Post by eJm on Oct 15, 2009 13:19:21 GMT -5
I've been recently covering the London Film Festival for my website *cheap plug/see below* and had already been to my first press conference in Fantastic Mr Fox last night which was surreal yet big and barely any leeway in anything. I wanted to ask a question there and then but those damn BBC journalists did it first and STOLE IT FROM ME! My fist would be shaking, but it might count as a hand up and I had no questions to answer.
So now comes today. Today was going to be my day to shine and the movie I would be seeing is The Men who Stare at Goats (which, by the way, is awesome and you should go see it as soon as it comes out). The press conference was, luckily, in the same cinema as the premiere so no need for travelling and finding a seat in a giant ass crowd.
Anyway, the mike was handed to me and my time came. I asked the director, Grant Heslov, what brought him to the script to do it (I said 'Eureka moment' which sounded better) and he answered it in a clear cut manner and I was satisfied.
So to add an extra cherry to my cake, guess who was also at the panel and also answered my question?
THIS GUY!
Yes, that's right, George Mother Snorking Clooney also answered my question! My first EVER question on a Press Conference of any kind and I get the two main guys involved answering it!
My stance whilst they were speaking was calm and cool, but in my mind I was like 'WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!'
It may not matter too much to you guys but, as a student journalist and a guy trying to get his bearing in the industry, this was just plain snorking awesome for a first time so I'm over the moon right now.
So now comes today. Today was going to be my day to shine and the movie I would be seeing is The Men who Stare at Goats (which, by the way, is awesome and you should go see it as soon as it comes out). The press conference was, luckily, in the same cinema as the premiere so no need for travelling and finding a seat in a giant ass crowd.
Anyway, the mike was handed to me and my time came. I asked the director, Grant Heslov, what brought him to the script to do it (I said 'Eureka moment' which sounded better) and he answered it in a clear cut manner and I was satisfied.
So to add an extra cherry to my cake, guess who was also at the panel and also answered my question?
THIS GUY!
Yes, that's right, George Mother Snorking Clooney also answered my question! My first EVER question on a Press Conference of any kind and I get the two main guys involved answering it!
My stance whilst they were speaking was calm and cool, but in my mind I was like 'WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!'
It may not matter too much to you guys but, as a student journalist and a guy trying to get his bearing in the industry, this was just plain snorking awesome for a first time so I'm over the moon right now.
