From: Eve Nicols,
faculty supervisor of OPUS
Re: Kris Swift Technical Producer, The University of Texas Fashion Spectacular
2002 OPUS
Kris Swift’s participation as Technical Producer in the 2002 University
of Texas Fashion Spectacular OPUS raised the quality of the production enormously
and brought it for the first time to a professional level.
Kris joined the group in the fall of 2001 with the express purpose of helping
us create a more professionally produced event. He directed all aspects of the
production including stage set design; lighting; music co-ordination and running
schedule. He filmed and edited videos to introduce each scene and organized
the video of the event. Kris coordinated all the professionals involved and
staff of the Frank Erwin Center on the technical production details.
On the night of the event he ran the whole production cueing the models, videos,
power point projection, lighting, the D.J. and the live. Kris’s leadership
kept the whole production together and raised the standard of the production
to such a level that this year we have hired a professional production company
to work on the event.
Kris was a great asset the 2002 Fashion Spectacular, he brought fresh inventive
ideas, a professional approach, was well organized, located appropriate professionals
to work on the event, and directed the event with a clear head and good leadership
skills.
I cannot praise his work enough; I would gladly hire him to produce knowing
that he would create an excellent high quality and professional event.
Eve Nicols
Director of the 2002 Fashion Spectacular
University of Texas at Austin
471-3230
nicols@mail.utexas.edu