History of Mystifyed Live part 3
Yes Here it is, the Third part in the evolution of The Mystifyed Live show. Today's Mystifyer Trivia Question was: "In which month, between September 2010 and Now, did we NOT air any Mystifyed Live Episodes?" The answer is simple this time...November, but here is why and what lead up to that.
So during my 1st show my camera had not worked at all so I didn't appear on camera until episode 2. Well, during Episode 2 I had the camera continually drop the video and we lost audio several times. these problems continued to plaque the show for several more months. However the became more and more problematic as the show continued to develop.
During Episode 3 I was honored to have V, the Founder of The Magic Network, TMN, join me on the show. We also had My producer, Mike Olsen, join in as he is heavily involved with TMN. unfortunately Tech fail reared its ugly head yet again when we had Echo, Echo, Echo,Echo... and the set was not very easy for me to work around for filming. I had to move the camera manually while streaming resulting in ceiling and floor shots along with getting the viewers motion sick.
Now Episode 3 was not a total failure, we did have a great interview with V and several interactive mentalism demonstrations that he performed. We did lots of promoting of TMN and I had the support of many of the TMN members tuning in.
After V's episode we switched to a once a month schedule for Mysityfed Live so we could work out Tech issues in-between. Our next episode was due to air on the first Saturday of November but I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to perform some paranormal magic for Halloween. so despite our new schedule i added an extra show for Sunday October 31 2010. this episode was to be purely performance based scheduled to last 1/2 hour.
Halloween Night came. We started the show almost 20 minutes late because we were unable to get into Ustream, the program we used at the time for our live stream. After the delay we had several camera issues including the camera coming loose from the stand at the end. This resulted in a shorter show exactly 13 minutes and 13 seconds...creepy.
With the special episode over we had only one week to prepare for the next show that coming Saturday. mean while I had deleted Ustream and reloaded it to try to work out the kinks. and as far as the camera stand that got a little bit of Duct Tape. Sounded like we were set but found out that Saturday that the new version of Ustream I downloaded didn't work. We apparently were missing some file on the computer. with no live feed i called it quits and figured that the show was a lost cause due to all the tech issues so I gave it up and therefore there was no show in November.
Stay tuned to find out what turned around the show and allowed it to become what it is today.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
History of Mystifyed Live part 2
History of Mystifyed Live part 2
Today's Mystifyer Trivia Question was: "Who was the first Guest to appear on Mystifyed Live." We had two people who were close with their guesses, but not quite but both were kinda of right so here are their answers:
@Mike_Magician: "@TheMystifyer twas @molsen23 wasn't it?"
@PickedHam: "@TheMystifyer was your first guest @taylorkg ?"
But actually The correct answer is my good friend @Seventia.
Here is the breakdown...
On the first episode which aired September 4th 2010, My Webcam died just hours before we went live. So in my place my Executive Producer, Mike Olsen (@molsen23), actually was the only person to appear on camera and stood in my place. He then called me up and had me join him live via Skype so I was only present in voice. (which i suppose makes me a guest on the show too)
While we were doing the live announcement our friend @Seventia had tuned in to watch it and was talking to use on Skype congratulating us. Mike then added @Seventia to the call so she too was live via Skype and we did a short interview with her and promoted her music and posted links to her social media sites for people to follow her.
Thus was born, quite accidentally, the idea of having a guest join us live to promote their works while I used the show to also update the fans about what was going on in my world and entertain them with my magic live.
We jumped on the idea of connecting with more artists and just a short two weeks later we aired the 2nd episode of Mystifyed Live. Just hours before this episode I had bought a HD Webcam and was able to be on camera, so it was the first episode were people got to see me. It was also the first episode where the guest was able to join us live on camera as well. That guest was @TaylorKG who had an episode of the Suite Life on Deck that she was in that was airing soon so we were promoting along with several movies she had been in.
The first two episodes were now over but we did not yet have a name for this show that had just kinda started to happen. That we will save for the next post...part 3. Watch for it coming soon.
Today's Mystifyer Trivia Question was: "Who was the first Guest to appear on Mystifyed Live." We had two people who were close with their guesses, but not quite but both were kinda of right so here are their answers:
@Mike_Magician: "@TheMystifyer twas @molsen23 wasn't it?"
@PickedHam: "@TheMystifyer was your first guest @taylorkg ?"
But actually The correct answer is my good friend @Seventia.
Here is the breakdown...
On the first episode which aired September 4th 2010, My Webcam died just hours before we went live. So in my place my Executive Producer, Mike Olsen (@molsen23), actually was the only person to appear on camera and stood in my place. He then called me up and had me join him live via Skype so I was only present in voice. (which i suppose makes me a guest on the show too)
While we were doing the live announcement our friend @Seventia had tuned in to watch it and was talking to use on Skype congratulating us. Mike then added @Seventia to the call so she too was live via Skype and we did a short interview with her and promoted her music and posted links to her social media sites for people to follow her.
Thus was born, quite accidentally, the idea of having a guest join us live to promote their works while I used the show to also update the fans about what was going on in my world and entertain them with my magic live.
