Election hustings live streaming

The Open Universtity Union took advantage of our low-cost, two-camera set up to stream their live hustings out to members prior to voting for a new President. We streamed the event to the OU's live Facebook. Our mixer allowed the inclusion of full-screen Skype calls and OU graphics. At the end of the event we handed over high quality .mp4 file archives for the OU to host.

• Skills

  • Event Production
  • Live Facebook streaming
  • VOD archive production
  • Vision mixing & encoding

• Client

  The Open University

Event highlights video recording with on-site editing

The event took place in the famous Barcelona Arts Hotel. Actionstream was asked to produce a highlights video, capturing challenges that the 500 delegates had to undertake all over Barcelona, and edited in time for screening at the final dinner. We worked with event producers Live Union to ensure coverage of all the key details during the 2-day event. This included a retro-themed, green-screened fancy dress Karaoke night in Casa Batlló one of the architect Gaudí's extraordinary creations. We set up portable editing station to continue editing as the green screen shoot got underway. The video was a great success and complimented by both JP Morgan heads and the delegates.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Project Management
  • Encoding

• Client

  JP Morgan

Conference Video production, highlights, interviews and editing

The event took place at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel Actionstream was asked to record the plenary sessions with a 3-Camera set up, to produce a highlights video, and to record interviews with delegates and presenters throughout the day, some for immediate use. We used a large-chip camera for the interviews to achieve a pleasing blurred effect for the backround which eliminated distractions from the content of the interviews.

• Skills

  • Multi Camera Directing
  • Video Production
  • Project Management
  • Multi-Camera Editing

• Client

  RSA Group

Video Statement Recording with lighting and autocue

Talking direct to camera is not easy. Even accomplished performers can have difficulties. Actionstream makes it easy. No pressure, rehearsal time, guidance, and the speach or statement itself under the camera lens. We can provide a traditional autocue but many clients prefer bullet points or text which they can control themselves with a clicker.

As you can see from the picture, we can use a very compact set up which means we can film in any office space even with professional 3-point lighting.

• Skills

  • Script supervision
  • Direction
  • Lighting & Camerawork
  • Autocue

• Client

  HSBC

Clinigen (Idis) Philadelphia conference recording and editing with PowerPoint

This Philadelphia IDIS (Clinigen) conference was set up to highlight IDIS' services in distributing ground-breaking new medicines in exceptional cirumstances before these medicines have passed through full legal authorisation. Cases discussed included revolutionary anti-cancer compounds that could reverse terminal breast cancer.

From a technical point of view, the venue was quite restrictive with low ceilings and pillars. Actionstream was able use a two-camera set up which was not too obtrusive, despite the compact venue. We also recorded the slide output and edited this into the footage, setting up an online ePortal for the event with links to each individual presentation.

We edited the PowerPoint in a branded surround as in the picture opposite and we switched from presenter plus slide to presenter only no slide was being discussed and during Q&A, thus avoiding the 'dead slide' scenario.

• Skills

  • Multi Camera Directing
  • Facilities Hire
  • PowerPoint recording
  • Post-Production

• Client

  Clinigen

Conference presentation recording with PowerPoint capture and secure ePortal delivery

The Merck Global Brands conference was a high profile event and Actionstream worked on behalf of Touch Associates to co-ordinate the video recording and production of the event. We recorded all presentations and PowerPoint from two venues and put them together in a composite layout as seen opposite. Each presentaions with slides was available to the complete Merck salesforce shortly after the event on a secure ePortal. Using .mp4 at a midrange data rate ensured that personnel could view from almost any location via a normal web browser.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Project Management
  • Post Production
  • Crew and Facilities

• Client

  Merck Serono

Event video recording with interactive PowerPoint presentation production

VISA needed an interactive video/PowerPoint system suitable for viewing over their Intranet and compatible with all devices without new software. Our solution was to compile the video and slides in an interactive player branded with corporate colours. This player allows viewers to re-read indiviudal slides and to swap between large slide view and large video view.

• Skills

  • Video production
  • Coding
  • Post production
  • Online delivery

• Client

  VISA

International conference live webcast production

The H5N1 Avian Influenza conference was called at a time when there was considerable concern around the world about a mutation had been created in the lab, by both Ron Fouchier and Yoshi Kawaoka, which enabled transmissible in respiratory droplets

Actionstream was selected to webcast the two-day event live and then to create an ePortal for all the material, enabling viewers to play each and any presentation individually.

