Event and Conference Video in Boston
I film events, talks and conferences in Boston and around New England with two or three cameras and clean audio taken off the stage mics, then cut them so the room comes through. A talk, a toast or an award night only happens once, so I plan the coverage to make sure nothing gets missed. For the Pan‑Mass Challenge I filmed Dana‑Farber's President and CEO on a stage by a lake at night, for The Trustees I lit and mixed the sound on a 90 minute live stream in 2021, and for Boston University I turn convocation highlights around the next day.
Event and conference video
Most of the events I film are one of three kinds. There's the program on a stage, like a keynote, a lecture, a fireside chat or a panel, where the job is a complete, clean recording of every word. There's the celebration, like a gala, an anniversary or an award night, where the job is the feeling in the room. And there's the live stream, where it all has to work the first time.
The coverage changes from event to event, but I always make sure nothing that happens on the stage gets missed. A locked wide holds the whole program, an operated camera finds the speaker's face and the people listening, and the sound comes from the board instead of a microphone across the room.
If the event is part of a bigger story, like a donor film or a profile with interviews, take a look at interview and testimonial video. If your own producer is running the day and just needs a shooter, that's camera operator crew hire.
Events I've filmed and cut
PMC Unpaved Fireside Chat
Dana-Farber's CEO in conversation with riders in Lenox. We had three cameras and a drone synced to one recorder, and I cut it as a live multicam just under half an hour long.
PMC Unpaved Living Proof Toast
The whole camp gathered on the stone steps by the lake. Two of my cameras held the speakers and the faces listening while the drones took it from above.
The Trustees 130th Annual Meeting
A 90 minute, two camera live stream at The Trustees headquarters in 2021. We had live switching, a lit interview wall and miked guests.
2025 Convocation Highlights
Emily Deschanel and Amira Sheikh at convocation. I cut the key moments of the speeches into an audio story, covered it in B‑roll and turned it around the same day or the next.
MGM Music Hall at Fenway Opening
We were a team of four on opening day in 2022. Back at the studio I cut a short highlight for social on the venue and the day's events.
Alnoba Leadership Award 2025
The story package that played to a live audience at the award ceremony. I cut it from an interview recorded on Zoom through a translator.
Every project I've worked on, and what I did on each one, is in the portfolio.
What the coverage does for your event
A locked wide. One camera holds the whole stage from start to finish, so no line gets lost while the other camera reframes.
An operated close up. The second camera follows the speaker and turns to the room when a line lands. That gives the edit faces to cut to, along with the podium.
Sound from the source. The voices come from a recorder off the board or the stage mics, and I sync every camera to it in the edit. On the PMC fireside chat the stage mics came in low, so I rebuilt the dialogue and leveled it to streaming loudness before the client ever saw a cut.
Timecode on everything. Tentacle Sync goes on the cameras and the recorder, so three angles and a drone line up without anyone clapping a slate.
A quick turnaround. You get a highlight the next day for the newsletter and social, and the full program once the sound is cleaned up. Everything I bring is on the gear page.
How event coverage is quoted
I quote every event to what it actually needs: the number of cameras, the hours on site, any crew, a live stream if you want one, and the edit, which is priced by what you get at the end. There's no travel charge in Greater Boston or on the North Shore.
Send me the date, the venue and the run of show through the contact form, and I'll get you an exact quote within a business day. If you want to see how I build it first, here's how I put a quote together.
Hiring an event videographer in Boston
How many cameras does a talk or a lecture need?
Usually two: a locked wide that never misses anything, and an operated camera on the speaker's close up. A conversation on stage or a panel gets a third, so each person has their own close up and the edit can cut to whoever is talking.
Can you take audio from the venue's sound system?
Yes, and honestly I prefer it. A recorder off the board or the stage mics gives you the cleanest voice in the room. I sync every camera to that recorder in the edit, and a mic on the camera keeps the room sound as a backup.
Can you live stream the event?
Yes. For The Trustees' 130th Annual Meeting in 2021 we ran a 90 minute, two camera live stream with live switching and a four person team, and I lit it and mixed the live sound. Tell me where the stream needs to go and I'll plan the crew around it.
How fast can we get a highlight video?
For Boston University's convocation I turn the highlights around the same day or the next. A full length recording of a talk takes longer, because I clean up and level the sound before you see it.
Is there a travel fee?
Not in Greater Boston or on the North Shore. Anywhere else in New England or New York, I quote the drive with the job.
Events around Boston and New England
Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Quincy, Burlington and Worcester. On the North Shore, Peabody, Salem, Beverly and Danvers. Across the region, from the Berkshires to Providence and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. More on the Boston and North Shore pages.
Tell me about your event
If you've got an event coming up, send me the date, the venue and the run of show, and I'll have a quote back to you within a business day.