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Creating an episode

The following notes are helpful for me when recording a new episode.
Also, I thought it might be interesting to others, who also consider to run their own show.

Getting started

  • Pick an issue from the issues page or create a new one.
  • Prefix the issue title with the next show number.

Shooting the video

  • Cleanup SD card of digital camera
  • Prepare lighting
  • Set-up microphone
  • Prepare primary and secondary camera
  • Test recording and audio
  • Close all unrelated apps
  • Hide Bookmarks Toolbar in Firefox (right-click next to address bar and remove tick)
  • Prepare IDE settings
    • Set slightly bigger font (VS Code: editor.fontSize": 15)
    • Enter "zen mode" (doesn't show the terminal)
  • Set Mac to do not disturb mode
  • Deactivate night shift
  • Start recording and get cracking!

Shooting the intro

  • Create a teaser intro that shows exactly what to expect as an outcome (show some code as b-roll, maybe?).

Postproduction

  1. Cut video
  2. Transitions
  3. Normalize sound
  4. Add music and sound effects
  5. Color Grading

Before publication

  • Create nice title images for the video and the website.

Upload

When uploading the video, I first set it to "unlisted". That gives me another opportunity to check the quality and the editing of the final cut. At this phase, I also add show notes to the video description, adjust the title and add chapters to the video description.

Publication

  • Upload the code to Github.
  • Set YouTube video to "public".
  • Announce publication on Twitter and Reddit.