Mark Hillary Interview

Here's the video of when I had the opportunity to interview Mark Hillary, who writes for The Huffinton Post.

Excuse my facial expressions at the beginning, this was completely improvised and unprepared for but hey, it still ended up a good interview. 

A creation shot in under 90 minutes or so.

Does anyone ever watch a film and ultimately feel cheated out of last 10 minutes as the story line didn't go as you imagined? Well...if you don't then you're either not really watching the film or you're just plain boring.

See, I'm one of those people that become attached to the characters in both films and novels and I find it difficult to grasp a bad ending to either of them. It genuinely frustrates me to the point where I lose faith (in this case the author) in anything they yet to write. 

I just recently subscribed to another free trial from Netflix which is great for me as I never really get the time to a) go to the cinema to see films b) watch TV and c) find time to just sit down and do anything bar sleep/college/work. Yet as I have two weeks or so off from college, it's nice to just watch the occasional film that will help me sleep. So anyways, scrolling across Netflix's menu bar I came across a film called Like Crazy directed by Drake Doremus. 

At first I thought it would be one of those typical romantic dramas where they stereotypically fall in love and then one drama and boom, they're back together again.... Funnily enough, it was more or less like that. It starts off with minor detail about the characters, Anna was an exchange student from England and Jacob,  a local young man who met as they were both studying in Los Angelese. The story continued with them both becoming so in love with each other that when Anna's visa ran out, she decided to stay in the country unlawfully. Eventually, she had to return back to England for some distant relatives wedding ( as us British do) to then not be allowed back into LA due to the fact she breached the regulations the last time she was there. Yaddagh yaddagh yaaarh... The story then drabs onto the pairs emotional distress without each other and their flings with other people. 

.... I feel like I'm ruining the film

However, despite the conventional plot it was a good film minus the last 10 minutes of it which I wish happened differently. In my opinion, it was just silly and I can't think of a better word to describe it. It was just pathetic. After everything, they still drop everything for each other?! ITS NOT HOW IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED.

Don't get me wrong, I love a film with a happy ending but I think Like Crazy needed a twist in the ending to make it memorable. If you haven't watched it then I suggest you do and maybe, just maybe you feel the same as I did with the ending. 

Folder full of magical things

Whilst trawling through old files on my computer I came across these gems...

Here's links for my mini interviews I did whilst at the Roundhouse in 2012

http://soundcloud.com/roundhouseldn/roundhouse-rising-rising 

http://soundcloud.com/roundhouseldn/un-convention-voices

This was my first time interviewing people, so obviously I wasn't exactly fantastic

I got to meet, Mz Bratt and even Cassetteboy 


I've also got print screen from reviews I did too whilst on the project

The "Inner Emo's" Dream

I've just applied for a work experience placement at Kerrang to work on the editorial side of the magazine. Having previous experience from my coursework, I have created my own magazine and this year, put myself forward to managing the college's magazine which is run by the media students.

My work that I did for my own magazine can be seen in previous posts. This includes an interview with Ellie O'Sullivan who is a singer/songwriter, reviews on two live gigs, album reviews and  a feature article on festivals.

This experience will definitely expand my portfolio and possibly open up opportunities for me in the future.

Fingers crossed!