Interviews with I’m with Stupid experts
Interviews with I’m with Stupid experts
Hello again! I thought I’d introduce the egg-sperts to you all. So this is about what they were doing and what they were doing it for.
I asked them some simple questions and this is what they had to say…
Ben Pugh
E: Hello, I’m just going to ask you a few questions first of all what’s your name and what do you do?
B: My name’s Ben Pugh, I’m a Freelance Producer and I’m here at Mind the Gap being the Creative Producer for Mediabox.
E: And how did you get into what you do now?
B: I’ve always been interested in theatre started out working backstage and from being about 14 volunteered at Harrogate Theatre, doing anything and everything they’d let me! And then I worked up from there.
E: And what is it that you are doing for I’m with Stupid?
B: I’m responsible for making sure all the elements fit together, look good and work in the way they are supposed to.
E: Are you enjoying it?
B: Very much so, it’s really nice to work on projects with people who are so enthusiastic and passionate about making a quality product.
E: Finally, tell us one interesting fact about you.
B: Well, I’m not sure if this is interesting or not but I used to be a classically trained Cellist.
E: Thank you Ben, I’ll let you get back to the grindstone now
Interviews with experts – Will Simpson
Will Simpson
Will Simpson
E: As you know, I’m Ed – first of all hello. So who are you, and what do you do.
W: My name is Will and I’m a filmmaker, that involves editing and camera work on lots of different projects.
E: How long have you been doing what you do?
W: Erm, something in the region of 8 or 9 years.
E: How did you get into filmmaking?
W: I was always interested in the art of storytelling and way that film lets you say different things. And the first ever recorded film was in Leeds as well.
E: What exactly are you doing on this project?
W: Over the last two weeks I’ve been working with groups to film the scenarios and pieces they have rehearsed and then editing them for the 360.
E: what has made you laugh on this project?
W: I enjoyed the thing at the Mela, that made me laugh a lot… especially Crispin Duck of course!
E: Has anything made you get mad, or made you have an ‘aargh’ moment?
W: No, I’m pretty good at keeping my temper.
E: Last question, tell us one interesting face about yourself.
W: How do I know what’s interesting? What sort of interesting fact?
E: Everything is interesting to someone!
W: What did everyone else say?
E: That would be telling.
W: My debut as an actor, I’m not an actor, but my debut was as Mr Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
E: Thanks Will, I’ll let you get back to editing now.
W: Thank you
Interviews with experts – Tim Smith
Tim Smith
E: Hello Tim, so first question who are you and what do you do?
T: I’m Tim Smith, I’m a freelance photographer. I do a whole load of different photographic work, but I’m particularly interested in doing photography with arts and culture organisations which has included Mind the Gap for a long time.
E: Since the dawn of time isn’t it?
T: Almost.
E: How did you get into being a photographer?
T: I trained to be a newspaper and magazine photographer, for many years I worked for a news agency in Bradford which included lots of work for review supplements for papers like The Guardian and The Observer. I used to do production photographs for those papers and that’s how I forged a relationship with Mind the Gap. I could burble on forever about my photographic influences but I won’t, as it will probably bore the people reading this!
E: What are you doing for Mediabox?
T: I’m producing still photos to illustrate various ideas and scenarios that Mind the Gap people have come up with – that’s it in a nutshell, I think!
E: You obviously enjoy it, but have you had any aargh moments?
T: What, taken my bat home? No, but that’s because I enjoy working with Mind the Gap and hopefully it’s a fruitful relationship on both sides. As a photographer they are a good company to work with, as they are people who can think visually. And also a group of people open to collaborative working… I’m not just there to press a button to order, I have some input in turning people’s ideas into visual messages.
E: One more question, tell us one interesting fact about you.
T: About me?
E: Yes.
T: I don’t know, hmm (long pause)… I’m thinking if there’s something to do with theatre (really long pause!)… before I moved to Bradford I’ve never lived anywhere longer than 3 years, I’ve been here 25 – which is half of my life. On good days I think it’s because Bradford is a great place to live and work, on bad days I think maybe I’m stuck in a rut.
E: You could always move into the big hole?
T: Maybe I will.
Interviews with experts – Si McGrath
Si McGrath
S: Before you ask, I wasn’t there and I don’t know who did it!
E: Very funny! Thanks Si, could you tell us who you are and what you do?
S: My name’s Si I run a recording studio and production company in Leeds. For this project I’ve been doing audio recording and sound design.
E: How did you get into your field?
