Live-streaming an event can be as simple as pointing a camera at a stage and sending that video to the internet.

But for conferences, corporate events, symposiums, presentations, panel discussions, and other professional events, there is often a lot more happening behind the scenes.

At Rustic River Media, we approach live-streaming as a full production.

Based in New Braunfels, Texas, our team provides professional livestream and live event production throughout New Braunfels, San Marcos, San Antonio, Austin, and the surrounding Central Texas area, while also traveling for productions across the state.

More Than Just a Livestream

We recently completed our fourth consecutive year producing the livestream for the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative Symposium, a multi-day event featuring numerous presenters and sessions.

For an event like this, our job goes well beyond putting cameras in the room.

Our crew managed multiple cameras and wireless video feeds, live switching, front-of-house audio for the audience, a separate audio mix for the livestream, an audio/video feed to an overflow room, and the various technical and IT needs that came up throughout the event.

That ability to handle the entire technical production is a major part of what Rustic River Media brings to a live event.

Multi-Camera Video and Professional Audio

A multi-camera livestream creates a much more engaging experience for the online audience.

Instead of watching a single wide shot for hours, viewers can see close-ups of presenters, wide shots of the room, panelists, presentations, audience interaction, and other important moments as our crew switches between cameras in real time.

Audio is just as important. Depending on the event, our team can manage front-of-house audio for the people attending in person while simultaneously creating a separate audio mix specifically for the livestream.

Presentations, videos, graphics, sponsor slides, and other visual elements can also be incorporated directly into the broadcast instead of simply pointing a camera at a projection screen.

One Production, Multiple Destinations

The livestream isn’t always the only place the production needs to go.

Events may require video and audio feeds to overflow rooms, monitors, projectors, confidence monitors, recording systems, or other areas of a venue.

By building everything as one integrated production, the same cameras, audio sources, presentations, and switching system can serve both the online audience and people throughout the venue.

This allows our team to handle more than the webcast itself. When needed, we can manage much of the technical production surrounding the event.

Reliability Matters

Unlike traditional video production, there are no second takes during a livestream.

If a camera, microphone, computer, wireless feed, or internet connection has an issue, the event keeps moving.

That’s why planning and redundancy are such important parts of professional livestream production.

We build our systems with potential points of failure in mind and carry backup equipment for critical components. For productions where internet connectivity is especially important, Rustic River Media can also utilize multiple internet sources and bonded connectivity rather than relying entirely on a single venue connection.

The goal is simple: anticipate problems before they become problems for the audience.

Building the Right Livestream for Your Event

Not every event needs the same production.

Some clients may need a relatively straightforward two-camera livestream. Others may need multiple camera operators, wireless video, professional audio, presentations, graphics, recording, overflow-room feeds, redundant internet, and a complete production crew.

We build the system around the event rather than forcing every client into the same package.

That allows Rustic River Media to provide professional livestream production for corporate meetings, conferences, symposiums, panel discussions, training events, nonprofit events, announcements, and other live productions of all sizes.

Livestream Production in New Braunfels, Austin, San Antonio and Across Texas

Rustic River Media is based in New Braunfels, Texas, putting our team in a great position to provide professional livestream production throughout New Braunfels, San Marcos, San Antonio, Austin, and the surrounding Central Texas and Hill Country areas.

Our crews also travel throughout Texas for larger productions, including events in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and beyond.

If you’re planning an event and need more than someone to simply point a camera at a stage, we’d love to talk about what your production requires.

Rustic River Media provides professional multi-camera live-streaming and live event production in New Braunfels and throughout Texas, including cameras, audio, live switching, recording, presentations, internet connectivity, and technical support. Contact us to start planning your next livestream.