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Apex Photo Studios & Gigabyte: Filming a Live PC-Build Competition
Case study · Live event production · Los Angeles
Apex Photo Studios & Gigabyte: Filming a Live PC-Build Competition
Apex Photo Studios produced the photo, video, lighting, audio, and post-production for Gigabyte’s “From Fans to Dream Rigs” competition — filmed at the Newegg Gamer Zone in Diamond Bar, California, on April 18, 2026.
- 5 cameras: 3 roaming + 2 at the interview station
- 100% of production lighting by Apex
- Photos, a social series & a recap video
Time-lapse of the Newegg Gamer Zone transforming for the Gigabyte competition.
The brief
Gigabyte hired Apex as the primary production vendor for a live build competition at the Newegg Gamer Zone in Diamond Bar, California (greater Los Angeles). Three fans, each paired with a tech influencer, raced to build high-performance gaming PCs on Gigabyte’s AMD X3D motherboards. Apex’s job was to capture all of it — and turn a fast, chaotic day into a clear story of fans becoming builders. The work had to satisfy a handful of hard constraints.
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Match the look and feel of Gigabyte’s existing social content, which the team supplied as reference.
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Make a neon- and RGB-lit gaming venue read as broadcast-quality on camera.
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Cover a fast, multi-zone event: icebreakers, mini-game challenges, a live component snake draft, and a timed build race.
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Capture clean, usable interviews with fans and influencers on a loud event floor.
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Deliver event photos, a short-form social series, and a full recap video.
What we delivered · Full length
The full competition recap
Apex produced the complete recap of the build competition and finished rigs, featuring tech influencers @PeachieTech, @Hall_of_tech, and @JonJonTech. The edit condenses the competition, interviews, challenges, and finished rigs into one complete event story.
From Fans to Dream Rigs — the full recap video. The complete recap edit of the Gigabyte build competition, produced by Apex Photo Studios.
Watch on YouTube.
Behind the scenes
Setting up and shooting the build-off
Two short clips from the shoot — the backdrop going in the day before, and the crew filming during the timed build race.
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Video BTSApex crew installing and configuring the main backdrop with Gigabyte’s team the day before the event.
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Video BTSFilming behind the scenes during the timed PC build race.
What Apex handled
Apex owned the production end to end — from the physical set to the final edit.
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Set & lighting
Staging and light
Installed the backdrop with Gigabyte’s team and ran the entire production lighting package.
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Video
Five-camera capture
Covered the event floor with three roaming cameras and the interview station with two dedicated cameras.
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Photography
Event stills
Shot and edited event photography, organized by team plus behind-the-scenes.
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Sound
Live audio
Ran six DJI Mic 3 transmitters, two Zoom M3 microphones on the roaming cameras, and a separate interview mix.
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Interview & story
Interviews and narrative
Produced and directed the interviews, and helped Gigabyte shape the question set and story.
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Post
Editing & delivery
Cut a short-form social series and the full recap video.
How Apex covered it
The production broke down into four systems. Select one to read how Apex approached it, or scroll to see them all.
Five-camera coverage
Apex covered the event with five cameras: three roaming cameras across the event floor and two dedicated interview cameras. The primary rig was a DJI Ronin 4D — a stabilized cinema camera — paired with two lenses and a wireless monitor, ideal for moving with a fast, roaming event. The roaming cameras followed the snake draft, the mini-game challenges, and the timed build race from multiple angles.
Keeping a two-camera interview station set up meant Apex could rotate contestants and staff through it for filming without ever pausing the main event. That decision saved time on the day, preserved two interview angles, and kept the floor energy going.
- 3 roaming cameras
- 2 interview cameras
- 5 total angles
Designed for a difficult RGB environment
Apex supplied, designed, and operated 100% of the production lighting. The Newegg Gamer Zone is a neon- and RGB-lit space that looks great to the eye but fights the camera, so a full Apex lighting package gave every zone controlled, broadcast-usable exposure.
The interview zone got its own separate lighting setup, keeping that look consistent and flattering, apart from the shifting colors of the event floor.
- 100% Apex lighting
- Separate interview setup
- Controlled RGB exposure
Layered audio across a loud event floor
For dialogue, Apex ran six DJI Mic 3 transmitters with two receivers — two complete kits plus two extra microphones. The roaming cameras also carried two Zoom M3 microphones for directional on-camera audio. A dedicated sound recordist managed every feed live so hosts, influencers, and contestants stayed clean and intelligible over a loud floor.
The interview zone ran its own audio setup, separate from the main-floor mix, so sit-down interviews stayed clear of the event-floor noise.
- 6 DJI Mic 3 transmitters
- 2 Zoom M3 microphones
- Dedicated recordist
One shoot structured for multiple edits
After the shoot, Apex edited the multi-camera footage and dedicated audio into a series of short-form vertical videos (roughly 60–90 seconds each) for Gigabyte to roll out across its social channels over the following weeks, then cut the full recap video documenting the whole competition and the finished rigs.
