A1 Prompt 2

I am interviewing Lucy Paplinska on her work as an editor and director. I was drawn to interviewing her because her body of work spans over telling diverse Australian stories. She has a wide range of editing for non-fiction and fiction television and film, along with writing, producing, and directing experience, so I believe there will be a breadth of knowledge to draw from in the interview, especially in context to being a woman in the film industry.

I want to start the interview contextualising her career based on where she began. This could include first work, education, and what her aspirations at the time were.

What were you first interested in, and then when did you first make that decision to work in the media? how was that first step acheived?

I want to focus the subject’s journey as a practitioner and what were the personal motivations for reaching certain points in her career. Additionally, I want to delve into the creative side to understand how each project is approached and achieved.

What is the most common way for you to come about your work? What motivates you to work on a certain project?

Her work on documentary shows that drive to share Australian voices in a diverse way. I want to delve into this, especially because these were intimately worked on – she wrote, produced, and directed.

What was your journey like in creating your two documentaries – did you find parallels in the creative and production processes? How did they come to be?

By contextualising the interview as for the MWFF, I will discuss some of the focuses and studies within our class, looking at disparities between men and women in the film industry.

Have you found that being a woman in the industry has affected your work differently than your male colleagues?

As she is primarily an editor, I want to focus on how this differs throughout different mediums.

How does your approach to editing differ from television to film, and fiction to non-fiction?

I am intrigued to know if she maybe prefers one medium over an other, or priorities in her work the subject itself.

Do you have any current aspirations or directions you want to focus on, in terms of what you want to achieve, or have achieved? 

 

 

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