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Hen's Bread Productions

Livestream · Case Study · Austin, TX

What Goes Into a
Professional Livestream

Most people understand livestreaming as a button on their phone. What we do is different — multiple cameras, stage audio, talent audio, broadcast-grade transmission, and a site visit before any of it starts. This is how a real livestream production works, from site scan to final broadcast.

At its core, a livestream is taking a camera signal and broadcasting it for anyone in the world to see in real time. The complexity varies by job — a small panel needs different coverage than a 200-person conference with stage lighting and room audio. But the standard never changes: once the train is on the tracks, there's no getting off. Preparation is everything.

For this production — a full-day event for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition in San Antonio — we handled multi-camera video, stage audio, room audio, lighting truss setup, and the livestream broadcast. The only things the venue provided were tables, food, stage, curtains, and podium. Everything else was us.

Behind the Scenes

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For a deeper look at the gear we run on a livestream job, visit our equipment page or watch the behind the scenes video.

The Site Visit

Our production service is built around being mobile — we're used to walking into spaces and making them work. But livestream is different from a standard shoot. There's no reshooting a panel question because the audio dropped. There's no going back if the camera angle was wrong. A site visit isn't optional — it's the job.

Before this production, we scanned the Encanto Room using our 3D LiDAR system. That scan gives us accurate room dimensions, ceiling height, power solutions, and a complete load-in and load-out plan. It also gives the client something they can actually use — a shared reference point for their own internal team to communicate around.

Gaussian Splat — Encanto Room, San Antonio

Navigate freely through the venue space we scanned before the shoot. If the embed doesn't load, open it directly here.

From the scan, we build a 3D mesh model of the room showing camera positions, lighting truss placement, audio runs, and cable routing. The client sees exactly what we're planning before a single piece of gear arrives.

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3D mesh model venue planning Hen's Bread Productions

Stage Lighting and Audio

The LiDAR scan gave us the ceiling height and room dimensions we needed to size the lighting truss and audio correctly before the day of. Showing up to a job and guessing at audio coverage for a 200-person room is how you end up with a bad livestream. The measurements tell you exactly what you need.

For this event we handled the full audio chain — talent microphones, podium mic, stage monitors, room speakers, and mixer — plus the lighting truss and fixtures. Every audio feed was recorded redundantly so the livestream had a backup even if the primary signal had issues.

Livestream audio engineer setup — Hen's Bread Productions San Antonio TX

Audio engineer running the board for the USGLC livestream, San Antonio TX.

Watch the Full Livestream Breakdown

Full behind the scenes breakdown of the USGLC livestream production.

Pricing

Our livestream pricing is straightforward. Here's how it breaks down for a standard 3-camera production with site visit:

Base Livestream Video Cart $3,500 / event

3 cameras, 3-person crew, talent audio, LiveU bonded cellular, and site visit. Includes day-of setup, broadcast, and raw footage delivery for social media repurposing.

Add-on Stage Lighting $1,500 / day

Lighting truss, equipment rental, and van. Covers setup and takedown. Sized to the room based on our LiDAR measurements from the site visit.

Add-on Room Audio $1,200 / day

Microphones, backup mics, speakers, and mixer — with a dedicated audio engineer. Covers the full room audio chain from talent to house speakers.

What's always included in every livestream
Multi-camera coverage (3 cameras standard)
LiveU bonded cellular — no venue WiFi dependency
Redundant audio recording
Raw footage for social media repurposing
Site visit + 3D LiDAR scan (when available)
3-person minimum crew on site
Day-before setup available (50% of cart rate)
Full livestream service page with specs

Additional cameras, on-screen graphics, or extra crew are scoped per project. Full pricing is on our pricing page — no guessing required.

The Short Version

A professional livestream isn't just pointed cameras and a stream key. It's site preparation, redundant systems, dedicated audio, proper lighting, and a crew that's been through enough of these to know what breaks and how to prevent it.

If you need a single team to handle the cameras, the audio, the lighting, and the broadcast — that's what we do. We serve Austin and all of Central Texas, and we travel. If you're outside our service area, reach out and we'll work out travel costs upfront so there are no surprises.

Livestream FAQ

These are the questions we get asked most before a livestream booking. If something isn't covered here, call or text Jacob directly at (512) 893-2709.

Same-week bookings are possible depending on availability and event complexity. That said, the more lead time we have the better — especially for larger events that require a site visit, lighting truss setup, or custom audio configuration. If your event is coming up quickly, reach out and we'll tell you honestly what's possible. We don't turn down jobs we can execute well on short notice.

Not budgeting for audio. Most clients think about cameras first — and cameras matter — but audio is what makes or breaks a livestream for the remote audience. A presenter who sounds like they're in a tunnel, a podium mic that cuts out, or room audio that bleeds into the talent feed will ruin an otherwise well-produced stream. We always scope audio as a separate line item so clients understand exactly what they're getting and why it matters.

Any platform the client needs. YouTube, LinkedIn Live, Facebook Live, Zoom, Teams, Vimeo, a custom RTMP endpoint — we can stream to any destination that accepts an RTMP stream key. We can also multistream to multiple platforms simultaneously. If your organization uses a specific platform or has a private streaming requirement, let us know and we'll make it work.

Our standard livestream package runs three cameras — that's enough to keep the stream visually interesting with wide, medium, and close coverage without being overkill for most events. The hard minimum is two cameras. A single-camera livestream is technically possible but we don't recommend it — one camera means one angle for the entire event, and it shows. Three cameras is the sweet spot for corporate events, panels, and conferences.

Yes — every livestream includes the raw multi-camera footage for repurposing. If you want an edited version — a highlight cut, a full clean edit, or social media clips — we handle post-production in-house at our standard post-production rates. Most clients use the raw footage for their own team and commission us for social cuts and a cleaned-up full edit.

Corporate conferences, panel discussions, award ceremonies, and — more than most people expect — memorial services and funerals. Livestreaming a memorial gives family members who can't travel the ability to be present for one of the most important moments of their lives. We approach those productions with the same care and professionalism as any corporate event. If it matters to the people in the room, it matters to us.

We run LiveU bonded cellular — which means we're not dependent on venue WiFi at all. LiveU bonds multiple cellular connections (4G/5G) together into a single broadcast-grade stream. If one signal drops, the others compensate automatically. On top of that, we run a backup stream key and record locally to cards simultaneously — so even in an extreme scenario, the footage is never lost. Venue WiFi going down has no effect on our stream.

Yes — we travel anywhere. Within the Austin metro there's no travel fee. Outside the metro we charge a travel fee based on distance and crew size. San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Waco, and across Texas are all jobs we've done. If you're outside Texas entirely, reach out and we'll work out logistics upfront so there are no surprises in the quote.

Based in Austin. Available Across Texas.

We're headquartered at 823 Congress Ave, STE 300, Austin TX 78701. We cover all of Central Texas with no travel fee within the metro — and we travel outside Austin for the right projects. If you're in San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, or beyond, reach out and we'll work out logistics upfront.

Planning a livestream event?

Call or text Jacob directly. We'll talk through the scope, do a site visit if needed, and give you clear pricing before anything is signed. Same-day response.

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