Client Background:

Supreme ($FIFTY) is a coin on the Solana network whose developers, The Supreme Team, are based in San Antonio, TX. Many ‘meme’ coins have live streams accompanying their launches but the production quality is minimal, mostly consisting of a simple webcam and computer audio setup. The Supreme Team knew if they presented a professional simulcast on the website Kick.com and their X social media account it would set them apart and send ripples through the crypto community.

Challenge:

To keep with the theme of crypto launches, this livestream would not be in a studio but the developer’s office. That meant fitting a three-camera broadcast in a small space. This livestream also planned to go live for 48-hours straight, meaning we had to essentially live and move around the equipment. What’s more, to keep viewers engaged for such a long period of time the developers desired the ability to share their screens for live-looks at the chart and stream chat room. They also asked for a live “selfie” cam they could take with them when leaving to grab food, take a break, and give a tour of the office.

Solution:

Using a Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2, we took in three SDI camera inputs to cut between live. These consisted of two locked-off ENG cameras (Sony FS7s with servo zooms) and a GoPro Hero 10. The functionality of the GoPro was the most difficult to engineer. Even with the manufacturer’s Media Mod attachment it only provided a micro HDMI video out. Using a micro to standard adapter and an HDMI to SDI converter box we got the signal into our workflow. An HDMI splitter would have enabled a reference feed if needed.

Another challenge was the ability to walk around while hardlined. HDMIs traditionally have a maximum run of 20 feet before signal loss. Using the latest in fiber optic HDMI technology and a wireless lavalier microphone we gave the show host 100 feet of run, allowing him full-range of the office.

Using a custom step-and-repeat template, we built out picture-in-pictures (PiPs) of the host and his laptop. Vmix Call allowed him to share a live feed of his screen. Through bringing in an HTTPS feed of the Kick broadcast and cropping out the video section we incorporated a live-look of the chat room in a PiP as well. An overlay template within Vmix provided a quadbox showcasing all of the inputs at once.

From the feedback they received, The Supreme Team said that the crypto community agreed a livestream of this caliber had never been done before and it set a new standard for coin launches.

Quote from client:

“My team and I were looking to conduct a multi-day live stream with multiple camera angles. We needed the stream to be extremely high quality both in regard to production and image quality.

We had absolutely know idea what we were doing, but we had a vision of the outcome. Josh and his production team were able to take that vision and bring it to life and then some.

Josh is a consummate professional. His deep knowledge of video production enabled him to decipher how to get the outcomes we needed from a platform neither of us had ever used. His equipment is of the highest quality and he knows how to use it, within an hour our space was a movie set. Josh was able to run our stream for almost 48 hours straight without a single interruption.

I am so glad we found him, couldn’t recommend him enough.”

- Justin Solis

Co-Founder, The Supreme Team