EventDV Live

Award-winning producer Shawn Lam looks at two key elements of the process: capturing multimedia presentations effectively for both live-switched productions and post-produced edits, and how to become a successful technical director of a live-switched shoot, whether for IMAG delivery or providing a live feed for broadcast or webcast.

Many fans will remember the 2010 Winter Olympics as the games where Canada upstaged the US in hockey and in gold medals, but I’ll always remember it as the event where Canada set the gold standard of live video coverage for years to come.

Top Vancouver event shooter Shawn Lam critiques the live coverage of the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, pitting U.S. juggernaut NBC against Canadian home team CTV.