Whew! What a week it was last week… Last Wednesday, I brought pal and photog instructor guru Zack Arias into my studio for another episiode of chasejarvisLIVE. We chatted photography for 2 hours and took questions from the live Twitter audience via #cjlive. Was a blast. While about 20,000 of you caught the interview LIVE–it seemed like I got at least that many tweets/emails/fbook requests to post it again here on the blog, so… As you wish. Here ’tis.
From there, we shipped Zack and his crew into our creativeLIVE studio where he put on one heckuva studio lighting course all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully you saw the interwebs booming, especially with the @creativeLIVE and #askzack tags. I’m pretty sure Zack swiped some ratings from the World Cup. Or at least we had fun trying. I wanted to give a huge shoutout to Zack and his team for an amazing effort. You guys and gals nailed it. Also a shoutout also to all the manufacturers that kicked in gear for Zack to give away, as well as uber thanks to B&H Photo Video for their support of the creativeLIVE studio and G-Technology for keeping our gobs and gobs of data safe. They support us, please support them. I hope lots of you tuned in. And if you didn’t but wished you had, the course is available for download here.
While I’ve got you, I wanted to ask for your feedback. Not somebody else’s…YOURS. In the comments below, we’re looking to find out a few things with the goal of making creativeLIVE the best it can be. Tell us whatever you want, but please help us by answering some or all of the following particulars about our LIVE, free, worldwide creative education platform:
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different, better, worse? How does our class format compare to others?
2. Where do you live? We want to understand the breadth of our audience with the comments on this post. Where are you from, and when are you watching the LIVE feed?
3. Does this live worldwide format really work? This is the important part. What does the experience feel like to you? Can you help describe this format to someone who’s never seen it?
Thanks for taking the time! If you’re new here, I invite you to subscribe/follow via links above and to the right. Lots more stuff heading your way soon on all our channels…
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different?
Its different because its free and live! The option to interact via the chat room & twitter to have your questions answered is great. The chat room staff are very helpful (and patient) The option to buy the download for later is great, especially if its getting late and you need to go to bed but you don’t want to miss anything.
2. Where in the world do you live?
London, UK
3. Does this live worldwide format really work?
I think it does. I felt like I was really there, my chat room questions were answered. I didn’t watch all of it live (after the 1st 2:30am finish – London time) I was too tired to stay up again so I watched what I could and bought the downloads. I like the live aspect better than the download/rewatch because you can ask questions. Cant wait for day 3 to be uploaded so I can see the rest. Thanks for creating this amazing concept and thanks to Zack & his team for a very interesting workshop.
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1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different, better, worse? How does our class format compare to others?
There are a few differentiators that i believe puts you way ahead of the curve, at least that i am aware of. Free courses with option to buy and view when needed, VERY high production value and lastly engaging guests with great workshops. I got up at 3.00am to watch Zack workshop, i have been following his work and love his approach and easy way he instructs. Top marks Mr. Chase Jarvis, thank you :o)
2. Where do you live? We want to understand the breadth of our audience with the comments on this post. Where are you from, and when are you watching the LIVE feed?
I live in Australia, strangely enough i lived in Seattle for 8 years prior to returning home to Australia. I wish you guys were operation 3 years ago.
3. Does this live worldwide format really work? This is the important part. What does the experience feel like to you? Can you help describe this format to someone who’s never seen it?
It worked for me, I attended a couple of live shows, early call for me; and then returned later in the day to watch the Euro reruns. Great job guys, keep it up. Big fan !!!!
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different?
No one has done this before so everything is different. In a very positive way
2. Where in the world do you live?
Oxford UK
3. Does this live worldwide format really work?
Yes absolutely. I’ve bought a couple of the shows because a) I loved the content and it’s helped me a lot, b) I realise these events require investment on the part of the Creativelive team and in my view the cost of the download is miniscule compared to what you get back.
In fact where I would usually share videos DVDs with people this time I am saying go buy it and support these guys.
If we don’t support Creativelive with $$$$ then the shows will stop.
Chase, Craig and all the guys like Vincent Laforet, Zack, John Gringo thank you for this fresh approach and keep up the great work
Hi I am from the California San Francisco area and I really enjoyed this production. You can get to a more large and dynamic crowd by having a free seminar to the caliber that this was produced especially for this being the first one. From what i saw the interaction with the audience online and in the classroom. I love how “to the point” it was rather than beat around the bush.
Thanks!
1. What makes the creativeLIVE approach different?
2. Where in the world do you live?
3. Does this live worldwide format really work?