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Everyone
is due at the house around 10:00am. It's class picture
day at my daughter's school, so we are there from 7:55am,
outside class 12, so that the kids can get their pics
taken since they wouldn't be around later for the regular
posed shot. Home by 8:45am to tidy up breakfast things,
etc. 9:00am Nina arrives to do the filming of the film
crew (fly on the wall). Bob takes photos. From 10:00am
onwards people are arriving. By the time Kirsten O'Brien
(the Smart presenter working on this segment) arrives,
most of the children working with her have arrived and
everything is in full swing.
The
day goes amazingly well. All of the filming has fit into
a natural light time frame. Everyone is nice and helpful.
Lizi also agrees to participate in the project (she is
one of the four presenters who work on Smart, as well
as the researcher). It turns out that Lizi is a fanatical
Cliff Richards fan. Fantastic. I am very impressed by
Kirsten. She not only has an amazing memory for repeat
takes-making her lines seem fresh every time she says
them, but also by her tireless humour. She conscientiously
paid attention to each of the kids, as well as being incredibly
professional and kind. She was brill. I was interviewed,
and where I loved every second of the filming managed
to answer every question differently for each take.
The
kids projects looked fab. They were all hung in the gallery
for the final take. 'The young up and coming artists'.
The kids were great. For them there was lots of waiting
around and not eating when they were hungry, but still
enjoyed the day. When they were finally called upon to
do their stints in front of the camera-they were all stars.
Kirsten
was collected by a car at the end of the filming. Her
driver had to collect Boy George after he dropped her
off and didn't want to wait around, so he put quite a
lot of pressure on her to leave as soon as possible..
After she left, Etta-one of the children filmed-age 6,
said 'Did you notice that Kirsten was the last to arrive
and the first to leave?' then happily skipped off the
join the other kids.
By
6:00pm everyone had left.
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