MedStar Health Facebook Live

On June 27, 2018, Focal Point Productions live-streamed a Facebook Live webcast for MedStar Health.  The production was held at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital's Transradial Cath Lab and was hosted by WBA-TV’s Megan Pringle. The one hour show was split into two-segments, and featured interviews with several different doctors, informative videos, and questions from the online audience.  To ensure a smooth production, Focal Point's crew of 6 people used three video cameras on tripods and one free-roaming camera.  By using a video switcher called the Tricaster, the team was able to switch between camera shots, add graphics, play videos, record a high quality master and live stream..  The video was streamed live to MedStar’s Facebook page.  As people asked questions, the producer was able to send the comment to the host's laptop teleprompter.  Simultaneously and isntantly, the comment was turned into a graphic and inserted into the video.  The webcast had a peak live audience of fifty viewers. By the next morning the video had reached 5,381 people; 3,756 minutes viewed; 1,200 unique viewers; and 232 post engagements.