Communication is optimized by sharing video with both internal and external audiences
Creating video can be simplified by building your own enterprise-level video studio.
If you work with experienced professionals like the experts at Production Craft, you can tell them what you want to use it for, and they will be able to pick and choose from an arsenal of products the items that best serve your need and stay within your budget.
Production Craft can help with infrastructure design, workflow and staffing, system design and installation - from concept through completion and training.
Check out some samples of our successful studio builds below, or contact us to learn more about in-house studio development.
Case studies
In-house multi-camera studio
Case study: William Blair & Company
Production Craft began the process of defining workflow and facility design with William Blair & Company during the early planning stages of their new corporate headquarters building. This “early start” allowed us to coordinate with studio users regarding production requirements.
We also worked with architects and engineers to determine infrastructure, acoustics, power and connectivity. We engineered and integrated an IP security tunnel so media could be delivered to an off-site server for editing and collaboration.
Another key attribute of the video system allows for the control switching and recording of 4 cameras and 2 presentation computers located in a large meeting room two floors above the studio.
HD broadcast control room installation and training
Case study: CME Group
Production Craft has worked with the Chicago Board of Trade and the CME Group for more than 35 years. Our work has assisted in the communication of transparency, visibility and the global importance of the marketplace.
We worked at the CME Group’s direction to install systems so that the sights, sounds, and market commentary could be broadcast globally on financial networks like CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg.
Most recently, we completed a major renovation of the CME Group headquarter’s studio that included a new control room, router expansion, studio lighting and connection to CME Group satellite studios in New York and London.
Ready-to-go studio capabilities
Case study: Lockton Companies
Lockton Companies, the largest privately held insurance brokerage in the United States contacted Production Craft during the initial planning phases of a new studio for their Kansas City Headquarters.
We worked with Lockton communications professionals first on the rough scope of the project starting with the floorplan and square footage requirements, all the way through system design, installation, and training. This time included in-depth work with Lockton’s project architect - HOK - and their various specialty designers, engineers, and collaborators.
Lockton wanted a studio that would be ready for production without the need for a time-consuming, labor-intensive setup, allowing for production capabilities on demand. The system features robotically controlled cameras with teleprompter and confidence monitors, Ross Video Carbonite Special Effects switcher with Expression graphics, integration of remote cameras via Teams and Zoom, and a full LED lighting grid with ETC controller for selection of pre-programmed lighting scenes.
HD broadcast control room
Case study: CNBC Chicago Bureau
By assembling the system at Production Craft’s office, and installing and testing it over one weekend, we minimized downtime for the CNBC Chicago Bureau. The Bureau closed at 5pm on a Friday, we went to work installing a camera and edit system to transmit broadcasts to CNBC’s headquarters, and the Bureau was up and running Monday morning at 8am.
An enterprise-level, in-house studio needs to meet todays audience with the tools necessary to create media that will energize and increase involvement, retention and engagement.
William Blair
Produce muti-camera programming on demand.
CME Group
Communicate with audiences national and around the world.
Lockton Companies
Reach and standardize messaging to key staff and stakeholders.
