Argus HD × Concert for America
Live concert broadcast, Curran Theater
Concert filming
A star-studded charity concert, broadcast live from a historic stage.
Concert for America is a concert series, founded in 2017, that raises money for charities with star-studded shows in cities across the United States. Argus HD broadcast and live streamed the June 2017 concert from San Francisco’s historic Curran Theater, hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
The brief
Live music in a historic theater, with no second takes.
A historic theater brings tight sightlines and stage lighting that changes from song to song. The performance happens once, and the broadcast has to catch it as it happens.
The job was to make a live show in the room translate to viewers watching at home.
Live music only happens once. The broadcast has to be ready for it.
The production design
Planned around the room and the music.
Camera positions and audio were planned before show day, so the broadcast could follow the performance without getting in its way.
01 / CAMERAS
Camera positions for a tight room
Cameras were placed to work with the theater’s sightlines rather than against them.
02 / LIGHT
Shooting through changing stage light
Coverage was set up for lighting that shifts across the show, keeping performers clean on screen.
03 / SOUND
Audio built for viewers at home
Audio was planned so the music carried to the stream, not just to the seats in the theater.
Watch the production
See Concert for America live from the Curran.
The live stream from the June 2017 show in San Francisco.
The result
A charity concert that reached far beyond the theater.
The broadcast carried a live performance from a historic San Francisco stage to audiences at home. Planning a concert or live performance stream? Let’s talk.