We jumped on the idea of connecting with more artists and just a short two weeks later we aired the 2nd episode of Mystifyed Live. Just hours before this episode I had bought a HD Webcam and was able to be on camera, so it was the first episode were people got to see me. It was also the first episode where the guest was able to join us live on camera as well. That guest was @TaylorKG who had an episode of the Suite Life on Deck that she was in that was airing soon so we were promoting along with several movies she had been in.
The first two episodes were now over but we did not yet have a name for this show that had just kinda started to happen. That we will save for the next post...part 3. Watch for it coming soon.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
History of Mystifyed Live part 1
History of Mystifyed Live part 1
The answer to the #MystifyerTrivia Question: "What Month and what year did the first episode of Mystifyed Live air?" is really a origin story so here it is...
The first time I conceived the idea of including a live web cam feed on the website was July 2009. The original idea was to broadcast street magic as I performed. But I was far from the first episode.
In December of 2009 the old Website was completely redesigned into the current design over the course of one weekend. This new design along with the new features allowing to finally stream live footage on the website. The new design was officially launched March 1st 2010.
Within a few weeks I made my first attempt at a live broadcast...it failed. basically someone for got to hit the button that made it go live. I attempted again one week later still in March of 2010 but this time it aired...badly. The web cam was very poor quality and the wireless signal was weak resulting in a show that looked more like a narrated slide show. After two failed attempts I put off the idea of doing a live feed.
Then in August of 2010 My producer and I decided to resurrect the idea of the live feed to announce publicly that we were going to be working together. We advertised on Twitter and The Magic Network that I was going to be making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
On September 4th 2010 we made our big announcement. The web traffic and site membership soared due to the live announcement. We quickly made plans to start airing live streams from the site on a regular basis. We still didn't have a name yet, We were not sure what direction to take the show but we seemed to have stumbled onto something that captured the attention of the audience. Thus was born the Mystifyed Live show...
Stay tuned for Part two of the History of the Mystifyed Live show.
The answer to the #MystifyerTrivia Question: "What Month and what year did the first episode of Mystifyed Live air?" is really a origin story so here it is...
The first time I conceived the idea of including a live web cam feed on the website was July 2009. The original idea was to broadcast street magic as I performed. But I was far from the first episode.
In December of 2009 the old Website was completely redesigned into the current design over the course of one weekend. This new design along with the new features allowing to finally stream live footage on the website. The new design was officially launched March 1st 2010.
Within a few weeks I made my first attempt at a live broadcast...it failed. basically someone for got to hit the button that made it go live. I attempted again one week later still in March of 2010 but this time it aired...badly. The web cam was very poor quality and the wireless signal was weak resulting in a show that looked more like a narrated slide show. After two failed attempts I put off the idea of doing a live feed.
Then in August of 2010 My producer and I decided to resurrect the idea of the live feed to announce publicly that we were going to be working together. We advertised on Twitter and The Magic Network that I was going to be making a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
On September 4th 2010 we made our big announcement. The web traffic and site membership soared due to the live announcement. We quickly made plans to start airing live streams from the site on a regular basis. We still didn't have a name yet, We were not sure what direction to take the show but we seemed to have stumbled onto something that captured the attention of the audience. Thus was born the Mystifyed Live show...
Stay tuned for Part two of the History of the Mystifyed Live show.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Autism Show
OK so much going on here so thought id take a minute and catch you all up.
First and foremost the Autism Speaks Live Fund Raiser Show. On April 2nd at 7pm CST we are going to light up Mystifyed Live blue for the Annual Autism Awareness Day. Autism Speaks is a charity that we have chosen to sponsor and raise money for but more importantly to raise awareness about Autism, what it is, how it affects people and Hope for treatments. We are also covering how Autism Speaks helps unit families affected by Autism.
We are going to have several special guests on the show. I will make the official announcement of who they are via special video clip due to be released soon. but i can say this much...we have a guest who has an autistic son who will share some of her personal stories and promote the Autism Speaks run walk she will be a part of soon. We also have a returning guest who has a heart for kids and giving back. and a Secret special guest who will be revealed in the video. :)
We will also talk about ways that you can help get involved and way that my Crew will continue to be involved in with Autism Speaks.
Last Night I had the extreme honor of being on Jeff Timmon's (from 98 degrees) Radio show along with his special guest @StreetLotto. I was given some air time to reach out to the listeners and tell them of this special live show. It was so awesome, my first Radio interview and it wasn't even about me or my ego lol. But Thank Jeff you ROCK!
OK so last thing Please, Please, Please get the word out about this show I want as many people to attend as possible. The money to me is secondary, the message is the main thing. finding ways to help families, bringing hope and ways to get involved...that's what really matters the most. so tweet your followers, send messages on FaceBook make a YouTube video whatever just do what you can to help promote this. I only ask this cause the successes of this depends on how many people hear about it.
Thanks so much for all your support!
Love you all! You all ROCK!
~Justin The Mystifyer.
