Since I've only watched one video podcast so far, I decided to have a look at another one to get a better idea of how video can be used, and whether or not I want it in my own podcast. There was an interesting section in the iTunes podcast zone about cooking. I like cooking every once in a while, but I mostly stick to baking mixes, so I decided to have a look at how podcasts could help me out with this sort of thing.
Start Cooking is a twice a month video podcast, that lasts about 3-7 minutes depending on the dish being prepared. The recipes are intended to be both tasty and easy to follow for anyone beginning cooking, and I think they did this really well. Technically, there was no video in these episodes but instead a series of very quick pictures accompanied by music and a voice-over. That was both really easy to follow and eye-catching, so that I did not lose my attention at all. Sometimes, the woman spoke a little fast, but this wasn't too much of an issue as all the ingredients and ustentils were repeated at the end of the episode.
Not many comments I can make about this podcast, which was really excellent. All of the recipes were easy to understand and looked rather tasty (I hope I can try out one or two this week-end), and the music was really a great add to this video. The only thing was that sometimes ingredients such as bean paste or condensed milk were used that can be hard to obtain in Mongolia, but I guess that was just my own problem. This podcast really showed me a great way of presenting information in a fun, interesting way, and I am once again thinking about using video...
Maister, Kathy. "Rudolf's Christmas Cookies." Start Cooking. 10 December 2007: 17. 30 Nov 2009 <"http://feeds.feedburner.com/KathyMaistersStartCookingVideoCast">
Maister, Kathy. "Apple Crisp" Start Cooking. 21 September 2009: 55. 30 Nov 2009 <"http://feeds.feedburner.com/KathyMaistersStartCookingVideoCast">
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