Going Live!
It’s that time again, live streaming comes to Sidepodcast HQ for the second time.
Now, I should preface this post by saying we’re not going to do an entry every time we are record the video. The idea is to set up a ‘Live’ page and give the streaming TV it’s own space. You can keep your eye on the schedule to see when we’re planning to record.
The reason for this blog post, then, (aside from the fact that we haven’t set up the page yet) is that there are changes afoot.
As a bit of a test, we’re moving from UStream.tv to Justin.tv. Personally, I think UStream is a great site, and I’m already missing it, but Justin.tv offers a lot more options. The kind of thing that the techy one gets excited about. So here’s Sidepodcast how Justin see’s it.
Inside Track Live is due to start any moment now, so stay tuned (if you can tear yourself away from Le Mans) and I’ll see you in two!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:37 pmlou said:
I love the live streaming
It’s really nice to see how you two work 
unfortunatly i missed the begining 
Christine….does ‘me’ tape you to the floor while you do the videos? ahah
Great news about f1minute by the way
June 14th, 2008 at 11:55 pmme said:
tis okay, we replace the live player with an archived video, soon after we’ve finished. should be able to play it back in all it’s un-technical glory,
June 14th, 2008 at 11:56 pmlou said:
June 15th, 2008 at 12:04 amme said:
good stuff. we spent a lot of time this past week experimenting, hopefully made a bit of difference.
it annoys me that the stream isn’t in widescreen, because that’s how modern tv is meant to be, but that’ll be something for the future.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:14 amlou said:
lol at the fact you forgot to turn the camera on!
that really made me laugh! aha
June 15th, 2008 at 5:44 pmme said:
go figure this one… jean alesi driving flav’s wedding limo:
http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/2008/06/he…jean-and-i-am-zee.html
June 15th, 2008 at 6:06 pmSteven Roy said:
Those Briatore driving contracts are hard to get out of.
Love the live stuff and I have agree with Christine about the upside down clapper. I have seen that shown on lots of behind the scenes items.
June 15th, 2008 at 6:29 pmAlex Andronov said:
What I love is that you are so clearly just working it out as you go along. That Doctor Who thing being a great case in point. And despite this, the whole thing is really great.
June 15th, 2008 at 6:32 pmChristine said:
It’s funny because we try and be prepared, and we think we’re quite professional, but… you know…
You wouldn’t find anyone on Doctor Who forgetting to switch the camera on.
June 15th, 2008 at 6:43 pmRich said:
Did Mark Webber ever get out of his contract - I think Flav was his manager at one time.
June 15th, 2008 at 6:48 pmAlex Andronov said:
hahaha. I’m sorry Me.
I think I made my original comment in a silly way though. What I meant was that your professionalism is amazing considering you are both having to work it out as you go along!
June 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pmRich said:
You are VERY professional - seriously someone will come knocking on your door to offer you some form of F1 journalism job.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:14 pmIan Lockwood said:
What is the point of a clapperboard anyway? I can see the point of a board with scene name and date etc to aid the editing process, but what does the “clapping” action add?
June 15th, 2008 at 9:24 pmme said:
ah, now this i do know…
they are really important for multi-camera shoots when you have to sync footage from lots of tapes together.
during editing you need one exact moment in time where the tapes all perfectly aligned and the ’snap’ of the board will give you that.
we actually use it because our camera is cheap and doesn’t have an audio input socket. so the microphone is connected to portable recorder and later on the video and voice tracks are synced back together. the clapper ’snap’ visually lines up with the sound the microphone recorded.
June 15th, 2008 at 9:29 pmIan Lockwood said:
Ahh - makes perfect sense! Sidepodcast is entertaining and educational.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pmSteven Roy said:
Just seen on Headcases.
Treveor McDonald “Fuel shortages mean you should only drive if there is a point to your journey. I am talking to you Jenson Button”.
Lou won’t like that.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:
HAHA! Just seen on headcases on itv, trevor mcdonald saying:
“The government are saying that due to the fuel shortages, people should only use their vehicles if the journey is neccesary. We’re talking to you, Jenson Button…”
June 15th, 2008 at 10:17 pmme said:
are you two guys the same person??
i would argue that today, mcnish drove for longer and wasted more fuel than jenson ever has.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:18 pmSteven Roy said:
It is not a waste if you win
June 15th, 2008 at 10:23 pmme said:
ahh, nice one.
anyone else think it’s odd that they picked on jense and not lewis?
June 15th, 2008 at 10:25 pmlou said:
:O You’re right, I’m glad i didn’t see that ;). why pick Jenson?
Anyway Jenson ran a triathlon today …but no news where he came yet….
June 15th, 2008 at 10:26 pmlou said:
Thank you!
Surely more people know about Lewis. Oh just thought…its ITV 
June 15th, 2008 at 10:40 pmme said:
i dunno, it couldn’t have been deliberate to choose one over the other, could it?
i’m assuming that jenson might be more popular with a certain demographic, or maybe the guy represents f1 more than lewis, who mostly represents lewis?
seems strange to me, but i guess we should be grateful they didn’t say schumacher.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:47 pmlou said:
yeah i suppose Lewis represents himself and Mclaren… but didn’t the press go through a stage of slating Jenson for his ‘playboy’ image? Perhaps they are basing it on last race where Lewis didn’t use much petrol at all.
June 15th, 2008 at 10:48 pmAlex Andronov said:
It’s the purpose thing. They are, sorry Lou, saying that Jenson isnt going to win so it’s a waste of time. But of course Lewis might well win. (Of course we all know Jenson might win too, but that’s the joke).
I reckon…
June 15th, 2008 at 10:52 pmlou said:
Yeah, your probably right actually. Yeah Jenson won’t win (this year - unless its a very very mixed up race). HOWEVER! one day he will win again, and I will be interested to see how the press deal with it. oh and I will be very very happy
June 15th, 2008 at 10:56 pmRich said:
They picked on Jenson - for one of two reasons:
a) because he drives in the environmentally promoted Honda team
b) he got widespread and somewhat negative publicity for being the first European customer for Honda’s new business jet and for setting up a distinctly elite business aviation company based on the two jets he purchased.
Source: http://www.gridcrasher.com/index.php/2008/05/21/jenson-button-first-european-buyer-for-hondas-new-jet
June 15th, 2008 at 10:59 pmSteven Roy said:
I think Alex has got it right. They are saying it is pointless driving round at the back when he has no chance of winning.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:14 pmRich said:
No - they could not be that mean could they?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:16 pmDom said:
Did i notice that there is another mini-series coming up
Whats this one about?
June 15th, 2008 at 11:20 pmSteven Roy said:
They are either saying it is pointless because he cannot win or they are saying racing is pointless. Given how we have spent the last 24 hours I am not having that.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:25 pmme said:
i really hope that’s not the case. if it is then damn shame on itv. i guess jenson doesn’t net them much ad-revenue?
good spot, and you’ll have to wait and see
June 15th, 2008 at 11:26 pmDom said:
Intresting how that program was broadcast on ITV.
June 15th, 2008 at 11:39 pmDom said:
Oooh, i’m counting the days!