The Keynote Capture Shot List
What a crew should film at every event
If a moment isn't captured, no editor can save it. The difference between usable footage and a wasted shoot is decided on site. This is the shot list our crews run at every event.
Before the talk
- ▸Venue exterior, signage, and your name on the event board
- ▸A wide establishing shot of the room and stage
- ▸Mic check and a few candid backstage moments
- ▸The audience filing in and the room filling up
During: cameras and angles
Multi-camera is what separates 4K coverage from a single house recording:
- ▸Camera A: locked wide on the full stage (your safety shot)
- ▸Camera B: medium and punch-in on you, following movement
- ▸Camera C: roaming for audience reactions and profile angles
- ▸Record the entire talk uncut for the long-form version
The moments to guarantee
- ▸Your opening hook
- ▸The peak of every story
- ▸Every laugh, applause break, and audible reaction
- ▸The key framework while it's on the screen behind you
- ▸Your closing line
Audio: the part most people get wrong
Always pull a clean feed from the soundboard or a dedicated lav mic. The on-camera mic is a backup only. Bad audio ruins more short videos than bad video ever will. A perfectly framed shot with echoey room sound is unusable.
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