Productive Media Inc.

05/26/2024

Great fun lighting up a casino night at Woodland Golf Club! Mike Thurber really hit the jackpot! (Sorry, couldn't help it)

04/18/2024

Projection for the CMA department concert at New England Conservatory!

11/19/2023

Always a busy time of year!

09/27/2023

Busy season for us! The Cradles to Crayons Backpackathon was a bunch of fun! As was Northeastern University's Movie Night and Mario Kart session on a 30 foot screen!

05/24/2023

Another Class Day at the Kennedy School!

05/07/2023

Hard to believe we haven't posted anything in months! We've had shows in Orlando, Washington DC, and all over New England. And we have welcomed 3 new full-time employees, too!

11/09/2022

We like keeping busy!

04/20/2022

So. . . Many. . . Conferences and Events!

03/06/2022

Another day streaming in paradise, or--you know--Jordan Hall.

02/11/2022

Testing our two new very bright 16'x9' (or metric equivalent) outdoor LED video walls! The full sun/shade test was done with just a few panels for time savings.

12/30/2021

We've been busy, but forgotten to post! Happy New Year!

08/09/2021

The First Congregational Church in Wi******er, MA asked us to install a multicamera livestream system that could work with some already existant equipment, and an integrated 82" monitor system to replace their hymn boards. Their first live stream was August 8!

06/21/2021

We were honored to live stream the offshore memorial service for murder victim Jodi Sivak last night. She was a naturalist on many a whale watch in Gloucester. After the memories were shared, her family and friends scattered her ashes at sea. This was the sky on our return to port. Fair winds and following seas, Jodi.

05/26/2021

Totally just a test. Please Ignore this.

05/25/2021

Well, that was a busy week, with the hybrid Olin College Commencement, the hybrid Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Gala, and the hybrid New England Conservatory Commencement! Almost like old times!

04/04/2021

4 camera Easter service live streams for the First Congregational Church of Wi******er at dawn, 8am and 10 am. With Seth Wereska and Geoff Briggs.

02/19/2021

This past year has been a challenge, but we have successfully navigated back to our roots as a solution (and content) creator for video production and streaming. We've livestreamed a multi-location world-premiere for an Oscar-worthy documentary, shot, edited, and streamed a nine camera chef-competition themed fundraiser, shot and streamed masterclasses for New England Conservatory, and shot and streamed social events - weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, fraternal organization events, wakes, and funerals. When Massachusetts opens back up for conferences, galas, and fundraisers, we will be working alongside folks there, too. Hope to see you there!

01/11/2021

This was our last live streamed wedding of 2020. On December 30, 2020 to be exact. Outside, in a nasty "breeze" along the Charles River at the Royal Sonesta (nice people, btw) across the river from Boston. I'd never seen a piano actually played with winter gloves before. To give him credit, it sounded pretty good! (Behzad Dayanim from bostonsbestmusic.com)

11/18/2020

We are very proud to have produced the livestream for the world premiere of the Oscar-worthy documentary "Sky Blossom - Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation". Director Richard Lui was live at the Kennedy Center, Host Montel Williams zoomed in from home to emcee, and we were able to bring them, and a number of dignitaries and good people to an international audience on Veterans Day! Www.skyblossom.com (tissues recommended)

09/16/2020

We've been very busy with live streaming weddings this month. Here's what we learned from CEO Geoff's daughter's wedding. (No pressure on the crew at all)
https://www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/9/16/wedding-streams-and-social-distancing

We've been busy this Fall providing live streams for weddings. Geoff runs down the details of the one that is closest to his heart. We talk about the plan, the hiccups, and the benefits of streaming his daughter's wedding.

09/04/2020

Oh, and tips for using Powerpoint in a Zoom meeting!
https://www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/8/21/quick-tips-on-powerpoint-for-zoom

This week Geoff runs down some of our thoughts on using PowerPoint in a Zoom meeting. Get professional quality presentations by paying attention to a few common sticking points.

07/20/2020

A four minute primer on planning a virtual event or meeting, with Geoff Briggs. https://www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/7/17/virtual-meeting-overview

Geoff gives a brief overview around planning virtual presentations, and covers our approach to a rather special social event. For a more in depth version of virtual event considerations, check out Seth’s “ Virtual From First Principles ” presentation. The Virtual Event Worksheet that is mentio

07/02/2020

Seth Wereska tackles the concept of whether virtual sets are too much of a good thing. And our editor gets a little snarky.

www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/7/1/can-you-go-too-virtual

This week Seth Wereska, takes a look at virtual set technologies and thinks about how they may or may not improve your audiences experience.

06/25/2020

Six minutes of useful tips for virtual presenters from Senior Producer Geoff Briggs!
https://www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/6/24/tips-for-virtual-presenters

Geoff Briggs provides six minutes of tips that will help conference presenters improve their virtual presentations. From lighting, to audio, to framing, to best practices, Geoff offer's simple solutions to common problems.

06/18/2020

A deep dive by resident Digital Media Specialist Seth Wereska into what we should think about as we prepare and create content for the next phase of conferences, galas, lectures, and social events. There is indeed much to think about!

https://www.productivemedia.com/musings/2020/6/15/virtual-from-first-principles

Wind up your propeller hats for this one as Seth digs down to the roots on our approach to virtual events. If you are wondering how to move your In-Real-Life meetings and event online, this video can offer a frame of reference for your decisions moving forward. The Virtual Event Worksheet that i

06/10/2020

The first of several different kinds of videos we are producing to help companies and event planners understand virtual and hybrid virtual/live meetings, conferences, and events. https://youtu.be/vbaXX2_cWpE

Geoff Briggs talks about using remote presenters to enhance your live events. With remote guest Rachel Glazer from http://rachelgevents.com/

05/20/2020

We are currently shooting and polishing up some socially distanced multi-camera conference tutorials and demos for our up-to-now neglected YouTube Channel. Here we are looking at three completely different cameras to see how well the pictures match. And yes, the warehouse is a bit of a shambles as we reorganize it. Stay tuned!

03/25/2020

The last event we had this year was on March 11, which was cancelled at 7am on day two of three. Too bad, the "library room" at the Boston Courtyard Marriott is pretty cool. The images on screen are test images from a previous conference.