What I did last night
October 2nd, 2009 § 5 Comments
Last night I was invited to attend drinks to celebrate being a finalist for the Melbourne Prize for Literature. The setting was the 35th floor of the Sofitel Hotel and it was an amazing view.
As part of the exhibition that will be in November at Federation Square the finalists will appear in a 60 second video. Last night I was filmed for this and I can honestly say I haven’t done anything so awkward.
I planned what I was going to say-which ended up being a big mistake. I was so rehearsed that I didn’t sound natural. I felt so stiff and uncomfortable, and I kept trying to keep my hands down, which made things worse because I’m a hand-talker. The film crew were great and they think they got enough there to string together a good 60 seconds so lets hope I’m pleasantly surprised by how articulate I sound-fingers crossed.
Čestiteke za Dobru kćerku!!!
Veliko hvala Emsudine. Puno srece i zdravlja od Amre.
It’s great to see members of the Bosnian community on the blog (and the rest of us to get a spot at the language).
Hope the filming and the Sofitel went well.
Thanks Adelaide. It was a lovely night and I’m really chuffed to be part of the finalists. Looking forward to the exhibition-which is what the video was for.
An exhibition would indeed be great fun.
I wonder if it will be shown on something like Stateline or Sunday Arts?