With the need for a reliable and portable solution, Feld Entertainment implemented a Haivision-based
mobile live video contribution and streaming workflow to support and enhance audience interaction.
Performers now film with smartphones with the
Haivision MoJoPro professional camera app installed, which captures live video and wirelessly streams it to the production control environment where a
Haivision StreamHub receiver distributes it to the IMAG screens for the audience to see.
By deploying high-powered access points around the performance space, they were able to establish a controlled, high-priority WiFi environment within the venue, allowing for an effective point-to-point connection. This connection and solution enables live video to be displayed at low latency, allowing audience members to see themselves on the screen without delays.
“One of the biggest issues was latency and we did not want to deal with relying on the internet. We didn’t want to have to deal with the stream coming back with too much delay. We wanted everything to stay local,” said Hanley. “We don’t always get internet in every arena, so we also needed something that could help with that, and this is what the Haivision solution was able to give us, and it’s working out very well.”
In addition to performers capturing footage from within the audience, trapeze artists take the experience even further—using MoJoPro-equipped mobile devices while soaring through the air to film breathtaking, first-person perspectives. These dynamic, never-before-seen angles deepen the sense of immersion and bring audiences closer to the action than ever before—something only possible with a fully flexible and highly reliable solution.
The
Haivision MoJoPro app is an extremely versatile and reliable solution for operators who require mobility and flexibility for their production. It can be set up quickly, operates consistently, and provides reliable transmission over aggregated WiFi and cellular networks.
Haivision StreamHub is a powerful and flexible
video receiver designed to receive, transcode, decode, and distribute video streams from field units, mobile apps, IP cameras, and more.
“We’ve looked at other services, but the MoJoPro app and the StreamHub have the ability to stay local, which is very important to us,” said Hanley. “We have a total of four iPhones and once they are turned on, they don’t lose signal, and the MoJoPro app connects very quickly to the servers and to the StreamHub When the biggest concern is getting the phones back to charge them every night, that’s pretty good in my book.”
Ease-of-use was also important when choosing MoJoPro for the show. Performers are operating the app, so it’s vital that the solution is lightweight, and is very simple to use as Hanley explains:
“We gave it to our performers who don’t know much about the technical and production side of things and told them that this is the button you press. They’ve all said how easy it is to launch and stop the app.”
