Entertainment Uses of Podcasting
Entertainment has always been popular; everyone likes to be entertained in one form or another, and podcasting has provided more entertainment options than ever before. With many shows and movie producers offering different podcasting broadcasts for their viewers or listeners, there has been a rush of information that was not previously available to the public. Some shows offer their own commentary podcast. Sometimes the audience can hear what the writer or director is thinking as the production is being filmed. Since so many television shows, movie directors, and writers maintain their own podcasts, audiences are capable of feeling much closer and more involved in the production of a movie or television show. However, not all shows offer this option.
Fan-provided commentary is often less educational than the production commentary but is far more amusing. Fan commentary podcasting enables fans to add their own thoughts and comments to their favorite show or movie, and then publish them on the Internet. This is also a great method of helping new broadcasters develop their broadcasting personality. By commenting on a movie or show a novice broadcaster will learn how to reflect emotional responses through audible interpretation. Audible interpretation plays a large role in a broadcaster’s ability to convey the “feeling” of a story to their audience.
An additional role podcasting plays in the entertainment world is sportscasts. Podcasting sports fans have been around since 2005, and many non-official podcasts of the larger sports teams or events have existed since the beginning of podcasting. Listening to the podcast of a sports game conveys the emotion and excitement of the broadcaster, very similar to radio broadcasts in the pre-television era. While you can listen to these games at your leisure they are, of course, not available live.
Many teams have created online podcast recordings and complete directories of their games, which are freely accessible by any fan. Many of these podcasts go far beyond the play-by-play action of radio announced sports. Podcasts are pre-recorded and, while they are incapable of being available for live games, they can go into much greater detail by divulging player stats as well as historical events that may pertain to the event.
This type of broadcast freedom is why so many podcast broadcasters choose to take part in sports casting. With nearly a fanatic following it is easy to practice audible emotional interpretation. Learning how to manipulate the way you sound is a large part of successful podcasting.Through sports casting an aspiring broadcaster can practice an excited voice when his team of choice does well and learn to exaggerate his verbal responses to reflect how the audience should feel.
The adult entertainment industry is taking part in the podcast revolution as well, although adult podcasting is referred to as “podnography.” This form of podcasting has grown tremendously over the past few years and is expected to continue to grow. With podcasts ranging from erotica to interviews with adult stars and directors, the adult industry has made a clear effort to help their community feel closer to production through the use of podcasts.