A livestream is a film with no second take. We plan it like one: where the cameras go, what the audience at home sees and hears, and what you keep when it's over. Then we run it live, so you aren't troubleshooting while your speaker is on stage.
Most livestreams are a camera pointed at a stage and a link sent to everyone who couldn't make it.
That works until a session runs long, the slides go black, or the question from the floor never reaches the people watching online. They get the worst seat in the house, and they can tell.
We treat the online audience as an audience, not the overflow. That changes where the cameras go, how the audio is mixed, and what's on screen when nothing is happening on stage.
Before the event you get a camera plan, a run of show, and a technical check at the venue. On the day we switch live, run the graphics, and watch the audio and the stream while you run the event. The same footage can become the highlight film and the clips you use after.
If the moment happens once and people need to see it as it happens, it's worth planning the stream the way you'd plan the event.
The main stage and the side rooms, with the speaker and the slides both on screen.
A reveal you can't redo. We stream it and record it, so the cutdowns that follow are ready.
See launch filmsLeadership to every office and every remote teammate at once, with questions from both audiences.
Reach the donors who can't be in the room, with a stream that fits the program.
See mission-driven workTalk and live music both depend on audio. We build the stream around it.
Planned around SXSW's recording and licensing process and its timelines.
See SXSW coverageA hotel ballroom, a conference center, a theater, or your own office. We scout it, test it, and set up around the room you have.
People in the room and people online, both treated as the audience. Cameras, audio, and questions are planned for each.
Four parts, one team, and a recording you own when it's done.
A camera plan, a run of show, and a technical check at the venue before event day. Your speakers know where to stand and when to start. Your AV contact knows what we need from them. If the event carries a launch or a raise, we can start with a Storyfinding Session so the stream says the right thing.
Multiple cameras switched live, your branding and lower thirds on screen, and audio mixed for the people listening on laptops and phones as well as the people in the room.
We send the stream where your audience already is, or to a private page on your own site, and someone watches it start to finish, seeing what your viewers see.
Every stream is recorded in full. From the same footage we can cut speaker clips, a highlight film, and social cutdowns, so the event keeps working after the day.
YouTube, LinkedIn Live, Vimeo, Zoom Webinar, Microsoft Teams live events, or a private page on your own site. If your audience already lives somewhere, we stream there.
We test the venue's connection before the event and agree on a backup plan with you in advance. What that plan looks like depends on what's at stake: a second connection, a recorded fallback, or both. Every stream is also recorded in full, so nothing is lost if the live feed has a bad moment.
Yes. Every stream is recorded in full. We can also cut speaker clips, a highlight film, and social cutdowns from the same footage, so the event keeps working after the day.
Yes. We plan for both audiences: the people in the room and the people online. That means camera positions and audio for each, a way to bring remote questions into the room, and one person watching the online experience on the day.
Two to four weeks for a single-day event, longer for multi-day or multi-stage programs. Conference season and SXSW week fill up earlier, so send us your date as soon as you have it.
Answer a few quick questions. James replies personally with a direct read on scope, timing, and what a stream would take.