Planning for every output before the shoot meant one two-day production yielded photos, a social series, and a recap — all matched to Gigabyte’s existing content style.
- Vertical social series
- Full-length recap
- Edited event photos
From scout to delivery
| Phase & timing | Action & outcome |
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| 01Location scout Weeks before | ActionWalked the Newegg Gamer Zone and reviewed the contestants’ pre-event videos. OutcomeMapped power, lighting, spatial logistics, and the story plan. |
| 02Setup day Fri, April 17 | ActionInstalled the backdrop and rigged all lighting with Gigabyte’s team. OutcomePrepared the neon-lit venue for broadcast-quality capture. |
| 03Event day Sat, April 18 | ActionRan multi-camera video, live audio, still photography, and interviews. OutcomeCaptured clean footage, photos, and interviews across every event zone. |
| 04Post-production Following weeks | ActionEdited the photos, short-form vertical series, and full recap. OutcomeDelivered a scheduled social rollout plus the complete competition film. |
What we delivered · Short form
Vertical social video series
Apex edited a series of approximately 60–90-second vertical videos for Gigabyte to publish across its social channels. Two completed edits from the rollout are featured below.
What producers can take from this
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Scout neon and RGB venues early
Colored gaming lighting looks great live but rarely reads on camera. Plan a full lighting package before the shoot day.
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Give interviews their own zone
A separate audio and lighting setup lets you rotate talent through interviews without stopping the event.
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Pair roaming cameras with a two-camera interview station
Three roaming cameras can cover the live floor while two dedicated interview angles capture clean, consistent sit-downs.
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Shoot to a story, and to the brand’s style
Plan the narrative and match the client’s existing content up front, so photos, a short-form series, and a recap all come from one well-covered shoot.
Working with Gigabyte before this
This live competition built on a longer relationship. Across the partnership, Apex has produced at least the following kinds of work for Gigabyte.
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Talent
Talent casting
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Production
Actor management
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Pre-production
Location scouting
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Photography
Beauty product photography
That foundation of trust is why Gigabyte brought Apex in to produce this live build competition, part of its “GIGABYTE AMD X3D: From Fans to Dream Rigs” campaign with Newegg. You can read Gigabyte’s own announcement of the event, hosted at Newegg’s newly launched Gamer Zone.
Frequently asked questions
What did Apex Photo Studios produce for Gigabyte’s Newegg Gamer Zone event?
Apex provided location scouting, all of the production lighting, multi-camera filming, event photography, live audio, on-floor interviews, and full post-production for Gigabyte’s “GIGABYTE AMD X3D: From Fans to Dream Rigs” competition, with setup on April 17 and the shoot on April 18, 2026.
Where and when was the “From Fans to Dream Rigs” competition filmed?
It was filmed at the Newegg Gamer Zone in Diamond Bar, California (greater Los Angeles), with setup on Friday, April 17 and the event on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
How many cameras did Apex use to cover the event?
Apex used five cameras: three roaming cameras across the event floor plus two dedicated cameras at the interview station. This let the crew preserve two interview angles while continuing to cover the main event.
How did Apex capture clean audio on a loud event floor?
Apex ran six DJI Mic 3 transmitters with two receivers — two full kits plus two extra microphones — and mounted two Zoom M3 microphones on the roaming cameras. A dedicated sound recordist managed the feeds live, while the interview zone used its own separate audio setup.
What camera and equipment did Apex use?
Apex’s five-camera setup included three roaming cameras and two dedicated interview cameras. The primary rig was a DJI Ronin 4D stabilized cinema camera with two lenses and a wireless monitor. Audio ran on DJI Mic 3 wireless kits plus two Zoom M3 microphones on the roaming cameras, and Apex supplied the full production lighting package.
Did Apex handle the lighting for the event?
Yes. Apex supplied, designed, and operated 100% of the production lighting for the neon- and RGB-lit venue, plus a separate lighting setup for the interview zone.
What did Apex deliver after the event?
Apex delivered edited event photography, a series of short-form vertical videos (about 60–90 seconds each) rolled out across Gigabyte’s social channels, and one full recap video of the competition and the finished rigs.
Who took part in the competition?
Three fans each teamed up with a tech influencer — @PeachieTech, @Hall_of_tech, and @JonJonTech — to build high-performance gaming PCs on Gigabyte’s AMD X3D motherboards.
Can Apex produce other live events or competitions?
Yes. Apex offers location scouting, lighting, multi-camera coverage, live audio, on-site interviews, and post-production for live events, launches, and competitions from its Downtown Los Angeles studios.
Planning a live event, launch, or competition?
Apex handles scouting, lighting, multi-camera coverage, live audio, interviews, and post-production from our Downtown Los Angeles studios — the same end-to-end coverage we brought to the Gigabyte build-off.