Yes, it's another useless thread about getting pool on ESPN :grin-square:
But let's try this idea on for size:
Offer to make a "highlight reel" for ESPN. They're not going to air an entire match, so let's summarize the Finals match for their viewers.
The advantage is that highlight reels can be fast-paced and exciting...even when the subject (an entire pool match, entire baseball game, entire NASCAR race, etc) is quite boring. Each "clip" is only 5-20 seconds so you can string them together in a way that truly tells the story of the Finals match without having to watch the entire thing.
Intersperse the short clips with longer segments (3-4 minutes) that show a Break&Run, or such. Spend some extra time (instant replay, etc) when a player does something really extraordinary. Lots of options!
You'd need to have a video version with lots of table sound (think of football highlights when they close-up on the line of scrimmage and you hear every grunt and groan) and no commentary. You add the commentary to the ESPN version later because otherwise you can't edit the clips without cutting off a commentator in mid-sentence.
We can offer ESPN complete flexibility: we make a 30-minute version; then edit that down to a 20-minute version; then edit that one down to a 10-minute version...and so on. ESPN can use whichever version suits its needs at the time.
Please feel free to add to this idea.
But let's try this idea on for size:
Offer to make a "highlight reel" for ESPN. They're not going to air an entire match, so let's summarize the Finals match for their viewers.
The advantage is that highlight reels can be fast-paced and exciting...even when the subject (an entire pool match, entire baseball game, entire NASCAR race, etc) is quite boring. Each "clip" is only 5-20 seconds so you can string them together in a way that truly tells the story of the Finals match without having to watch the entire thing.
Intersperse the short clips with longer segments (3-4 minutes) that show a Break&Run, or such. Spend some extra time (instant replay, etc) when a player does something really extraordinary. Lots of options!
You'd need to have a video version with lots of table sound (think of football highlights when they close-up on the line of scrimmage and you hear every grunt and groan) and no commentary. You add the commentary to the ESPN version later because otherwise you can't edit the clips without cutting off a commentator in mid-sentence.
We can offer ESPN complete flexibility: we make a 30-minute version; then edit that down to a 20-minute version; then edit that one down to a 10-minute version...and so on. ESPN can use whichever version suits its needs at the time.
Please feel free to add to this idea.
