• Audiences doing something in unison
• Shot from side of performers and audience: audience and band interacting
• Front row/up front wearing badges or Music wristbands
• Venue from back of house with great lighting
• Networking activity during the showcase
British Music Embassy, Cheer Up Charlies, Mohawk, venues on East Side, Warehouse district
If you get shots of a band you MUST indicate band name and venue in the file name or caption/de-
scription metadata field
Some showcases might require pre-event access approval - get with Jamie before you head out to be
sure you can get in
• Q&As with stage and audience in frame
• People wearing badges in audience talking, having fun before screening
• Networking, having fun waiting to get into screenings (badge line)
• Full theaters from front row
• Audience point of view watching film
• Marquee of venues that have them
Film & TV Festival theaters, Paramount exterior, Stateside exterior
Shooting around the red carpets will need prior approval. Speak to Jamie before heading over.
Can’t actually take a photo of the film on screen (piracy) so audience POV shot should be at beginning during SXSW bumpers or daily highlight reel.
NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED AHEAD OF TIME, AND ASSIGNED TO A SINGLE PHOTOGRAPHER
Wide angles showing group of photographers, subject against step and repeat, entourage, handlers, and other talent waiting to get their photos taken
Talent arrivals, signing autographs, taking photos with fans
Red Carpet in front of Paramount and at Stateside theater; maybe at ZACH theater
Ideally shot when step and repeat is busy
Get some shots from above
Don’t disturb the scene or interrupt press or photographers on the line
The art itself
Registrants interacting with the installations
If the artist is there, photos of the piece with the artist
In specific locations during SXSW. List of times and locations will be provided.
Lighting might be challenging, rooms are often dark
Different SXSW Go app screens on a phone
Livestreaming of Keynotes via SXSW.com on a laptop, phone, tablet
Devices should be staged in cool spaces, but not completely out of the realm of where someone might watch livestreamed or recorded SXSW programming
Hotel lobby or prefunction space, client lounge in the Convention Center or hotel meeting room, coffee shop, restaurant
There is a Keynote livestream every day from 1:00-2:00pm
Recruit someone to hold a phone