We have our first live show this coming Monday. I’m nervous but only slightly- I am not presenting or panel operating and I fully trust Dusty & Sammy (presenting) and Rose (panel operating) to do an awesome job. They have plenty of practice under their belt and we are prepared for any crisis- having extra songs & pre-records available for use in case of any last minute cancellations or technical difficulties.
I have felt that my role as ‘producer’ of this show has been somewhat lacking. It is definitely the role with the least clarity/definition of duties. This is not to say I don’t think I have been contributing equally; I just have a less tangible role and don’t feel I have gained any tangible skills as such. This is especially the case because our interviews were sourced from each of us… i.e. it was not my role as the producer to find, research, contact, and confirm 3 different interviews as we were required to think of ideas for class, and so we already had some good ideas that were then approved by Elizabeth.
Similarly, I expected to be doing more work on the run sheet as producer. I wrote the basic structure, mentioned the things the girls needed to cover when talking (time, mention RRR, RWAV, back announce songs etc), put in the songs and stings and IDs etc, but of course when it came to what they were saying, they wrote it as it would have been unnatural and silly for me to write it. Anyway, again, this is not to say I feel that I haven’t done anything. I have helped in a lot of different ways rather than one big way.
Our two live interviews for the show are:
Mark Pershin, CEO of Less Meat Less Heat:
Less Meat Less Heat is a non-profit organisation that was founded in early 2015 and is dedicated to addressing how diet can be altered to reduce the carbon dioxide a person creates. The Less Meat Less Heat initiative aims to raise awareness for people to appropriately limit their meat consumption and has named this, the ‘climatarian diet’. Mark Pershin is the CEO & Founder of Less Meat Less Heat. Coming from a background in advertising and marketing, Mark brings a unique and fresh perspective to help solve the climate crisis.
The girls will talk about the aim of their app, “The Climatarian Challenge”, why they chose this platform, why the climatarian diet is important, why eating less meat is important etc. The girls have been using the app so they can add a personal touch to the interview and talk about their experiences with it.
Oliver Clark, of the Melbourne Swordcraft Club
Swordcraft is a live action role play and battle game, where players bring medieval battle from fantasy video and tabletop games to life. The Swordcraft group which Oliver roleplays in, practices every Tuesday in Royal Park. The group are split into teams/groups and sometimes pairs, to mimic battles that may have taken place in the middle ages.
The third interview is a pre-recorded interview that Sammy did with Simon Starr of Birding Australia, in which they discuss brid watching and the threats of bird and duck shooting.