Posts by Kyle Matthews
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These people are often referred to as Cunts.
You know you posted that on a blog right?
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It’s a tough one. There’s a strong sense here that only Chch people understand what Chch people have been through. There’s also a sense in East Chch that only Easterners understand how bad it’s been in the East. And I’m sure in the worst-affected communities there’s probably a feeling that no outsider can truly understand the experience.
I suspect you could just as easily say that those in the middle of the situation are too close to provide perspective.
Given that most of the people watching/reading/hearing about Christchurch are from the outside, it's as important to provide insight to what we're not going through, as telling stories that locals identify with. People in the middle of the situation largely know what it's like to live in Eastern Chch over the past couple of years.
Surely that's what makes a good journalist/film maker - providing insight and perspective to something that they're an outsider to.
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Completely off topic, but this Campbell Live story on the poverty gap as demonstrated through school lunches at decile 1 vs decile 10 schools is pretty good journalism I thought:
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how many of us would go stand in line after work on a Tuesday in winter to vote.
Greatest democracy on earth my butt. Could be vastly improved with liberal application of twink and biro to a couple of lines in the constitution.
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but every dairy and petrol station I’ve seen the Herald in has stacked the paper sideways so you can’t read it without turning your head
I'd imagine they'd fix that as they replace them over time. Critic went from folded tabloid size to little A4 magazine size several years ago and replaced their distribution boxes over the next couple of years because while the size is similar without the fold, you want them right way up.
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and there’s talk of “defence websites” which should, I believe, be “Defence websites” since I’ve assumed it’s meaning websites operated by parts of NZDF.
Hmm.
"The New Zealand Defence Force website is one of several defence websites..."
Works for me, except I would have thought web site is two words.
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I happened to be in the Octagon on the day, and saw the limo pull up outside the theatre.
When the crowd was queuing there was an anti-asset sales protest going on in the Octagon. As the queue got longer the two crowds started to merge just before the anti-asset people started throwing plates greek-style.
You'd struggle to find two groups of people more opposite ever.
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Think of it as a rare opportunity to see how this kind of television is actually made. It’s not all in the editing, but mostly.
Yeah. I knew it was fake, but not how incredibly fake it was.
Ben Elton wrote a book on these sorts of TV shows (Heart Throb?), which I suspect is more 'real' than the actual shows.
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Also Hunter: piled up cliche upon cliche when giving feedback to performers. Never said anything of substance. I was sorely tempted to yell out "rugby is a game of two halves" just to help her out when she ran out of things to say.
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organise audience participation
I had the... lets call it an experience... of being in the audience in Dunedin for about 3 hours. Not through choice, but to support my partner's nieces. It was a doubly disappointing experience because they didn't even get to perform in the afternoon so I sat through three hours and didn't get to see them - they performed in the evening.
The audience participation organising is awful. They've dragged in this reasonably decent comedian/actor and in between acts actually performing they make you act booing, standing ovations, polite clapping etc. He bounces around and apologises to you all for making you do it, and for continuity purposes they ask you to please please stay, and stay in your seat, and try and look like the room is actually full.
I didn't see the show on Sunday night as the nieces haven't been on yet, but I'm going to hate seeing how they edit it. I presumed that at least the applause might actually be filmed in relation to the performers, but when the performers were performing all cameras were pointing at the stage (except the one directly behind them), so any sweeping shots they show of Dunedin crowd applauding - nothing to do with the act you've just watched.
On the other hand, I still think this is fantastic, regardless of how I'm being manipulated. She's got some good songs on her soundcloud page as well.