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JVC PTZ cameras selected to livestream this year’s Filmscape Conference

Filmscape, an educational, non-profit organization that helps develop resources in the Chicago metro and surrounding areas for people pursuing careers in film and television, provides content covering all things production. To build knowledge for those working behind the scenes in the industry, the organization hosts its Filmscape Conference each year.

To livestream this year’s sessions on YouTube, the Filmscape deployed one KY-PZ510WU and two KY-PZ400NWU PTZ cameras, managed by the RM-LP100U remote camera controller, from JVC Professional Video. The KY-PZ510 was used as the primary camera to track the individual presenter, while the two KY-PZ400 cameras flanked the stage for panel discussions.

“The low profile of the JVC PTZ cameras enabled us to place them in environments that are otherwise not possible with a traditional camera setup”, says Gary Adcock, Executive Director of Filmscape. They mounted one of the KY-PZ400 PTZs on a wall, suspended the other KY-PZ400 from the ceiling, and placed the single KY-PZ510 PTZ on a large stand.

Adcock adds that the JVC PTZ cameras helped expand the floorplan, bringing the attendees closer to the stage. “Having PTZs out of the way of traffic meant we no longer had to lose those seating positions for the cameras; we were actually able to add seats in this environment”, he says. “This allowed us to livestream this content in a way that we hadn’t previously been able to do.”

JVC’s AI-enabled auto-tracking feature followed the speaker throughout the presentations. “It simplified the process for the film crew as they didn’t have to manually track the speaker”, says Adcock. “This also benefitted the speaker, as they could walk around the stage without worrying whether they were in the shot.”

The cameras enabled the staff to livestream directly to the YouTube channel. “The built-in technologies of the JVC PTZs, the ability to connect over Ethernet and control the cameras in multiple ways, is amazing to me”, says Adcock. “These features allowed the camera operators to perform at a higher level. Creating a seamless livestream can become very complicated when you have more than 1,000 people around you while you’re trying to run simple, efficient camera workflows with non-traditional camera placements.”

(Photos: JVC Professional Video/Filmscape)

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