You know when you’ve got a runny nose, and you constantly feel like you’ve got a booger hanging under your nostril for the world to see? Yeah, I have no idea where I’m going with this… Continue reading
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Laugh It Off! Filming with RMITV and Catalyst
Comedian – Lynn Ruth Miller
So recently, I helped in a collaboration project between RMITV (RMIT’s TV) and Catalyst (RMIT’s magazine).
I was to be the camera/lighting operator for an interview with a comedian named ‘Lynn Ruth Miller’. We had some time before this comedian showed up, so I ran over to the cafe near the RMITV offices to grab a bite. Shortly after, one of the volunteers came running over to me saying that the comedian had arrived. So I grabbed my stuff, and ran back over with him. I pointed at a younger woman standing near the office and asked, ‘is that the comedian?’. He replies, ‘no, it’s the one next to her’. Standing beside the young woman, was a little, innocent old lady. Continue reading
The protagonist doesn’t die?
Game of thrones – George R.R. Martin
Who says a protagonist can’t die?
I didn’t get much from this week’s lectorial, unfortunately. I just wasn’t in the right mood to focus after Rachel’s typo of ‘public’ to ‘pubic’. That was way to funny. Anyway, one thing that stands out was one of Brian’s points on what makes a protagonist. He stated that a protagonist cannot die. While this may be the case for the majority of narratives, there are a number of times where writers/directors will do the exact opposite. Continue reading
Narrative structure
Can you tell a gripping story in an interview?
The way I thought about interviews before, is a retelling of experiences and events that have already occurred. Never did I once think that interviews could have the standard formalities of a narrative; a beginning, middle and an end. Continue reading