Sukhjit! What a cool project, and the crew look really nice too. I'm glad you're keeping up with your creative tech projects, sounds like you're learning + doing so much!

How do I jump on board with some Greek cooking? Love this idea! Let me know please.

That was pretty neat seeing the behind the scenes stuff. I think it's funny how production people are not always that interested in being in front of the camera but prefer to be behind the camera. Nice segment.

What an awesome idea! You are so cutting edge:-)

I'm so glad you took this footage! It really brings the day back. It's a great little behind-the-scenes slice of life. It's so great beyond belief to be working with you and the rest of the talented team(s). I'm so excited about all we've got cooking up and love that people are loving it.
-Mary Ann

I picked up on that too, Tony. Maybe I misinterpreted, but some of those glances seemed to border between discomfort and plain old contempt. There's a control factor to being behind the scenes that could rightly feel threatened by acceptance of “total crap quality” social media. Certainly, production “purists” could be tempted to look down upon the “lousy A/V” quality of “those geeky losers” on BlipTV or Phreadz or Viddler. Does that sound too harsh, or element of truth to the observations?

Glad to see Mary Ann ring in with an “official” response of support, but still wonder if many traditional production folks don't feel the very real pressure from the great unwashed masses of social media. Bottom line is always audience appeal, as again Mary Ann rightly notes: “love that people are loving it” is the key. So if you're behind the camera and just uncomfortable, “don't sweat it, just be yourself, it's gonna' be great fun!” If you're behind the scenes and feel you inner Control Freak freakin', well, our time's up for today and we can talk more about that during our next session.

Cooking Capsules: Brilliant!

Michael,

I'm puzzled by this post. My “official” response was very heart-felt and I'm not sure about some of your extrapolations or whom you were quoting. Video is about the content, whether it is highly produced or an artfully done little flipcam slice of life like this one.

It is tremendously exciting that the technologies exist allowing us all to be broadcasters. With this comes a lot of interesting and timely citizen media. I judge media by the quality of content, not the technical production quality.

We happen to be interested in pooling our professional new media talents into making high production value shows for mobile. Does that make us purists and control freaks? Maybe when it comes to our own media.

If you sensed anything there it may have been stress. We were stressed. Don't get me wrong- some good fun was had that day, but we had a budget and a schedule and we were caught in a real moment of sleep deprived multi-tasking (the producer doing dishes, me styling food, the d.p. working on lights, and the lighting guy working on sound, etc). Cooking shows we've all discovered, even 2-3 minute ones, are no easy feat, but the more we do, the more we can streamline the process and tip the fun to stress ratio even more in favor of the fun. Because doing what we do? It's a lot of fun.
-Mary Ann

@silverton LOVE your comments on this!

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re: @silverton LOVE your comments on this!

Very cool! Love your candid behind-the-scenes look and perspective. Not something we get to see everyday!

discussions are the best part of this vlog

I love it!!

User As Content :: Conversation As Entertainment

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Thanks for the comment Greg!

Zac! I'm so glad to see a comment from you! Thanks for stopping by.. hope you are well. Would love an update on you when you get a chance.

See ya.

Susan, so kind of you to leave a comment. I love getting feedback. No, the behind the scenes isn't often part of the package. I think that's because the person with the camera is usually busy working. I found having a little flipcam though helped me document many things that would otherwise be too much of a pain to film with a regular video camera. The fact that the flip records to a hard drive and you can upload right to your computer is a real bonus.

Thanks again for the comment and I hope to see you again!

Lisa, I thank you so much for leaving a comment. I think part of the beauty of being in San Francisco is having access to some real innovators. I'm pretty fortunate to have had the jobs I've had and to have met some visionaries. This project as well as my time working at Seesmic make me feel really excited as a content creator and the kinds of distribution that are available.

Thanks again for stopping by.

The Expanding Media Universe

Jenn! Thank you so much for leaving a comment. Yeah, I love innovation which is why I'm totally into web2.0 and social media. Innovation and connecting people… 2 of my favorite things. Take care and thank you again for stopping by!

Sam! Thanks a million for stopping by! I love Greek food, I bet you've got some great recipes to share. What would you make? Could they be shown in a 3 minute or less video? These are some of the considerations for how the videos are chosen. Are you on twitter? You should follow @cookingcapsules for more info about that… I'll also be posting updates here. Let's swap recipes! Thank you again for leaving a comment! Means a lot to me!

Hey Tony! I never got a chance to thank you for posting a comment here. It's always great to hear from you. What's new in your world? I hear you ate a salad the other day… what was that all about?! Did you loose a bet with Kandi or something? Anyway, hope you are well and thank you again for the comment!

Go ladies! Love the little 'inside scoop'. So this is what you get up during the day when I'm not around????
Jemima P.

wow, such a great concept – is there something similar on web?

wow, such a great concept – is there something similar on web?