Test the assumptions.
Review space, access, systems and build time before decisions become expensive. Identify what needs a venue answer, a supplier study or specialist engineering.
CANNES / BRAND ACTIVATIONS / 2027
Creative ambition.
Technical clarity.
Technical direction & production support for international agencies.
I’m Arthur Devillers, a France-based freelance Technical Director. I help you turn a brand concept into coordinated plans, supplier briefs and on-site delivery — while your team keeps ownership of the creative.
Beach · Hotel · Villa · Pop-up · Content stage
Preparation and on-site scope agreed per project.
PORTFOLIO REFERENCE / 2024Vichy · Clinic of Future
Client: Shortcut Event
Client: Shortcut Event
YOUR TEAM, EXTENDEDFeasibility → Plans & 3D → Suppliers → Build → Live → Strike
01 / THE ROLE
Keep the idea intact.
Resolve the technical detail.
A single technical interface alongside your Executive Producer — connecting creative, venue, scenic and audiovisual teams.
Give everyone the same plan.
Align layouts, technical specifications, supplier scope and interfaces. Keep revisions and responsibilities clear across the production team.
Protect the delivery.
Coordinate the technical build, integration, rehearsals and agreed live scope. Plan dismantling and venue handback from the start.
02 / WHAT YOU GET
A working production package.
Not another presentation.
Deliverables tailored to the scope. A complete technical lead, or focused support where your team needs it.
01 / SPACE
Plans & 3D
Vectorworks layouts, technical coordination views and 3D studies to communicate spatial intent and integration.
02 / SYSTEMS
Technical interfaces
AV, scenic, rigging and power requirements coordinated with the relevant suppliers and specialists.
03 / PROCUREMENT
Supplier briefs
Technical specifications, quotation comparisons and scope clarification, aligned with the production budget.
04 / SEQUENCE
Build & strike
Access requirements, phasing, installation sequence and interfaces between technical departments.
05 / OPERATIONS
Testing & handover
Systems checks, rehearsal coordination and a clear handover to the agreed operating teams.
06 / DOCUMENTATION
Decision-ready information
Revision tracking, technical dossiers and coordination with venue requirements and specialist approvals.
Supplier-neutral support. Specialist calculations, authorisations and certifications remain with the appointed qualified parties.
03 / RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Brand detail.
Live-event discipline.
From spatial studies to the finished experience: selected work showing how technical planning supports creative delivery.
GARNIER / PARIS / CLIENT: SHORTCUT EVENT
From technical model
to brand experience.
A 3D venue model made the scenic and audiovisual interfaces visible before installation. Technical direction connected the design, supplier scopes and on-site delivery.
Explore the project ↗
BALMAIN / TECHNICAL PLANNING STUDY
The detail behind the show.
A coordination view brings the stage, scenic elements and lighting positions into the same spatial model, so production teams can discuss interfaces before the build.
Selected wireframe study · Select Input
Discuss your technical scope ↗
TURBO / MONACO / 2026
Technical production. Live impact.
Technical production for Grand Prix week after-parties: a clubbing experience built around leading electronic artists.
Client: Turbo
Explore the project ↗04 / WORKING TOGETHER
Alongside your team.
Behind your brand.
A freelance technical director, not a replacement for your agency.
I can join during feasibility, take an agreed technical scope through production, or reinforce your on-site team. We define decision-making, deliverables and interfaces before starting.
Confidential briefs are welcome. Project information and references are shared only within the agreed permissions.
France-based · English-language coordination · Dates confirmed per engagement
05 / START WITH THE BRIEF
What are you
building in Cannes?
Share the brand or event, venue, intended dates and the part of production you need support with. A 20-minute introduction is a useful first step.
Arthur Devillers
Freelance Technical Director
Select Input
This is an independent service offer. No affiliation with an event organiser or 2027 brand mandate is implied.