Shh! (c) Roger Overall 2010
As it’s the last Wednesday of the month, the usual mid-week PictureBoo makes way for a plug for the latest episode of the Circle of Confusion.
We’ve tweaked a few things by adding more news items to the show and we’ve upped the tempo a bit.
We received a couple of emails about the volume level being too low on Episode 2. We were very conscious of volume for this episode and did playbacks on a number of machines, which all sounded okay. Hopefully that’ll be your experience too.
Producing the podcast has been a tremendous experience so far. It’s a steep learning curve, but we’re starting to settle into a rhythm. The recording and initial edit of the launch episode took, I think, about 8 to 10 hours – though a lot of that time was given over to eating an apple pie. Episode 3 took just over half that. It would have been shorter but for another apple tart.
Much of the time saved is due to Peter and me getting more used to chatting in front of a microphone. Our best conversations tend to happen off air, during editorial meetings or chats on the phone. We’d like to bring the feel and flow of those exchanges into the podcast. I think episode 3 is a step forward in that respect, though I for one find it hard to get past the Rode Podcaster microphone. It’s a big piece of kit and visually daunting with a spit guard attached, I can tell you.
See what I mean about the gear getting in the way of a conversation? (c) Roger Overall 2010
We’re very grateful to everyone who’s taken the time to listen. We’re conscious that you don’t have limitless time, so we appreciate any you choose to spend in our company. We’re also thankful for the comments we receive on the blog, which we hope will become a focal point for discussion about our profession. Lastly, we’d like to thank those of you who have taken the trouble to give feedback about the show – unless you were mean, in which case your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.
Episode 3 of The Circle of Confusion with Peter and Roger.
