Show one is finally, as they say, is in the can!

Yesterday was a really busy day. I had a couple of videos to edit and needed to create some graphics for the show and set up the ‘studio’. There seems to be so much to do but luckily I just finished as they guys started to arrive for a rehearsal.

We were still rehearsing and making decision about the running order of the show right up until about 20 minutes before we went live. I guess that is part of the fun of live tv!

As we went live I was very nervous and was overjoyed that we could see we have 3 viewers! Knowing that someone was watching kind of made the whole thing worthwhile.

The show ran really smoothly and seemed to be over in a flash. The whole team did so well with everyone playing their part. What a feeling it was when we closed the show and went off air...one I will never forget.

We also learnt a lot about the show and have a meeting on Monday to discuss plans for show 2. One little thing I wish I had done was to add instructions to the live page letting people know they may need to refresh the page. Streaming a long show like that can cause the connection to get stuck (I am sure there is a technical term for it) I will make sure a note gets added to the page.

I am delighted to announce that we had around 170 viewers for the show which is amazing, so thank you very much if you took the time to have a look. This gives us a great foundation to build on and make show 2 even better.

This all starts tomorrow night when I am out filming at Leighton Buzzard Golf Club. A local lady called Nicole Witts is hosting a very special Spring Fashion/ Make-up Show in aid of Brain Tumour Action. There are lots of great things happening including a performance from X Factor contestants Voices with Soul. Look out for a full report on the website and the next show!

I mentioned in my blog yesterday that I had loads of people to thanks. Well I forgot one massive ‘Thank You’. It is to The Ashwell Arms in Leighton Buzzard. They have very kindly allowed us to use their back room for our meetings. Without them this project would have been very difficult so a massive thank you to them and if you happen to be passing – please pop in and buy stuff...!

Ian