As you can see in the image opposite, we were able to use a compact two-camera live webcast set up, run by a single, skilled operator, thus keeping the budget down.

• Skills

  • Cameras
  • Live webcast production
  • Project Management
  • HTML ePortal design

• Client

  The Royal Society

Live webcast from boardroom

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust had called an Emergency General Meeting following a sensitive issue regarding the protection of heritage properties and the issue of swapping a small segment of the Trust's heritage land. There was huge public interest and they needed to make a decision straight away, at the meeting. The problem was that 4 members of the board were unable to attend, being abroad or away - yet their participation was crucial.

Working with ERS, Actionstream were able to set up a two-camera live webcast within a very confined space and, using podium, radio and boom microphones, to relay the event so that the absentee members could participate, ask questions and vote.

• Skills

  • Live Webcast Production
  • Vision Mixing
  • Project Management
  • Logistics

• Client

  Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Live AGM and CPD webcast with powerpoint webcasting and archive

The Psychologists' Protection Society needed an economical solution for their live AGM and CPD webcasts from Edinburgh and Dublin. Actionstream delivered a compact two-camera set up which enabled the live webcast to go ahead from a small meeting room. PowerPoint slides were composited live alongside the video in the compact mixer. Post-event the full AGM and CPD archive was made available online. Many clients like PPS appreciate a fast event video file handover so that they can post to YouTube or their own video servers.

• Skills

  • Multi-camera live webcast production
  • Editing
  • Project Management
  • Post-Production

• Client

  Psychologists' Protection Society

Green screen recording conference video production

DunnHumby required conference video presentations that could also be used throughout the organisation's Intranet. Key personnel gave technical updates on new technological developments. But they wanted to liven up the normal 'talking head' shot. Filming against a green screen at DunnHumbys London offices, Actionstream added high quality footage to the background to create a more visual interest.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Green Screen Video Production
  • Project Management
  • Post-Production

• Client

  Dunnhumby

European Symposium on Reproductive Endocrinology

The symposium is held in a differnt country each year and the pictures opposite are from the Istanbul symposium. Actionstream travelled out with a single camera to capture video and PowerPoint sides and to create an ePortal of all the presentations. We have done this in Prague, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Rome and Istanbul.

• Skills

  • Cameraman
  • PowerPoint Slide Capture
  • ePortal Design
  • Post-Production

• Client

  Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Live webcast and highlights video production for Medical Conference

The Euopean Sensory Integration Conference took place over 2 days in Birmingham. Actionstream was chosen for our very competitive quote. We webcast the two days live and recorded all sessions, including breakout rooms. Our highights video was highly acclaimed by the team at ESiC. All files were prepared for the Internet and uploaded to the client's servers shortly after the conference.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Project Management
  • Encoding

• Client

  European Sensory Integration Conference

APASL conferences in Karachi and Singapore

Actionstream was commissioned to recorded these conferences for the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver. Taking lightweight equipment we were able to keep costs down without compromising our ability to get good quality footage. One of the advantages of using a company like Actionstream is the ability to put a broadcast-experienced cameraman anywhere. This gives more reliable results than relying on the unknown of in-house venue technicians abroad.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Project Management
  • Encoding

• Client

  Infotier

Interviews and abstracts video recording at EASL conference

Our clients required a series of direct-to-camera presentations recorded at a London EASL conference. We set up with a monitor in front of the camera so that presenters could speak directly to the lens. We captured the presentations together with slide timings so that the material could be presented to a wider audience on the web.

• Skills

  • Directing
  • Down the Line video recording
  • PowerPoint synchonization
  • Video Encoding

• Client

  IC-HEP

Live streaming webcast series of Council meetings

Rushmoor Borough Council had public meetings which had attracted considerable interest. There was not enough room in the Council chambers to accommodate everyone so Actionstream was called in to stream the events live. We used a compact 3-camera set up inside the Council chamber and were able to broadcast all the discussion and reactions out to a wide audience. Not only did this allow many more people to watch the proceedings, it also helped to show how sharply different opinons were handled in a fair, democratic and transparent manner.

• Skills

  • Live streaming production
  • Project Management
  • Facilities hire
  • Crew

• Client

  Rushmoor Borough Council