Live Streaming Company
Live streaming services are now becomming part of mainstream culture. With improved compression and bandwidth live streaming services are set to rival television
Many of us spend our days in back-to-back Zoom calls. So, when we attend a virtual event, we want a different experience.
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So you’re about to host a live stream event. Maybe it’s your first? Maybe you’ve tackled a couple of streams already? You understand the basics of streaming… but now it’s time to add a new twist… a few special guests!
Sounds exciting!
Even in a COVID-19 world, adding new faces to your event is sometimes complex. Guests need to be prepped for the event: when will the in-person guest come on stage? Does the guest speaker know about the questions beforehand? What will they wear? Where will they sit?
Adding a multi-person live event requires even more thinking. For example, do they have the right internet connection? How will they fit into the stream? Where will they be dialling in from?
Here are some top tips to getting your multi-person live stream off the ground:
Continue reading “How to produce a live virtual event with multiple remote guests”Let’s start at the beginning, what is a hybrid event?
A Hybrid event is essentially a mixture of your in-person event and a virtual event, combining your online and in person attendees. Hybrid events incorporate a virtual platform (such as YouTube, Facebook, Zoom etc.) that allows your digital audience to engage with the live event and your in-person attendees to attend, well, in person. Sometimes, this may include bringing in remote speakers to join your physical event.
A hybrid event is…
It’s a misconception that your audience can only take part in person or virtually – there’s no in between. You may think that by hosting a hybrid event, you’re splitting your total attendance however, the opposite is true. Hybrid events allow you to increase your reach and gain more attendees… not fewer.
Continue reading “8 Reasons why HYBRID events are essential to your strategy”With uncertain times among us, we are all finding ways to continue to reach our event audience. Live streaming offers an opportunity to take your event to your audience, wherever they may be in the world, as long as they have an internet connection.
When you broadcast your event live, you provide an opportunity to substantially increase your audience. Audiences can watch online and/or, if you have the facilities, on large screens at a nearby location. If your audience are working, living far away or even abroad, they won’t miss your event.
One of the benefits of the global pandemic is that people are now used to watching events live on their devices. Creating a hybrid event which meets the needs of both your online and in person audience provides a great opportunity to expand your audience and the impact of the message you are delivering. Live streaming means you can reach a larger audience while still maintaining an intimate experience for local attendees.
Facebook users spend three times longer watching a live video than a standard video. Live streaming is all about engaging with your online followers and reaching a wider audience. With this in mind, audience engagement should be at the forefront of your planning. Whether it’s a corporate event, wedding or sporting event, utilising live streaming into your event will increase user engagement with your event. To read more about how to increase online interaction with your audience, read more here.
Live streaming is a great way to attend an event if you can’t make in person, but also a great tool to promote what you offer in person. Live Streaming is a great opportunity to encourage attendance at your next event. 64% of consumers make a purchase after watching branded social videos. Utilise pre and post marketing of your event to promote your future events.
Viewers retain 95% of a message when they watch it in a video compared to 10% when reading it in text. With an extended reach and the potential to drive future sales, live streaming is an effective tool to maximise the return on your event.
Red Shell Productions is a live streaming company with experience across a range of sectors. We offer end-to-end live streaming services with multiple camera angles, edited live and streamed to the internet in real time. Your live edited footage is available immediately after the event, as it was seen on the livestream, so there is no waiting around once the event is over.
You will have inevitably watched a program live on the BBC, ITV etc. Essentially, we offer the same service but tailored to your event. We have a scalable team, meaning we can stream your small training event or, cover your larger corporate event with live mixing of up to 6 cameras and the option to have all or some of your cameras operated.
To discuss your upcoming event, contact us on our contact form, drop us an email on info@redshellproductions, or speak to a member of our friendly team on 0121 667 7898.
Here at Red Shell Productions, we love a good challenge!
Thanks to you and the team for helping us make the event a success. Josh and Simon were brilliant and completely unflustered throughout, which really helped to calm our nerves! – James Ingham, Director, ROMI Associates
We recently had a client approach us as they were planning a product launch however, with the ever changing Covid-19 developments, the company couldn’t risk bringing staff and guests onsite. A live streaming solution seemed the most logical, healthy conscious solution.
Red Shell Productions live streamed a socially distanced product launch and Q&A session. Questions were brought in from a combination of chat forms and Zoom questions.
Keeping things interactive
To ensure their staff were well engaged, we embarked on a multi-platform approach. The main event took place on a password protected player and staff were invited to email questions to the management for a Q&A session hosted after the product launch. Staff were split into Zoom meeting rooms where they had an opportunity to discuss the product launch and raise any additional questions for the Q&A session.
To discuss making your internal or external product launch, contact us on info@redshellproductions.co.uk or give us a call on 0121 667 7898
Television had its heyday. There was a time when the entire family would gather around the tube to watch their favorite primetime programs, but those days are slowly coming to a close.
According to studies, people are spending more and more time online compared to in front of the television.
On average, the younger generation spends 4.8 hours a day online, compared to only 2.1 hours watching TV. Let’s have a quick look at some of the many pros the Internet is having over TV.
