Two days...4 live studio audiences...7 great interviews...one burned out voice...
It has been a wonderful 2 days! We had four live audiences at the Midway USA studios, doing openings, closings, throws to commercials and interviews. There were 40 audience members in each group, drawn from an exclusive Midway USA list. We had hoped to have some extra seats left over for DRTV members, but the seats went amazingly quickly and we were sold out in a few hours...I am honored and humbled!
I have to say it was an experience of a lifetime for me, and if the shows come out the way they're looking on the monitors, man, you ain't seen nothing yet! My goal was for each audience to have sort of an afternoon with me I'd tell stories, answer questions and occasionally be my stupid self.
Our tech team was flawless, from producers Mike Long and John Carter, director of photography Gene Moffett, Brook on camera 2, Bob on the jib camera, Dennis on sound, Jared handling floor management, my good friend Paul Erhardt taking care of the audience, Beth Cowgill making sure our guests were happy, Ryan Fisher watching over the whole set, and of course Larry, Brenda and Sarah Potterfield opening their company --and their hearts -- to our offbeat production.
Thank you thank you thank you...
More when I'm not in a state of collapse...
Some days are just exceptional...crew and audiences...you guys are amazing...
Since you're now using live audiences, it would be fun for you to recreate the famous scene from the ABC anti-gun news special with Diane Sawyer. You remember where a gunman ran into a classroom and started shooting. Only with your audience I suspect that the ending would be quite different :)
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Michael,
ReplyDeleteAre you becoming the "Merv Griffin" of shooting shows?