Compilations work
Behind the scenes are one thing, and you have to do it, but they, with the product give you more product.
I spent many years attached to ITV as a creative head of department and advised on many shows, being attached to Emmerdale for 26 years and famously now meeting Status Quo on Coronation Street (whom I had not seen since the 1970's when I was a radio DJ). During this time much of my work found it's way into ITV 2 compilation specials, like best Emmerdale Weddings etc... you can make a compilation of anything if you have bulk content.
We have ended up in cruise travelling, but it doesn't matter which market you choose. The point of this blog is that after making a number of movies, then 61 episodes (so far) of the on line drama Shades Of Bad, we have in the last year posted 100 travel films on Daily Motion and have an active OPERA TV APP.
The art is to film now for the current and also add bits for the future unknown compilations. Coverage I hear you shout. Yes I agree, and links and turns to cameras. One day you will need them.
Then there is the art of on-line ANNOTATIONS. Now if you don't know what these are, these are boxes you add after UPLOAD and they are a feature of Daily Motion and YouTube to add a click here now box, to go to another film. So compilation, addresses the viewer to watch the multiple content.
As an example, I offer this last effort.
I spent many years attached to ITV as a creative head of department and advised on many shows, being attached to Emmerdale for 26 years and famously now meeting Status Quo on Coronation Street (whom I had not seen since the 1970's when I was a radio DJ). During this time much of my work found it's way into ITV 2 compilation specials, like best Emmerdale Weddings etc... you can make a compilation of anything if you have bulk content.
We have ended up in cruise travelling, but it doesn't matter which market you choose. The point of this blog is that after making a number of movies, then 61 episodes (so far) of the on line drama Shades Of Bad, we have in the last year posted 100 travel films on Daily Motion and have an active OPERA TV APP.
The art is to film now for the current and also add bits for the future unknown compilations. Coverage I hear you shout. Yes I agree, and links and turns to cameras. One day you will need them.
Then there is the art of on-line ANNOTATIONS. Now if you don't know what these are, these are boxes you add after UPLOAD and they are a feature of Daily Motion and YouTube to add a click here now box, to go to another film. So compilation, addresses the viewer to watch the multiple content.
As an example, I offer this last effort.
It contains
MADEIRA, LA PALMA, TENERIFE, GRAN CANARIA, LANZAROTE, LISBON, the annotations send you to an episode of Shades and individual travel films. The Viewer can choose like wading through a multi choice environment.
MADEIRA, LA PALMA, TENERIFE, GRAN CANARIA, LANZAROTE, LISBON, the annotations send you to an episode of Shades and individual travel films. The Viewer can choose like wading through a multi choice environment.
Now filming car boot sales is easier and more likely to get you a TV gig, and is easier, but it is the style and the lightweight crew that is the secret, and the shots in between shots that you need.
Shades Of Bad is not over but as a small company it all has to wait it's moment, and with the Canary Islands off the work bench (well almost) we have started - at last - to reload the Fiji content.
The Bula Quo movie content, interviews and vast behind camera material that we never knew what we might want it for. Now, we are levelling it into a web series and attaching it to the travel channel as we seriously think about re-writing the sequel Namaste Quo. Rick is at a stage where he will choose what he does and he wants to do more film work, so the sequel looks more likely than a new album. But hey, the film was what brought the last album.
When we wrote that a few years ago Caroline did not feature again but an Indian girl. Francis Rossi immediately insisted that Laura Aikman came back as Caroline. She was at the time shooting Amar, Akbar & Tony with Karen Divid now in Cold Feet, who agreed to play the Asian girl in the show. We will see how much of those plans come together, but, it is about to go onto the work bench. Watch out for the first Bula Quo web episode....
The Bula Quo movie content, interviews and vast behind camera material that we never knew what we might want it for. Now, we are levelling it into a web series and attaching it to the travel channel as we seriously think about re-writing the sequel Namaste Quo. Rick is at a stage where he will choose what he does and he wants to do more film work, so the sequel looks more likely than a new album. But hey, the film was what brought the last album.
