Ben Loveridge » Film & Television

Live Streaming the Festival of Ideas

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:47:28 +0000

Between June 13-18 2011, the University of Melbourne hosted the Biennial Festival of Ideas event which focused on the search for an Australian identity in thought, literature, history, art and architecture, politics, foreign policy and education.

Digital Media Solutions were engaged to record and stream live on the internet all 19 sessions from the Carrillo Gantner Theater in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre building. Here is a behind the scenes view of how it was captured and broadcast.

The live streaming sessions were conducted using Livestream.com and the Procaster software interface.

Over 650 viewers from 10 countries watched online over the course of the week with the top 5 being Australia, the United States, India, Canada and China. Download the livestream analytics pdf report here.

The multi-camera feed was switched live in 720p50 format and recorded to a KiPro hard disk recorder in ProRes format. The HDMI output of the recorder was fed into a Blackmagic Intensity Pro card in the back of a MacPro Quad-Core system. Each camera also recorded on tape or on board hard drive as a backup. On completion of each session, the switched session file on the hard drive was copied to a final cut pro edit suite upstairs where any vision edits were made along with the addition of title cards, lower thirds and end credits.

The completed session was then exported to multiple formats for distribution online and DVD.

Equipment used:

Quad core MacPro
Blackmagic Intensity Pro
x4 JVC HD video cameras
Datavision Vision Mixer
Ki-Pro HD recorder
16 channel Soundcraft audio mixer
8 Channel Sennheiser Wireless radio mic kit
Lots of cables

Software Used
Livestream.com subscription
Procaster software

Playing For Charlie

ben — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:43:32 +0000

A new independent Australian Film, Playing For Charlie screens at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 3rd and 6th, 2008.

The film was shot last year on the Panavision Genesis HD camera…

…and features some great performances including Jared Daperis (pictured) as ‘Tony’ who shoulders the responsibility of caring for his younger brother ‘Charlie’ along with his MS-suffering mother.

Stills neeeded to be shot quickly during rehearsals and in between takes while making sure to not trip over cables and equipment…

…thankfully there were plenty of lights and crew on hand to help capture the moments…

Captain Cook: Obsession And Discovery

ben — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:04:35 +0000

A four-part documentary series I worked on is now airing each Sunday on the ABC at 7:30pm until November 18th. Shot in High Definition on P2 and HDCAM formats, it’s a passionately presented and highly detailed insight into the life and times of Captain Cook.

Bloc Party – JTV

ben — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:36:16 +0000

Bloc Party performing for JTV live at the ABC studios. More photos here.

Dallas Crane – Video Clip for Tonight (There’s A Party Going Down)

ben — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:03:11 +0000

Be sure to check out the release of Dallas Crane’s second single from their Factory Girls album. Here’s some photos from the making of the video directed by Tim Spicer.