I read a post[upinontario] some days ago about ThisCityRocks.com and finally got around to watching the first episode today. I have to say that I liked what I heard and saw. The production quality is pretty impressive, and their concept has plenty of material. At least it puts my video podcast work to shame, but I’m not using superb cameras or video editing equipment. There’s a little more talent going on here.
ThisCityRocks is a weekly video magazine, focusing on the music scene in Western Canada and the Vancouver Area. The 5-7 minute magazine-style show features live footage and profiles with musicians, plus a “what’s on” preview for the week ahead. The video podcast is distributed free through iTunes and the Internet. [thiscityrocks]
The hardest thing to do with podcasts is providing timely information. The “what’s on” segment at the end of the episode displays days of the week and not the actual dates of the events they highlight. At the same time, I’m not a person who rushes to each and every podcast that comes in. Watching this episode, all these events have passed. I like getting the info, but tweeking how it’s delivered might help with the “podcast time delay”.
Other than that, I have to say that I dig it. There is plenty of content to choose from within Vancouver alone. They’ve already gone passed their promise of delivering weekly episodes, but all good things come in due time.
Thanks for the props! I realized after it was too late that I didn’t put the dates on there…oops. Then this week we had computer issues that delayed the release of episode 2 – but its being uploaded right now. In fact, we had to cut out the whole “What’s On” section this week due to the software crashing when the info graphics are imported into the project…weird.
Thanks again!
Warwick