Ben and I were initially planning to collaborate because I had mentioned that I was interested in wanting to do a studio shoot. However, we both totally had conflicting ideas so we decided to go separate ways. However, I was still planning to help him out as he was still interested in filming in a studio.

I have had quite a few experiences with studio sets so I was more than happy to help Ben out – I’ve mostly worked with autocue, camera operating and a little bit of lighting. In this production, I mostly worked on lighting and autocue.

Ben’s style of production was a late night talk show, so a lot of artificial and studio lighting was required. This was my first time physically moving the lighting in a studio setting with no help – however, I believe it turned out fine and went for the intended look. I also kept the juxtaposition in mind in terms of his script and the “talk show” vibe that he wanted to go for.

It was also interesting to finally put the experience I had to use. These past few months, I have been volunteering for RMITV but I never actually had the chance to apply those new skills on my own.

Lighting and autocue – that was all I could from Ben’s production – I won’t be able to help him out with post-production but I’m glad that I was able to assist him with his late night talk show with George Bush.