4K Live Multi-Camera Coverage for World Science Festival Brisbane

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We covered keynote conversations at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre for World Science Festival Brisbane 2023 with four cameras in 4K.
• Producers in New York followed the coverage live and gave feedback in real time.
• Every camera, remote source and graphics feed was recorded separately for the edit.

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SUMMARY

ON STAGE IN BRISBANE. ON THE MONITORS IN NEW YORK

For World Science Festival Brisbane 2023, we covered keynote conversations at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre with four cameras and a 4K live production. The speakers were in Brisbane, while the festival’s producers in New York watched the coverage as it happened.

That made it more than a camera job. Remote contributors, presentation material, graphics and sound all had to come together around the conversation on stage.

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KEEPING EVERYONE IN THE CONVERSATION

We handled the live switching, playback, graphics and sound recording, bringing the cameras and the remote feeds into one production.

The New York producers could follow the show and give feedback in real time. Being on opposite sides of the world didn’t mean waiting until afterwards to see how it had gone.

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READY FOR THE LIVE SHOW AND THE EDIT

Alongside the live programme, we recorded every camera, remote source and graphics feed separately. That gave the post-production team choices well beyond the shots picked during the show.

The New York team received 4K material to work with afterwards, and the conversations got a life beyond their time on stage.

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THE RESULT

Four cameras, a 4K live production and a full set of separate recordings, with producers on the other side of the world following along in real time.

Brisbane on stage, New York on the monitors, and nobody waiting for a download.