Auditoriums have a fixed number of seats and graduating classes have a lot of grandparents. Live streaming a commencement, a moving-up ceremony or a winter concert lets every family watch, and gives the school a clean recording for its archive. Here’s how these run.
Multi-camera, because a stage is wide
A single locked camera can’t show both the full stage and a graduate’s face as they cross it. We typically run two or three: a wide on the whole stage, a tighter one on the podium and the handshake point, and often one for the crowd and the processional. A small switcher cuts between them live so families see the moment their student’s name is called.
Name audio is the point
The one thing every parent is waiting for is their child’s name read clearly. We take a direct feed from the school’s PA or podium mic — never a camera mic from 80 feet back — so names, speeches and the band come through clean.
A feed the whole community can rely on
- A single link the school shares with all families — works on any device
- Unlisted or password-protected if the school prefers
- Wired internet where the building has it; bonded cellular backup where it doesn’t
- A full recording for the school’s records and for families to rewatch
- An optional short highlight edit for the school’s site and socials
Works for more than graduation
The same setup covers concerts, plays, award nights, sports finals, board meetings and assemblies. Pair it with graduation photography or school photography from the same team and the school has one vendor for the whole day. This is the modern version of the studio’s long-running virtual graduation service.
Richard Black Studio covers weddings, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 15 & 16 celebrations and special events across Long Island and New York — photography, films and professional live streaming from one team. Tell us what you’re planning and we’ll send availability and a quote.