Posted by Phil-3 on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Antonia-Ellis-Interview-DVD-R-Now-Available-tp1504280p1504284.html

> Yes, that's exactly what she was doing!! Even if you
> were in the audience in San Diego, you wouldn't have
> been able to hear me! Unfortunately, there wasn't
> any slack in the microphone cable, so I couldn't
> get the mic much closer to me, but after the 2nd
> time my wife came up, I just started to lean over
> to ask the questions!

This sounds so typical of conventions. Yet, I'm impressed there was sound at all as many conventions I 've been too have no sound!

> I look really happy to be there, don't I? :-) I didn't
> realize that I had this huge grin on my face throughout
> the entire interview...

It's always good to actually see someone you've corresponded with on the net for about 10 years or so. Plus, and this is something I complain about all the time at my local SF convention, when you have a TV person on stage it's important to have someone who knows what they did, their career to direct the questions. Because many times the show we love was just a 6 month job to them and they remember it they way I remember working for Crown Gas in 1981! So someone who really knows the actor and the show really makes these things. Otherwise we get the, What was your favorite episode, what is the combination of the safe in the captains room type questions.

> Heh, heh... and I cut the clip before it became R-rated... :-)
> I think Antonia was worried that I was going to show
> the whole scene, but I never intended to do that.

There's MORE! This weekend just gets better and better! (Okay, I'm dropping this now so everyone won't think I'm a total Perv....Oh! Too late!)

> Yes, it didn't really require all the preparation I did
> for the interview, because she just kept talking and talking,
> often answering my next question before I had a chance to
> ask it! (and no, she didn't know what my questions were
> going to be -- I wanted the interview to be spontaneous)

She's a great guest, shes clearly enjoying the attention and she's treating everyone with respect. Very good. Probably some of the best conditions for this interview to take place. You must have good Karma Marc.

> Shawn shot the interview on Hi-8, and I really wanted to
> preserve the original quality as much as possible, so I
> rented a Digital-8 camcorder and downloaded the video
> to my computer via Firewire in DV format. In DV format,
> the hour interview was 12 GB, so there wasn't any way to
> put that on a single disc!

Sounds difficult. I guess I could have emailed it all to you if you could stand a 3 hour download! : - )

> > Oh, I almost forgot, my wife who knows about this stuff
> > because she's married to me, was in the kitchen listening
> > to interview and ended up watching it with me because she
> > enjoyed Antonia so much.
>
> Yes, she was a delightful person to spend the weekend with,
> that's for sure!

That really shows. Great stuff Marc! And thanks also to FABGEAR who sponsored her at the convention (I Think?) and the people who showed up and sent you the tapes. Excellent.