I've never been happy with the live set for Spacevidcast. We could go with a virtual set, but until I can do a 4:4:4 chroma key allowing even the fibers of my hair to look natural (hint: very hard and expensive) I'll probably stick to a traditional set.
One of the things that I *hate* with the current set is that it looks so news like. We're behind a table talking at you, not with you. Completely wrong format for this show. The community is just as much a part of the show as we are. I want it to be more informal, more fun, less news like.
My thought was that we would get a couch and a chair. I would sit in the chair and Cariann would sit in the couch. In front of us maybe a coffee table where we would put our computers and possibly a drink (I'll take a Hendrick's and tonic with a cucumber, thank you). To do this right I would need 3 HD cameras (problem) and would probably stop putting the guest on the plasma monitor and only have them full screen and in the double box. Cariann and I went shopping and after searching for a while determined we may want to just do two chairs and two side tables. Here's an interesting option from Ikea:
And the side tables would be so we have something to put our computers on. Something like one of these:
OK, well the red is a bit out there and we would not do that if we got orange chairs. These also come in white.
I still have a HUGE issue with the background. Cafn8ed came up with a nifty idea of some white foam and the possibility to cover it with a graphic of sorts. I go back and forth on that one. Could do some cool things with lights, but as I think about it more and more I fear it will just end up being bland without any kick. Maybe that's OK. Like I said, back and forth. I could also take the current HDTV and put it back behind us with a Spacevidcast animation of sorts. No idea what to do back there that won't look cheap and cheesy while at the same time not spending a lot of money. The white sheet really doesn't work well, just looks like a giant white bedsheet. We could go back to black and then shine something on that to give it some color. Orange chairs and orange lights on the background may look sorta cool.
Of course I fell in love with something we can't afford. I really like these chairs, but they are $3,500 each. At that price I would get two new HD cameras rather than chairs! But they sure would look cool!
What do you guys think? Stick with the news like desk? Make it more informal and conversational? I like the general idea of what Ashton did in the video below. Nice chair, nice couch, table and interesting background (although the background needs some love still). What do you think?
