This profound opening statement from my student colleague Alastair Jamieson signifies the creative quandry that we will face when choosing topics for our films. Coming at you from the bowels of the Zoology Department located within the University of Otago in sunny Dunedin, this blog aims to detail the trials and tribulations of 12 would be filmmakers as we are put through our paces over the next 12 months in our Post Graduate Diploma in Natural History Filmmaking. Week one established the tone for the year with wine consumed on Day One courtesy of course co-ordinator Lloyd Davis, alias Dr Penguin. With the various strenghts and creative talents of the assembled 'Diplomats' (as we are referred to at Natural History New Zealand), hopes are high for our films that will be screened at The Regent in May 2007.
Along with numerous updates, progress reports, images and philosophical rantings I will sporadically review films and albums, and pass speculation on the latest television fodder. Hopefully,there will also be enough amusing anecdotes to keep even the most jaded web voyer interested.
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Hmmm, had a wee peak and read of your initial postings. Learnt quite a lot actually! I guess the value (always the marketer!) will come later once deeper feedback and commentary starts flowing. Right now it's more 'slap on the back', 'well done', 'good idea' stuff. Comments that happen / should happen offline but are almost necessary in the blog world to get something going. I am also a fan of links spawning a new browser.
Probably not an option or under your control. I found myself wandering deeper and not always able to remember how I got there or able to replicate it . . . maybe just me! Need everyone to get involved and offer better profiles. Yours sets an example but others need to work on theirs a bit!
Good stuff though.
Cheers,
Ken.
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