You’ve got a perfectly good videographer in-house. So why would you hire a crew for the conference? Sometimes you shouldn’t. Often you should. Here’s how to tell.
The case for in-house
They know the brand. They’re always available. There’s no briefing overhead. For studio work and day-to-day content, that’s hard to beat.
Where in-house breaks down at conferences
Events are a different sport. The environment is chaotic, the schedule is brutal, and the kit requirements are specialist. One person can’t cover a keynote, a booth and testimonials at once. And the edit – if it has to wait until they’re back at their desk – lands a week late, after the moment has passed.
The logistics nobody plans for
- Travel and accommodation for your videographer
- Transporting and insuring equipment across borders
- Customs paperwork for kit entering the EU
- A single point of failure if they get sick
The decision matrix
Use in-house for one local event a year with modest needs. Use a specialist crew when the event is abroad, the schedule is dense, or speed of delivery actually matters. Many teams do both – in-house for the studio, a local crew on the circuit.
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