In 30 seconds
Shira Lazar and Bart Baker share a behind-the-scenes look at a daily What’s Trending show on Live.ly. The vlog captures their improvised setup, games and a messy audience-suggested challenge.
- 1A daily experimentShira introduces the show and asks viewers what they would like to see.
- 2The setupThe pair show the devices and prepare a July Fourth activity.
- 3Games on streamThe livestream includes a truth-or-dare game and improvised conversation.
- 4A smoothie challengeThey make a viewer-suggested mixture and react to the result.
Takeaways
- Shira says the team began a daily live show on Live.ly after making musical.ly videos.
- The show includes games, challenges, questions and advice.
- The pair demonstrate a simple multi-device livestream setup.
- The vlog ends with a food challenge and an invitation for viewer ideas.
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The daily show
Shira introduces the Live.ly experiment and its interactive format. The pair show their setup.
In a July 2016 vlog, Shira Lazar says she and Bart Baker have started a daily What’s Trending live show on Live.ly, a companion app to musical.ly. She describes it as a lot of work but fun and asks viewers to suggest activities.
Shira says the show includes games, challenges, audience questions and advice. She shows the improvised setup with a laptop and several phones as the pair prepare a July Fourth broadcast.
Games and conversation
They prepare a July Fourth activity and play on the livestream. The vlog captures their improvised humor.
Bart tries to paint an American flag on Shira’s face while they are live. They joke about the result and discuss adding a Canadian flag on the other side.
The pair play truth or dare on the stream, and Bart wears a dress. Their improvised conversation moves to cats, including Shira’s memories of pets she has known.
The smoothie challenge
Shira and Bart try a viewer-suggested challenge. They close with thanks and a request for ideas.
For a viewer-suggested smoothie challenge, Shira and Bart combine a collection of unusual ingredients. They react to the smell and appearance before trying the mixture.
Afterward, Shira calls the challenge a preview of their daily live show. She explains how viewers followed the stream at the time and describes the experience as an experiment with an enthusiastic community.
Bart thanks the audience, and Shira asks for ideas for future livestreams and vlogs. She wishes viewers a happy Fourth of July and closes the video.
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