For those of us who have been working in live-streaming since the early days of Justin.TV and Ustream, the launch of Facebook live was a watershed moment. Not only did Facebook finally bring live-streaming to the mainstream, but the ginormous user base and the distribution power of the Facebook newsfeed enabled broadcasters to increase their [...]
Ramsey sends the cavalry charging directly at Jon Snow. Jon Snow struggles to regain his footing. He stands. He sees the onslaught of death charging towards him. The camera pushes in tight from below, Jon Snow looks down, he nods. He looks up. We can see the whites of his eyes and we know that he has changed. [...]
VirtualArtsTV is proud to be listed as "One Of The Biggies" in Musical America Worldwide's just released Special Report on live-streaming platforms. As a production company as well, we are thrilled to join the company of our multimillion/ billion dollar colleagues, YouTube Live, Brightcove and LiveStream. Since they began free live-streaming The Detroit Symphony Orchestra [...]
Then watch your gorgeous #collaborator face appear during the Collaborator Party live-stream! June 7th.... 7pm.... LIVE online...
Originally published at Newtek.com I am a theater lover. I have been an actor all my adult life. I went to college for theater, I apprenticed at a major regional theater, I moved to NY because of my love of the theater, I spent my twenties and early thirties doing horrible jobs because they gave [...]
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We are cooking up a lot of future projects here at VirtualArtsTV but need to know more about the great non-union theater companies and non-union productions that are going on in NYC.
You've always had your eye on The Flea Theater and... check the calendar, The Bats have a show tomorrow night. You send of an email to the whole Flea Staff.... by 2:30 you are on a conference call, by 4:30 you are scouting the space and testing the internet speed (Fios! 91MB up!) while the incredible Flea staff goes about securing all the permissions and rights they need from the cast, the crew, the director, the playwright, the designer.
Just as VATV CEO Kathryn Jones was appearing with MTV, the NBA, TheStreet and Webstream on a panel about live-streaming, VirtualArtsTV was featured in an article about unions and live-streaming in an comprehensive article by entertainment and technology law reporter Jonathan Handel for the Hollywood Reporter. VATV has been live-streaming scripted content since way back in [...]
The lovers!!!! So much fun to play with these relatively uncomplicated lovers from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Once again our chat room was amazing - offering up fantastic commentary and suggestions to our director and cast as they read through the Ferdinand and Miranda's Act 3, Scene 1 love scene. Special thanks to @DramaGirl and @Citymurf [...]
Doesn't matter where you are in the world, a rehearsal room feels like home - the talk, the energy, the vibe :) -Kate Foy in the chat room, Australia I've always wanted to sit in on a rehearsal among artists of high caliber. Excited - Cliff Thompson in the chat room, Tennessee Whew! Tuesday was [...]
