Nine speakers. Four days. Every cut back the same day.
Houston Media Conference ran September 17–20, 2026. Hey Joe set up a capture booth on the floor — the kit on site, the director on the session link from Austin. Speakers, panellists, and attendees sat down between sessions, and the clips went back to them the same day, four days running.
A conference booth is a harder problem than a single-business shoot. There is a queue, the slot is about five minutes, and nobody is coming back for a second take. What makes it work is that the questions are fixed — so every answer lands somewhere known, and nothing needs sorting out afterwards.
Delivered cut · 25s · 9:16 · back the same day
- on the floor
- 4 days
- people on camera
- 9
- finished cuts
- 39
- to delivery
- Same day
on the floor
people on camera
finished cuts
to delivery
One booth, one question set, four days
The rig did not move between subjects, so framing was set once for the whole event rather than re-judged per person in a five-minute slot. Everyone answered from the same short list — what brought you here, what have you enjoyed, what were you hoping people would take away, what excites you about Houston right now — and every clip went out with the question on screen, the speaker's name and title on a plate, and captions burned in.
Thirty-nine finished verticals came out of it. Each speaker got their own answers back the same day — their question on screen, their name and title on the plate — ready to post without anyone having to edit, caption, or credit a thing.
Six more of the thirty-nine
Same booth, same question set, nine people through it over four days.
“A robot may be able to move faster, but it will never be able to understand the passion.”
Mykle McCoslin
President, Houston-Austin SAG-AFTRA Local
“Why should people join the union?”
Erica Worzel
Founder, Casty
“Will you be back next year?”
Carolyn Casey Figueroa
Arts Administrator, Visit Pearland
“Why is it valuable for Visit Pearland to be here?”
Ray Schillens
Radio Lounge & Actors Meetup
“What excites you about Houston's media and production community?”
DeAnna Noel
Actor & HMC Speaker
“Why are events like this important for the media community?”
Gigi Williams
Journalism Student, Texas Southern University
“Why is it valuable for your organization to be part of this?”
Running an event like this?
A session link, a phone on site, a pro gimbal, and a director pulling the performance — no crew to fly out. The capture kit ships new and is yours to keep.