Musings of an Idiot

Sore throat, Article and Guest Lecture

The sore throat is still there and i am hoping that it will die down in another couple of days. It was really bad yesterday where it was really hard even trying to speak but had to keep at it because it was the first editing day for the students. The beginning of the year is definitely the hardest because the groups are divided up into 32 smaller groups...so it is definitely tiring making sure that you are giving all your energies to everyone and that they are learning. The first term is so crucial in terms of work ethics and work flow.

The first lecture on Monday was again fun and fantastic...i seem to be a lot more relaxed than last year - maybe it is the fact that i had made the transition from being a student to a tutor half way through last year and also doing this movie has also changed my perspective on lots of things...

The article in 'The Aucklander' came out yesterday - it was again a really positive article and it is again a humbling experience. Click HERE to watch it - it is a big scan {about 250K}, so will take time to download. I will put it up on the website later on.

Today, also had the guest lecture at school and Chris Plummer was simply fantastic...he is really relaxed, down to earth, and does handle questions really well. I will write more on that later. Can't really think straight while coughing all the time.

And before I sign off for the day - only other updates are that I had a small meeting with John Davies, gave him the rough cut of the movie. Let's see what he comes back with as an offer next week. Got feedback from Ira and he liked the movie which is really cool. So positive feedback coming in for the movie is definitely encouraging.

Anyway off for now...can't think straight for the moment.
Amit

posted by Amit @ 10:42 PM