subject: Multi-camera Event Video: What To Consider And Questions To Ask [print this page] Production companies need to see the event in its entirety from start to finish. Its important to communicate your vision as clearly as possible not only as to how the video itself will look but where and how it will be displayed or delivered to its audience. When putting together a proposal for a corporate event, such as a product launch or annual company meeting, it is helpful to consider the following factors:
- Where is the event?
- How many people in total are attending the event?
- Is the event just one day or several?
- Are the speeches and lectures happening in one room or several rooms simultaneously? Do you want to capture everything or selectively?
- How do you imagine the footage from this event be seen? Web, big screen projection, sales meetings, and/or television?
- Is it one key note speaker at a time or more of a panel discussion?
- Will there be question from the audience that you will want to get on camera?
- Do you want to edit short videos from the event that you show at the event?
- Have you thought about filming interviews for key people at the event?
Webcasting v. hosting and archiving
Often times, videos are produced for web casting purposes, allowing an off-site audience to attend an important event, such as a product launch or shareholders meeting. If the time is of the essence that could mean a live web casting stream, however archiving event productions are highly encouraged and should be considered with the following key questions in mind (in addition to the questions above):
- Does the event need to be seen live, as it happens or would it be fine to have people watch the lectures or speeches within 2 to 4 hours after each speech?
- For how many months after the event would you like to have the event archived on-line? Would it be valuable to have a custom portal for the keynote speeches?
For webcasting:
- What is your best estimate for the number of people watching the stream.
- Does the events venue the event have a T1 line? If not what kind of connection do they have?
