Corporate Video Production, 2nd Edition

17Corporate Events: Filming Conferences and Meetings

Introduction

A frequent function of the corporate video producer is recording conferences and meetings. These recordings can be played back for employees at remote locations, and some events, such as shareholders’ annual meetings, are even streamed live over the internet. This chapter includes information on shooting in an auditorium, IMAG projection, and working with PowerPoint slides.

Meetings, Bloody Meetings is the title of a training video starring John Cleese. The title alone suggests that corporations have more than enough meetings and that they have become increasingly distasteful. Meetings can range in scope from a trainer conducting a class of 20 employees to an annual corporate ...