I’ve been doing Outdoor Television for a long time now. It’s changed a lot since those early days. For one thing the shows are much more sophisticated. Special effects and fancy graphics are the norm on today’s top tier programs.
It also seems like many of the hosts now are pretty young. In fact, I’m probably old enough to be their dad.
It can be hard to compete with those talented young producers and their state of the art production techniques. We’ve come up with concept though that I think helps set the Outdoor Magazine show apart from the crowd.
A couple of months ago we started using video cameras in the radio studio. There are actually three cameras in place.
It’s a technique national talk show hosts have been using for a while, and some sports shows have picked up on it too. Until now though it hasn’t been used in the world of Outdoor Media.
We record segments of the Outdoor Magazine radio show and edit them into the TV show. So far it’s worked out very well.
I’ve heard lots of positive comments about the integration of the TV and radio shows, but now we’ve added another aspect.
In the second show of the new season that kicks off in October, we’ve added another camera angle..this one of the end of our phone line. I interviewed pro staffer Gus Congemi about his latest African bowhunting safari. We recorded my end of the conversation on videotape and also had a camera on Gus. Those clips were edited together with scenes recorded during the hunt.
I’m pretty happy with how the concept looks, and plan to continue using it on a regular basis. I suspect eventually one of the other producers will pick up on the idea, but for now I’m the only outdoor guy doing it.
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
That sounds like a great idea, Mike! Radio shows that stream video is the wave of the future, as sites like U-Stream prove daily. Sounds like you are taking it to the next level on the TV show.
Thanks Joe, I’m a fan of what you’re doing on the podcasts too. I think the web will be the main method of distribution for both audio and video in the near future.
You and I will both be there.