When I started interning for an events company, I wasn’t
expecting my fabulous internship boss to also have her own YouTube talk show-
but she does! It’s called Hello Darlink! and
it aims to interview people from all walks of life who have overcome adversity
and done amazing things in their lives.
A few weeks in to my internship we had the opportunity to
interview John Jarratt (of Wolf Creek fame) and Kaarin Fairfax, stars of a film
named Stalkher (see the trailer below). The film is
essentially a battle-of-the-sexes black comedy with a twist at the end. I was
lucky enough to be able to tag along for a preview screening, after which we
filmed an episode of Hello Darlink!
The interview was quite last minute, meaning we had to pull
together questions the day before the interview. Jarratt and Fairfax had done
very little promotion for the film prior to this interview, so it we had a
degree of freedom in developing the questions without wondering if they had
been asked them a million times before.
We wrote many, many questions, but narrowed it down to
around 12, focusing on how the actors had developed their careers, what
obstacles they had faced, the Australian film industry and their professional
and personal relationships. The interview flowed vey well, as Jarratt and
Fairfax had a long history of working together and had an easy-going chemistry.
It was fascinating being part of the process of producing a
show, as I got to see it go from us sitting in an office developing questions,
to seeing the footage being filmed, to seeing the edited version on YouTube.
What I love about my internship is that no two days are the
same, and multi—tasking is essential! I’m never bored and I’m really enjoying
the hands on aspect of interning for a boutique business.