Access on demand – With television, you had to wait for a certain time for what you wanted to watch to appear, and there is no fast forwarding time.
Viewable in many devices – When you watch the TV you often have to be in a certain room, sit in a certain area and stay put. Before, you also could not move about as you please. Today, devices that allow you access to the Internet anywhere and anytime can fit in your bag or even your pocket.
Quick sharing time – Unless it’s a live broadcasting, before something can be shown over the television it has to be recorded, edited, and then featured in a show or the news. For something to be shared online, all you need is device that can record and an Internet connection.
Unlike TV footage, videos can also be shared among users, making them carriers of the message.
(Almost) no ads – Ads are the lifeblood of the television industry, but also the bane of the viewers. There was no escaping them; you had to wait for them to end before your favorite show came on or could continue. Sometimes they even cut into your favorite TV shows.
In the Internet, some websites have started embedding ads in videos, but not to the extent that it becomes annoying like in television. The Internet has more substantial content, unlike television which has become a cavalcade of commercials interrupted by occasional programming.
Comments – Unlike TV, videos shared on the Internet can be accompanied by comments, immediately sparking interest and discussion…and opening the gate to more video sharing.
We are Red Shell Productions; a live event streaming company based in the West Midlands. We specialise in end-to-end streaming solutions and event filming for corporate and private clients who want to reach an audience whether they are on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or another platform. As long as you have access to it, we can stream to it.
Give us a call on 0121 667 898 or email us at info@redshellproductions.co.uk to discuss your upcoming event and ideas.
As weddings begin to restart after lockdown, we appreciate you might not be able to share your big day with everyone you want to. Let us help with our multi camera, professionally shot live streaming for weddings!
Red Shell Productions offer a multi camera angle solution so your audience can see everything that’s happening in the room.
Our software will allow you to stream to multiple platforms so if some of your guests prefer Facebook, while others prefer YouTube, for example, we can stream to both at the same time.
We have a single camera stream option which includes an external microphone, streamed straight to your platforms. Some of our couples choose to have a main ceremony with 2 or 3 cameras and a separate, smaller section, with just one camera going to their platforms.
Give our team a call and we’d be more than happy to have a friendly chat about your plans for your big day and how we can help you share your special moment with your friends and family around the world. Call us on 0121 667 7898 or pop us an email, info@redshellproductions.co.uk
We’ve been working this week with ADSA (Automatic Door Suppliers Association) to take their training courses online. With an exam at the end, participants engaged over the 2 day course and achieved a 90% pass rate of students. Catch a sneak peak below and a quick comment from Ken Price, Managing Director and ADSA
We are in unprecedented times and my heart aches every time I hear of a cancelled event. As a team, we know the effort put into events, the financial risk and the meticulous planning that goes into them.
In the midst of the pandemic, we are receiving multiple enquiries about streaming events. While our team are fit and healthy and if we are able work with you while observing social distancing rules, we are more than happy to assist you and feel this is a way to keep events alive and you engaged with your audience.
So there you have it! Consider a bold alternative amongst the many other consideration I’m sure you’re having to make right now. Drop us an email on info@redshellproductions.co.uk. We are ensuring we offer the most competitive pricing as we know the whole industry is feeling it.
You will always be able tell the difference between an unedited and edited video. Unedited footage is usually shaky with background sounds that shouldn’t be there. There is often no transitions or contain awkward transitions between scenes. Video editing can fix these to make your video feel like it was shot professionally.
Video editing can be a hassle, especially if you don’t have the hardware, software, or experience. It can also be a burden; especially if you/your client want the client to have the finished product immediately after the event has been filmed.
There are different ways to edit footage. The fastest method is a live edit which doesn’t go through a post-production process.
Here’s a quick look at the different editing processes, just to give you an idea how things work and how live editing differs from the other processes.
Film splicing – Technically this is not video editing, but film editing. This is also what is considered the oldest of all video editing processes. In film, splicing the footage is edited by cutting sections of the film and rearranging or discarding them. A splicing machine then allows film footage to be lined up and held in place while it is cut or spliced together.
Linear editing – In linear editing, the video is selectively copied from one tape to another. Segments from one tape are arranged as how a video editor sees fit the storyboard should run in the second tape. The second tape will become the final copy. It is called linear because it has to start with the first shot and follow a chronology until the last one.
Digital editing – In this method, video footage is saved to a computer hard drive and then edited using specialised software. After this is done, the finished product is recorded back to tape or optical disk. This is also called non-linear editing because the editor can work on any part of the footage at any time and not start from the beginning.
Did you notice that those methods involve some processes or some time in a production studio, cutting floor, or editing machine? In other words, they take up time? Not so with live editing.
Live editing – In this method, multiple cameras and other video sources are routed through a central mixing console and edited in real time as the event unfolds. There is no more post-process. A live television coverage is an example of live editing.
The advantages of live editing are obvious; you or your clients get the finished product immediately and you don’t spend any more money to pay for video editing.
If you have any event you want filmed and/or broadcast over the internet; and want that content available immediately to you or your client, we can help. We are Red Shell Productions; a live event streaming company based in West Midlands. We provide end-to-end streaming solutions and filming for companies, groups, and individuals around the country.
