production. For pharmaceutical clients, these renderings also serve as documentation for compliance review processes.
Budget Optimization and Value Translation
FPC approaches budget optimization as a value translation exercise - not a cost-cutting exercise. We help you understand where every dollar delivers maximum audience impact and where spending can be redirected without sacrificing production quality. Our 13+ years of experience means we know which equipment specifications genuinely matter for your specific event format and which represent over-engineering that adds cost without adding value. We provide detailed line-item proposals with clear explanations of what each element contributes to the production outcome - no hidden fees, no patch charges, no invoice surprises. This transparency builds trust and ensures your finance team understands the investment as clearly as your event team understands the vision.
Full Production Management
From the first discovery call to the final load-out truck departure, FPC provides end-to-end production management that coordinates every technical element of your event. Our production management includes detailed timeline development, vendor coordination, crew scheduling, rehearsal management, show calling, and on-site production direction. Andrew Florencia personally serves as production director on every project, ensuring the same strategic vision that shapes the planning process is executed with precision on show day. For multi-day conferences with complex agendas, our production management protocols ensure seamless transitions between sessions, rooms, and production configurations.
The Partner You Wish You'd Called First
The fundamental difference between FPC and a traditional AV rental company is when and how we engage with your team. AV rental companies wait for your spec sheet, quote equipment, and deliver it on load-in day. FPC partners with your team from the moment the event concept begins to take shape - advising on technical feasibility, venue selection, creative possibilities, and production strategy before a single line item appears on a quote.
This upstream partnership model eliminates the most expensive and frustrating problems in corporate event production: the venue that cannot support the creative vision, the budget that does not account for essential technical requirements, the timeline that does not allow adequate setup and rehearsal time, and the last-minute design compromises that dilute the impact of months of planning.
Our depth in pharmaceutical and healthcare events - Sanofi, BeiGene, IPSEN, UCB, Baxter - has refined our consulting approach to address the unique requirements of regulated industries. We understand compliance review timelines, content approval workflows, HCP engagement protocols, and the documentation requirements that pharmaceutical event teams must navigate. This specialized knowledge allows us to anticipate needs and proactively manage the production planning process with a level of sophistication that general AV companies cannot provide.
When you engage FPC as your production consultant, you are not hiring a vendor - you are gaining a strategic partner whose expertise transforms your event from a logistics challenge into a precision-engineered experience that delivers measurable impact for your organization.
Frequently Asked Questions About Production Consulting
FPC's production consulting includes venue assessment and site surveys, technical feasibility analysis, 3D renderings and CAD floorplans, detailed equipment specifications, budget development and optimization, vendor coordination, timeline management, and full on-site production direction. We partner with your team from the earliest planning stages to architect the complete technical infrastructure for your event.
Venue selection has an enormous impact on production costs and capabilities. FPC evaluates venues based on ceiling heights, rigging point availability, power distribution, acoustic properties, load-in logistics, and internet infrastructure - factors that are often overlooked during venue selection but can add tens of thousands of dollars in workaround costs later. By advising on venue selection early, we eliminate costly surprises and ensure the venue supports your creative vision.
Yes. We create detailed 3D renderings and CAD floorplans that allow you to visualize the complete production environment before a single piece of equipment arrives on-site. These renderings show stage designs, screen placements, lighting positions, seating configurations, and scenic elements in photorealistic detail - helping stakeholders approve designs and make informed decisions during the planning process.
FPC approaches budget optimization as a value translation exercise - not a cost-cutting exercise. We help you understand where every dollar delivers maximum impact and where spending can be redirected without sacrificing production quality. Our 13+ years of experience means we know which equipment specifications genuinely matter for your event and which represent over-engineering that adds cost without adding value.
Let's Build Something Extraordinary
Transparent pricing. Zero invoice surprises. Tell us about your upcoming production and we'll show you what strategic consulting makes possible.
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