Same-day is the most-asked-about and least-understood thing in event video. Planners picture the full recap film screening at the closing session. What is realistic is better than that, and it needs to be booked for, not requested at lunch.
What same-day means
A short cut, usually fifteen to sixty seconds, built from the morning's footage and delivered before the afternoon ends. Two forms work: a vertical for social, posted while attendees are still in the building, and a short horizontal highlight that screens at the closing session so the room sees itself. Both are possible on the same day. A full recap film with licensed music, color and a real edit is not, and anyone promising one is promising a rough cut.
Why it has to be booked
Same-day means one of the two crew members stops shooting at some point and starts editing. That is a decision about coverage. If the afternoon breakouts matter, the edit happens during lunch on the morning footage and the afternoon still gets shot. If the closing session is the priority, the edit runs through the last breakout. Either way, the plan is made from the run of show, not improvised.
What it costs
Same-day cut-downs are an add-on to any of the packages on our pricing page. Tell us on the call and we quote it as a line item. There is no same-day option on an event we are not already filming.
What makes it good
A moment in the morning worth cutting around, a clean audio feed so the keynote sound bite is usable, and a decision about where it posts before the day starts. Set up the social account and the hashtag in advance. The film is the easy part.
The Kansas City part
Every metro city and venue is inside our standard coverage with no travel line, so a same-day edit at the Overland Park Convention Center costs the same as one at Bartle Hall. The event video page has the packages it attaches to.