First and foremost the Autism Speaks Live Fund Raiser Show. On April 2nd at 7pm CST we are going to light up Mystifyed Live blue for the Annual Autism Awareness Day. Autism Speaks is a charity that we have chosen to sponsor and raise money for but more importantly to raise awareness about Autism, what it is, how it affects people and Hope for treatments. We are also covering how Autism Speaks helps unit families affected by Autism.
We are going to have several special guests on the show. I will make the official announcement of who they are via special video clip due to be released soon. but i can say this much...we have a guest who has an autistic son who will share some of her personal stories and promote the Autism Speaks run walk she will be a part of soon. We also have a returning guest who has a heart for kids and giving back. and a Secret special guest who will be revealed in the video. :)
We will also talk about ways that you can help get involved and way that my Crew will continue to be involved in with Autism Speaks.
Last Night I had the extreme honor of being on Jeff Timmon's (from 98 degrees) Radio show along with his special guest @StreetLotto. I was given some air time to reach out to the listeners and tell them of this special live show. It was so awesome, my first Radio interview and it wasn't even about me or my ego lol. But Thank Jeff you ROCK!
OK so last thing Please, Please, Please get the word out about this show I want as many people to attend as possible. The money to me is secondary, the message is the main thing. finding ways to help families, bringing hope and ways to get involved...that's what really matters the most. so tweet your followers, send messages on FaceBook make a YouTube video whatever just do what you can to help promote this. I only ask this cause the successes of this depends on how many people hear about it.
Thanks so much for all your support!
Love you all! You all ROCK!
~Justin The Mystifyer.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
updates and changes
Well as you all may have noticed there has been a ton of updates and changes to the website, the live show, and even to my twitter AVI. There has been a lot of changes the I started implementing starting at the start of the year and am continuing to implement.
The web traffic has been on an increase with lots of repeat visits. the number of viewers for the live shows have soared, and the number of people watching the recorded version of the live shows and the YouTube videos have also increased. all I can say is Thank You! My Crew and I have been working our magical tails off. We are so happy to get all the positive feed back and comments from you all lately.
All this is eventually leading up to the 2012 tour! We selected our first stop to be Portland Oregon on June 8th 2012! I can't wait. Its so close and we still have so much work ahead of us. Its is because of all your support that this is possible so thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Keep an eye out for more changes coming soon including a "Meet the crew" area of the website, more members only content, and Mystifyer Merchandise. Also be on the look out for big changes coming to the live show, and the reveal of our band that will be performing with us on the tour! And last but not least be sure to join us for the live special fund raiser episode of Mystifyed live...we will be raising money and awareness for Autism Speaks. Tell a friend and join us April 2nd at 7pm CST www.justinthemystifyer.com
Lots of love to you all, You all ROCK!
~Justin the Mystifyer
The web traffic has been on an increase with lots of repeat visits. the number of viewers for the live shows have soared, and the number of people watching the recorded version of the live shows and the YouTube videos have also increased. all I can say is Thank You! My Crew and I have been working our magical tails off. We are so happy to get all the positive feed back and comments from you all lately.
All this is eventually leading up to the 2012 tour! We selected our first stop to be Portland Oregon on June 8th 2012! I can't wait. Its so close and we still have so much work ahead of us. Its is because of all your support that this is possible so thank you, thank you, and thank you!
Keep an eye out for more changes coming soon including a "Meet the crew" area of the website, more members only content, and Mystifyer Merchandise. Also be on the look out for big changes coming to the live show, and the reveal of our band that will be performing with us on the tour! And last but not least be sure to join us for the live special fund raiser episode of Mystifyed live...we will be raising money and awareness for Autism Speaks. Tell a friend and join us April 2nd at 7pm CST www.justinthemystifyer.com
Lots of love to you all, You all ROCK!
~Justin the Mystifyer
Monday, February 21, 2011
What a weekend!
Wow what a weekend! had so much I was planning to do on the website and planning upcoming videos, but real life came up and slapped me from behind. I had a small electrical fire! One of the outlets in the wall over heated and caught fire. It burned itself out without too much damage but spent the weekend fixing it all and rewiring half the house so it wont happen again. So weekend was a loss as far as productivity...but atleast no one was injured, that's the most important thing. Hope you all had a better weekend than that. lol Lots of love to you all.
Mystifyer Out
Mystifyer Out
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday Night
It's Friday Night TGIF! lol been a long week I have worked so hard on the website this week, have so many more things im planning to add but not enough time in the day. tomorrow i get to play more with my new software (Livestream) for mystifyed live. Im really liking the possibilities with the new software and love the fact that i can have you all chat with me, the guests, and eachother during the shows. ok will thats all for know, Mystifyer Out! *POOF!*
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
First Blog Post
OK here it is my first blog for JustinTheMystifyer.com. I plan to use this to just share my thoughts and give you all the behind the scences look at the making of the mystifyer. Also will give updates about the website, Mystifyed Live, the 2012 tour, YouTube Videos, etc... I hope you all subscribe and enjoy!
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