Before you livestream an event: what you need to know
I was asked to help ER put on a livestream for the Monday 90-minute debate, and said yes, both as a learning experience and because I love the Easy Reader and publisher Kevin Cody. But let me tell you—clicking Zoom to join a call is a whole lot easier than actually presenting an event and staging it with cameras. There are so many variables, accessories needed and costs involved. Thinking of putting on an entertainment, business, or funeral live streaming? I thought you’d all benefit from some of the things I learned this week. Your laptop webcam won’t cut it The debate, at the Shade in Manhattan Beach, will feature city council member Steve Napolitano as moderator, and opponents and proponents of Measure A, which aims to raise money for schools. Obviously I can’t stick my laptop webcam in the middle of a table and pick up all the participants that way. Visually, it would be a snore. One option: I use an old iPhone as my Zoom webcam anyway, so that would work. I could put it on a tripod, and pan back and forth between the speakers. (I prefer the iPhone to the traditional webcam as the resolution is way higher.) The app Reincubate Camo connects the iPhone to Zoom, via the Lightning…
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