Lockheed Martin Offers Tips for Live Video Production
Helping companies of all sizes succeed in live video, Eric Hards, manager of digital media and streaming for Lockheed Martin, offered ten live video tips at the recent Enterprise Video Conference in Los Angeles. First up, he said, is to manage expectations.
"The number one thing I can tell you is setting these expectations with your customers or the people that you're doing the live events for, even the on-demand for, because they're coming in with these expectations of YouTube video, of HD quality, of the thousands, tens of thousands, millions of viewers that you hear about for things like rock concerts or Victoria's Secret rollouts, things like that," Hards said. "So, that's their thought process when they come and say 'I want to do a webcast for my organization.' You have to kind of set their expectations and say, 'We're going to have one camera and it's going to be in a conference room, and it's going to be you talking. It's not going to be a lavish production.' Or, it could be a lavish production if they want to bring the funds that go along with that."
When the boss is expecting broadcast quality, managing expectations means the difference between being judged a success or a failure.
"Helping to set that expectation has helped tremendously," Hards noted. Watch the video below for more tips from Lockheed Martin, including the importance of planning ahead, how to mitigate risk, and why performing a dry run is crucial.
Enterprise Live Video Production, Tips and Tricks
This session will focus on best practices for dealing with the "ever changing" nature of live video production. Each panel member will bring their "bag of tricks" for their top five items that all producers should be doing for live production in the enterprise. Live video production can be full of pit falls and unexpected changes and this session will give you the chance to learn from the folks who deal with all levels of live video production on a daily basis.
Moderator: Eric Hards, Manager, Digital Media and Streaming, Enterprise Digital Media, Lockheed Martin
Related Articles
Sure, there's a fully staffed IT department ready to assist within an enterprise, but getting on their schedule isn't always easy.
01 May 2015
Companies serve more on-demand than live video, but how will the rise of mobile devices impact enterprise video platform performance?
29 Jan 2014
The aerospace giant joins Cisco in a panel discussion on how best to get executive buy-in for an enterprise video solution.
31 Oct 2012