S: From being 14 I played in bands and then when I finished school I was a semi-professional musician. I did lots of at home productions and recording with my brother. Then I decided to do a degree at Leeds College of Music. In my current role I record bands, sound design and basically anything to do with music.
E: What are you doing with Mediabox?
S: My job is to bring together the audio elements of the assets for Mind the Gap, then mixing it all together.
E: Have you had an aargh moment yet?
S: Not yet! On starting the project though, I did think that’s a lot of work for the time I’ll have at Mind the Gap. It’s never been at that point though, it’s just about getting it done.
E: Are you enjoying it?
S: Yes, it’s using lots of skill sets, I’m doing lots of things at the same time that normally I’d do separately. Working with actors and seeing their ideas coming together is very rewarding.
E: Last question, you can relax now! Tell us one interesting fact about you.
S: I played blues harmonica in a band for 12 years. Is that interesting?
E: I’m sure some of my readers will find that interesting.
Interviews with experts – Dave Searle
Dave Searle
Dave Searle, Production Manager
E: Obviously I know you, but for those who don’t what do you do?
D: I’m Production Manager and Tech bloke for Mind the Gap. I try and make sure everyone has the right kit and it works so that they can do their beautiful theatre and media-ness!
E: How did you get into techyness?
D: I was interested in it from school, then when I went to 6th Form college I volunteered doing lighting at shows. At Uni I got in with the guys who did the tech for gigs and kind of drifted into it from there. Later, I spoke to someone from Bradford Theatres who said that there aren’t many people who train technicians. I trained to be a teacher and that for a while, then I worked for a long time at Bradford Theatres and worked my way up through there.
E: What are you doing for Mediabox?
D: I’m tech support really, making sure that the experts have the right equipment in the right place, sourcing locations and props, and supporting the experts to make sure they can deliver their expertise.
E: Is there anything that has made you want to throw a computer screen out of a window?
D: Not really, I thought it was going to be more difficult and it has gone more smoothly than I expected. There have been a couple of times when I’ve had to be in 4 places at once, and even a man of my talent can’t do that! But we’re infront of schedule and producing some really good stuff.
E: Are you enjoying it?
D: Yes, it’s good to see us working with media and seeing how very different it is from theatre. And it’s great to see everyone’s confidence with the equipment growing so much!
E: So Dave, last thing, tell us one interesting fact about you.
D: About Mediabox?
E: About anything.
D: My left hand has appeared on stage with Ken Dodd, how’s that?
E: That’s, erm… interesting.
So thats what the experts had to say about Mediabox.
some web Definitions of Stupid
Definitions of stupid on the Web:
* lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
* dazed: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
* a person who is not very bright; “The economy, stupid!”
* unintelligent: lacking intelligence; “a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers”
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* Stupid! is a British television comedy sketch show aimed at children of primary and secondary school age, which was first broadcast on CBBC and subsequently BBC One.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid!
* Stupid was a short-lived grouping of constructivist artists, formed in Cologne in 1919. The founding members were Willy Fick, Heinrich Hoerle and his wife Angelika Hoerle (1899–1923), Anton Räderscheidt and his wife Marta Hegemann, and Franz Wilhelm Seiwert.Dempsey, 2002, p. 295.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_(art_movement)
* “Stupid” is a song written by Sarah McLachlan and produced by Pierre Marchand for McLachlan’s eighth album Afterglow (2003). It was released as the album’s second single in Australia the United States in mid-2004.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_(Sarah_McLachlan_song)
* Stupid I king of the stars quintet based in Brooklyn, New York. Stupid is unusual in that it is fronted with an accordion. …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_(band)
* Raven-Symoné is the self-titled fourth studio album by American singer Raven-Symoné. The album was released on April 29, 2008 in the United States. It was her last album released by Hollywood Records.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_(song)
* Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence; To the point of stupor; Amazing; Extremely
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stupid
* stupidly – in a stupid manner; “he had stupidly bought a one way ticket”
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* stupidity – a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
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* Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity
* Stupidity was the third album by Dr. Feelgood, released in September 1976. It was their first live album recording.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity_(Dr._Feelgood_album)
* Stupidity is the ninth studio album by Bad Manners, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity_(Bad_Manners_album)
Israr bested bits
I like doing the 360 photo shoot at the interchange and got to pretend i was choosing sweets with jack. we had to stand still.
I did a film about having my phone stolen
I was making a film at the Interchange, it’s about a girl who gets her phone stolen – Joanne played the thug and I played the girl.
