Open question...
Aug. 7th, 2009 05:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I've been thinking for a couple years as to whether or not I have the technical chops (not to mention TIME) to put together a series of podcasts highlighting the Pegasus finalists.
So, we have a handy-dandy poll. :)
[Poll #1440983]
What do you think?
EDIT: Yeah, I know I'm rather binary here- there is no Maybe. In this poll, however, I'm really interested only in the absolutes at this time. Shaded areas of grey come when there's actually data for a podcast... :)
So, we have a handy-dandy poll. :)
[Poll #1440983]
What do you think?
EDIT: Yeah, I know I'm rather binary here- there is no Maybe. In this poll, however, I'm really interested only in the absolutes at this time. Shaded areas of grey come when there's actually data for a podcast... :)
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Date: 2009-08-07 03:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 06:31 pm (UTC)Ergo, I'm looking for ideas to possibly somewhat replace the venues that are slowly losing ground.
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Date: 2009-08-07 07:42 pm (UTC)I suspect there's some assumption we're not sharing. Is streaming the content what you're actually trying to do, whether or not it's in a newsfeed?
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Date: 2009-08-07 09:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 04:13 pm (UTC)Therefor I abstain.
(Can't deny my initial reaction is wondering if you have the time/nothing more important to do... ;)
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 04:27 pm (UTC)That does mean there's administrative overhead in tracking down and assembling recordings, and there might not be something to podcast for everyone.
When I mean "highlighting," I mean a selection of recordings (not necessarily lots) by the artist or songwriter so that I have something to use as a basis for voting.
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:31 pm (UTC)Hm, it occurs to me that as someone inexperienced in these things I should probably ask: are we talking video or audion only, for podcasts? I'm imagining something short & youTube-ish, but I have a feeling I might be barking up the wrong tree...
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:40 pm (UTC)I pipe my MP3 player through my car audio system and listen to music podcast in place of radio these days, so I have often lamented the lack of a regular filk podcast. I even thought about doing one myself except, um, I don't have the time....
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Date: 2009-08-07 05:05 pm (UTC)The format thought is much of what was done at ConClave (a con in Michigan generally 2 weeks before OVFF).
Format was as follows:
1. Introduce the composer. Mostly where they're from, without a lot of other information about them.
2. Play the nominated song in full.
3. lather, rinse, repeat for the whole category.
So, there would be six podcasts; focusing on each category of the award. :)
Currently you have to submit a full recording to be able to accept Nomination. OVFF helps with their catalog of recordings from the con where necessary, as well as doing everything possible to get a recording for the online balloting process. So, gathering copies of the songs is generally not a problem.
So, differences from the standard format- Performer and Composer Nominees:
I'm considering asking Composer and nominees to submit a live recording to me of a song they're proudest of, not necessarily the one that is used as a representative work. (Within the Official Online Category right now, if you are a Performer Nominee and you have a song in Best, Classic, or one of the Floats- that's your representative piece. If you're a Composer Nominee, the same applies.)
With the podcast, I'd be able to expand the Performer and Composer categories- preferably with only live recordings.
The other reason to do this thing is that the online official representative is a *sample* of the piece- not the complete song.
These would all be audio podcasts- no video. :)
There... all answered?
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Date: 2009-08-08 05:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 06:52 pm (UTC)Oh man :) I could not agree more.
I am really NOT happy about this thought. But that's my personal problem, here, with hubby wanting to spend nonexistant time.
On the "filk fan" side, for me I do not think it is necessary or useful. For me, the sound snippets on the Peggie website/nominating ballot are just fine. And I don't really need more Pegasus hype, personally.
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 05:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 06:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 04:16 pm (UTC)It would give me a chance to evaluate some newer songs I just have not been able to keep up with.
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 07:45 pm (UTC)On the whole I think it sounds kinda neat, but IMO probably not worth the hassle, time and effort, for what it adds over the existing format.
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Date: 2009-08-07 09:45 pm (UTC)Depending upon the number and types of responses; that would help dictate whether or not it's worth the time/effort of what is really a private venture, and not directly associated with OVFF at all. I'm not convinced that it's worth it, either... but this is a medium that more and more people are using. *shrug*
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Date: 2009-08-11 04:33 pm (UTC)The permissions that
Permissions are a job in and of themselves, in addition to listening to archives to find the good-quality tracks, as well as making sure that the artist has a chance to listen through them (a major time delay factor in cases where the person is having life), you also have to figure out whether there are musicians on the track who need to be asked for their permission. Because there's no such thing as retroactive blanket permission, this becomes problematic.
On the whole, I would say this is an enormous project, albeit one heavily tied into some of the archive work people are doing around the country. You may want to talk to
You're also welcome to pick my brain about it. I didn't vote in the poll, because my opinion is very long, and doesn't boil down to yes or no (as you can see from the little sliver I posted here) and while I'd love to talk to you about it, I'm not sure you'll have the time if you take this on.
*hugs*
LMG
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Date: 2009-08-07 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 09:46 pm (UTC)If all this is even feasible given a normal 50 hour work week...
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Date: 2009-08-07 04:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 08:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-07 11:59 pm (UTC)Second best would be DETAILED instructions on getting linked to Filk Radio and some sort of schedule of when Eric is going to run the nominees-playlist.
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Date: 2009-08-08 06:42 am (UTC)I do believe that he also had time blocked indicating when he was doing Pegasus broadcasting (also on www.filk.com).
Beyond that, there isn't a lot I can tell you... sorry!
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Date: 2009-08-08 12:15 pm (UTC)I've got a much faster connection now, though, so I'm printing out your response and will try again later in the weekend.
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Date: 2009-08-08 04:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-08 06:18 am (UTC)The biggest tricky part of this is actually permissions: getting the permission to produce and send this 'cast; which could be sticky allllllll by itself. :)
Making the podcasts themselves? Not as bad. :)
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Date: 2009-08-08 05:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-08 06:20 am (UTC)I'm the one who currently makes most of those snips. Which means that I usually already have the whole songs in hand. Adding a small amount of interstitial commentary; add website (for static download) and RSS feed; and off you go.
Permissions. Ahhhhhhh, THERE'S the problem. :)
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Date: 2009-08-10 03:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-10 05:10 am (UTC)Podcasting is different than streaming radio, even- you really *are* giving away a song effectively for free. Some people consider that community service. Some consider it marketing.
And some consider it stealing.
ooooooyeah I gotta be careful. :)