The other week my parents were interested in watching this show A Quiet Word With..., a half-hour talk show hosted by Tony Martin, again on ABC. 'Hosted' is actually an overstatement; each episode he sits down one-on-one with his guest and chats about their career, old times, anecdotes, etc. On Easter Saturday, Martin's guest was Lily Tomlin, who I had never heard of and who didn't interest me at all. I didn't have any enjoyment watching her reminisce about shows and people I didn't care for.
Anyway last week the guest was Rob Sitch, comedian member of Working Dog productions, the film team responsible for the likes of Frontline, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and The Hollowmen. I love Frontline and I'm a big fan of the group, fairly familiar with their work. So it was properly interesting watching him talk about his projects at a very root level, not polishing the final product or phrasing himself like an advertisement.
Having done a few months of this course, slowly understanding the processes within the creation of a film or TV Show, it was good to hear Sitch discuss the way he and his team take ideas and run with them. He says sometimes everybody quietly agrees an idea is great but they leave it for a few years because nobody want to step forward and be responsible for it.
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