When we initially transitioned from VHS tapes to DVDs for the video yearbook (back in 2003), one of my first ideas about what we could do to take advantage of the interactivity of DVDs was to record a commentary track for the yearbook!
I thought it might be fun to get some senior staff from the summer together to watch the yearbook and record our thoughts, but we were never able to pull it off. There was always an issue of available disc-space, and more problematically, by the time I'd finished editing the yearbook each year, we had to start duplicating it immediately in order to get the discs mailed out on-time.
Then two years ago Ethan Linden (then the Assistant Director) had the thought that we could record a PODCAST commentary and post it on-line, thus solving all of our major problems. We didn't have to worry about taking up space on the DVD that could be used for other special features, and we could record the commentary track at any point during the 3-4 weeks it took to get the DVDs duplicated. And lo, a new tradition was born!
It's a tradition that Davey Rosen and I are happy to continue this year!
Our podcast commentary for the kayitz 2010 DVD yearbook is now available on-line -- just click on www.campramahne.podomatic.com and enjoy! Davey and I are joined by a number of special surprise guests, and together we share our thoughts and reflections on the summer... and generally goof around and act ridiculous. Take a listen!
