Our Process

One pipeline,
brief to on air.

Tryfer isn't a menu of services to select from. It's a single, connected production process — one team, accountable from the first brief through to live broadcast.

The Process

Eight stages,
one pipeline.

Every stage feeds the next, and the work is front-loaded into pre-production — brief, drawings, model, render, sign-off, previz, and plans are all resolved before load-in. By the time we're on site, the show is already proven. That's how the design that's approved is the design that goes on air.

  1. 01

    Brief & Concept

    We interrogate the show, the broadcast requirements, and the brand behind it — turning a loose ambition into a single, agreed creative direction.

    Removes the risk of

    downstream reinterpretation — the whole team works to one agreed creative intent from day one.

  2. 02

    Design Drawings

    The concept becomes scaled visual design — the look, the shapes, and the staging language of the show, drawn out before a cent is committed.

    Removes the risk of

    LED and screen content fighting the lighting — how light, set, and video work together is settled on paper, not discovered on show day.

  3. 03

    Vectorworks Technical Model

    A full, dimensionally accurate 3D model of the set and rig — every truss, fixture, and sightline built to real-world spec.

    Removes the risk of

    guesswork around sightlines, rig positions, and geometry — every dimension is proven in the model, not on the venue floor.

  4. 04

    Photoreal Render — Depence R4 & Twinmotion

    Photorealistic renders show the finished stage exactly as it will read on camera and in the room.

    Removes the risk of

    "that's not what I pictured" — clients approve exactly what will be on air, before anyone commits to building it.

  5. 05

    Client Sign-off

    A formal approval against the rendered design locks the look, the scope, and the budget into one reference.

    Removes the risk of

    costly late changes — this is the last point where change is still free. Every adjustment is made here, on paper, before load-in, crew, and hire costs start running.

  6. 06

    Pre-production Previz — Depence R4

    Lighting states, cues, and content are pre-visualised in real time against the approved design.

    Removes the risk of

    long, expensive on-site programming — looks and cues are built and proven in the virtual space first, cutting the most costly hours on the schedule.

    Also available on its own — Studio Previz ↗
  7. 07

    Full Technical Plans for Suppliers

    Complete plots, plans, and fully engineered rigging drawings are issued to every supplier and department from a single technical package. Rigging is calculated in Vectorworks Braceworks — every truss load, hoist load, and distributed weight is worked out and documented, not estimated. These are load-calculated construction drawings, not basic rig plots.

    Removes the risk of

    inaccurate quotes, scope creep, and the wrong equipment on site — every supplier works from one accurate package.

    Removes the risk of

    rigging guesswork — clients, venues, and riggers approve calculated load numbers instead of estimates, so structural sign-off stays fast and safe.

    Braceworks · Rigging plan & load report kg
    Calculated truss, hoist & distributed loads — sample report to follow
  8. 08

    On-site Technical Direction

    We lead the technical delivery on the ground through load-in, rehearsal, and live broadcast.

    Removes the risk of

    translation loss between design and delivery — the show that was signed off is the show that goes on air.

Capabilities

Disciplines we apply
across the pipeline.

These aren't separate services you pick from a menu — they're the specialist capabilities Tryfer brings to bear at the right stage of the process above, from first concept through to live delivery.

Lighting Design

Concept-to-console lighting for broadcast, concert, and awards environments — designed in the model, previsualised, and programmed on grandMA3 for live delivery.

Set Design

Physical staging, scenic architecture, and integrated LED — designed to frame the performance and read on camera, resolved in the technical model before build.

Technical Direction

Unifying lighting, video, audio, staging, and rigging into one coherent technical system across every stage of the pipeline.

Technical Production Management

On-the-ground leadership that keeps every department on schedule, on spec, and on air through load-in, rehearsal, and broadcast.

Content Development

Screen and projection content designed to integrate with the lighting and set — part of the same visual system, not competing with it.

Creative Consulting

Strategic creative and technical input at concept stage — what's achievable, what it costs, and how to realise the look within the resources available.

Standalone Service

Studio Previz

Build, review, approve, and pre-program your show before a single truck arrives on site. Studio Previz is available on its own — you don't have to be a Tryfer-designed show to use it. Bring your own design, an agency concept, or a show drawn by another designer; we build it as a real-time model in Depence R4 and pre-program it on grandMA3, so every look and cue is proven before load-in.

Who it's for

  • Tryfer-designed shows
  • Shows designed by other designers
  • Agency concepts
  • Touring productions
  • Production companies
  • Broadcasters

What happens in the studio

  • Build — your design is constructed as a real-time 3D model in Depence R4.
  • Review — walk the show, test every look, and refine before anything is hired.
  • Approve — sign off on exactly what will be on air, with nothing left to imagination.
  • Pre-program — cues are built and stored on grandMA3, ready to load straight into the desk on site.
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Built In-house

CueMaster

CueMaster is Tryfer's own show-control software, developed in-house. Where a production needs something the standard toolset can't do, we build it ourselves rather than wait for an off-the-shelf system to catch up.

It reflects a simple principle: Tryfer builds production technology — we don't only hire and operate other people's systems. CueMaster runs alongside our grandMA3 workflow, giving us control we can shape to the show.

Developed for our own productions and evolving with every show — CueMaster isn't a commercial product or a public release. It's a look at how we work.

Ask about CueMaster
CueMaster · Show control CM
Screenshot, system diagram & case study to follow
One Point of Contact

One call carries
the whole production.

Tryfer stays your central production-design and technical-direction partner. For the wider technical scope, we work with a trusted network of specialist suppliers and coordinate them on your behalf — so you brief one team, and we carry the rest. We don't claim to do every discipline in-house; we direct the specialists who do.

Rigging
Audio
Video
LED
Staging
Power
Crew
Technical Suppliers
Tools & Workflow

How we work.

01

Vectorworks

Technical drawing, 3D modelling, and rig documentation. Every fixture, every cable, on the page before it's on the truck.

02

Braceworks

Rigging engineering and load calculation. Truss loads, hoist loads, and distributed weights calculated and documented — so venues and riggers approve real numbers, not estimates.

03

Depence R4

Real-time pre-visualisation and photoreal rendering. The full show — lighting, content, and looks — proven in the virtual space before load-in.

04

Twinmotion

Photoreal rendering of the set and stage environment, so clients sign off on exactly what will be on air.

05

grandMA3

Industry-standard show control for all programming and live operation. Pre-programming via grandMA3 viz-key and Vision simulation before any fixture is rigged.

06

Robe Lighting

Primary fixture ecosystem — ESPRITES, BMFLs, MegaPointes, Spiiders, Tetra2 battens, and the full LEDBeam range.

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