Santas Helper Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 5 hours ago, B.Y.R.G. said: No particular reason for the length other than I'm sick of sequencing for this year. I totally get that. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks4legs Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 As others have mentioned, I don't believe there is a specific time max or min. I do know from my experience people do come to see specific songs..repeatedly. If its a long time between...ding dong!!! "Excuse me, can you make the lights play ........" (Oh, Frozen...) I haven't gotten into the MIIP program but if you are running a long show might be something to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee T. Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 My Christmas Show runs about 30 minutes. Halloween runs about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I think I have 43 minutes of original content, followed by 17 minutes of static display. I've never had someone sit for the entire show (my street doesn't really make this an option), so my goal is to eventually have a full 60 minutes so that anyone pulling up to the house at any time will see SOMETHING other than a static display. We're dark this year, but I'm considering MIIP for next year as an option as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jaynee said: I think I have 43 minutes of original content, followed by 17 minutes of static display. I've never had someone sit for the entire show (my street doesn't really make this an option), so my goal is to eventually have a full 60 minutes so that anyone pulling up to the house at any time will see SOMETHING other than a static display. If I were you, I would just drop the 17 minutes of static. That way there is always something playing. 3 minutes ago, Jaynee said: We're dark this year, but I'm considering MIIP for next year as an option as well. I wanted to try MIIP last year but found it would not run on either Windows XP (my show computer) nor Windows Server 2012 r2 (the file server). Yesterday I ordered a new show computer so the old XP computer will get retired. Getting away from XP will solve two problems for me. I had The Demented Elf do a MIIP specific voice file for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 5 hours ago, k6ccc said: If I were you, I would just drop the 17 minutes of static. That way there is always something playing. Me too. That will run off alot of potential viewers wanting to see something. Thinking the show is broke or over for the night. People don't have time or patience to sit around during the holidays waiting for something to happen. Unless your Disneyland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godney Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I agree with Santa's Helper, people will leave if your show stops so on my show as it stands right now i have over 75 songs on a mini director set to loop continuously and when nears the end it says goodnight and lets people know the show will start again the next night .also my shows length is 3 and a half hours 6:30 to 9:30 all month long starting Black Friday to Dec. 31st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerc20 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 32 1 hr 40 minutes then loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 13 hours ago, Godney said: I agree with Santa's Helper, people will leave if your show stops so on my show as it stands right now i have over 75 songs on a mini director set to loop continuously and when nears the end it says goodnight and lets people know the show will start again the next night .also my shows length is 3 and a half hours 6:30 to 9:30 all month long starting Black Friday to Dec. 31st Yeah, I've thought about doing that, but I also like the idea of giving my neighbors a bit of a break from having cars parked on our very busy and narrow street (ours is the main street to get in and out of the neighborhood, and our streets are only 2-cars wide so if someone stops in front of my house, it's a single lane for cars to get by in both directions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godney Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Well Jaynee luckily where i live is on a main st, but it is very wide plenty of room to get around, and my neighbors thank God love the show it is the heart of the neighborhood at Christmastime it brings many people together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lscott Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hi, This year will be my first show. I plan on doing 14 Minute Shows with a 1 minutes thank you for coming greeting, this will be my regular show. I will also have special shows for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years, Weekends, which will be around 18 Minutes long and 2 thank you for coming greetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis75 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 10:54 AM, Santas Helper said: While it may seem like a good idea to have people wait to amp up excitement, alot of folks are busy and may not want to wait. Patience is not very forgiving during the holidays. Just my thoughts. It all depends on your neighborhood and traffic concerns. If you are in an area where cars line up 2 miles down the road to see your house and block traffic, and little down time helps keep the line moving. Length of show has to be different depending on where you're located. If we didn't do that our poor neighbors would never be able to get home. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) On 9/10/2017 at 9:54 AM, Santas Helper said: While it may seem like a good idea to have people wait to amp up excitement, alot of folks are busy and may not want to wait. Patience is not very forgiving during the holidays. Just my thoughts. I agree with SH on this. It seems to me that limiting the show with breaks just encourages guests to wait around for the break to be over or sends them away disapponted. My display has no real 'show' times. The songs are playing all the time so people know they can come anytime its dark. This gives them flexibility to come when its not so crowded. I also dont want people to sit through songs they dont like, using up a front row spot, while waiting for a particular song. Guests who are present can pick the song they want to hear using miip and then move along and come again another day often to play the same favorite again. This has been playing overnight for the last 5 years. https://vimeo.com/74244171 Edited October 19, 2017 by ItsMeBobO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Very well said Bobo. And I've got to get myself spooled up on your miip. I know that's gotta be cool. Just gotta set aside time to learn it and implement it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Cant imagine running my show with out MIIP. Hopefully this year I can talk the wife into letting me do the all night show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 1 hour ago, dougd said: Hopefully this year I can talk the wife into letting me do the all night show. Dougd, what are you wanting to do for all night? You're maybe giving me ideas. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 LOL. Guess i should have worded that a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 38 minutes ago, dougd said: LOL. Guess i should have worded that a bit different. Good way to avoid answering the question Doug. LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefffrompawpaw Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 My show is also short, about 14 minutes. Side point, is the Frozen song still a big hit. I'm only in my 4th Christmas and I felt like I missed the boat on the popularity of it so I only play the classics. It's getting down to the wire and my Halloween show is up and going, should I get this song into my playlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Jefffrompawpaw said: Side point, is the Frozen song still a big hit. I'm only in my 4th Christmas and I felt like I missed the boat on the popularity of it so I only play the classics. It's getting down to the wire and my Halloween show is up and going, should I get this song into my playlist? Jeff, I would suggest creating a new topic and ask this question. You'll get more feedback this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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