Capturing the action is at the very heart of what we do, whether it's the directed action of an actor with a perfectly delivered script, or the unpredictability of an event happening right in front of us, it's about making sure we get what's needed to tell the story. Live events bring all these skills together, they give us the opportunity to make immediate decisions and see the reaction - getting the adrenaline pumping and the heart pounding. Everything can be scripted, rehearsed and practised as much as possible, but when it's live there are no second chances!
At JayJay Media we're really fortunate that so many organisations trust us, and choose to leave their events in our capable hands. From simply turning up and recording, to pushing all the buttons, designing the full show and overseeing the whole production - at JayJay Media we do it all.
Below you can find more details about some of the live events we've helped produce, and we've pulled together some of the highlights into a showreel.
• Hull History Centre Opening
JayJay Media covered the opening of the Hull History Centre by historian and TV presenter Dan Snow. A live feed of his speech to guests at the Guildhall was relayed back to an overflow audience at the History Centre.
• Improving Lives Awards
Honouring the achievements of the many local authority workers whose dedication and hard work helps improve the lives of local residents, this ceremony was a night of celebration.
JayJay Media produced 15 films to be shown on the evening, as well as running three cameras and directing the screen output.
• Wilberforce Lecture - Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty
Shami Chakrabarti was the most recent in a long line of distinguished Wilberforce Lecture speakers to be filmed by current JayJay Media staff. In this past this has included Rt Hon. David Miliband MP, Dr John Sentamu, Dr Rowan Williams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
• Hull Freedom Festival
JayJay Media had two crews at the massive 2009 Freedom Festival to capture the atmospheric Carabosse fire installation, and the euphoria from the huge crowd at the Love Music, Hate Racism stage in Queen's Gardens.
• Hull Digital Live
As supporters of the first Hull Digital Live Conference, JayJay Media filmed each speaker, conducted vox pops with speakers and delegates, and edited together a range of packages. Look out for Hull Digital Live later this year!
• BBC Radio 5 Live Hull Octoberfest
The BBC entrusted JayJay Media to deliver a three man camera crew and rig all lighting for live broadcasts from the Feren's Art Gallery and the Vue Cinema. The broadcast was carried live on the BBC Five Live website, and included supplying the video for the highly popular Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode film reviews.
• BAE Systems Chairman's and Apprentice Awards
Working closely with the team at BAE Systems, JayJay Media delivered content for two separate awards ceremonies. In all, over 30 individual videos were produced for the two events, and JayJay also managed the whole Apprentice Awards show.
• Hull Christmas Lights switch on
Rhydian, Mini Viva and Girls Can't Catch (not forgetting the arrival of Father Christmas) were the stars of the show at the big Christmas switch on. The JayJay Media crew were on hand supplying three live cameras and directing and mixing the output for the festive crowd.
• Humberside Police Chief Constable's Awards
Celebrating excellence in Humberside Police was the order of the day at these awards. JayJay directed the event, created all the on-screen content including the presentation and videos and filmed the proceedings.
• Humberside Police Lifestyle Awards 2009
To acknowledge the achievements of over 300 young people in Humberside Police's Lifestyle project, JayJay took over the whole of Hull City Hall, designed a 5 screen show with live performers, live wireless cameras, video inserts and explosions galore - all to a very loud and ecstatic audience!
• Smith & Nephew Best Practice Conference
With this conference, Smith & Nephew brought together industry experts and key opinion leaders to listen to and discuss examples of best practice in wound healing. A JayJay team filmed the event and produced a highlights video with interviews for continued use after the conference.
• Hull Truck Theatre opening gala nights
As Hull Truck opened the doors to their brand new theatre, JayJay Media were on hand to relay live coverage to their internal plasma screens, and also live to Hull's big screen.
JayJay Media Live Events Showreel
