Hello there!
This was an odd spur of the moment project championed by fellow RMIT journalism student, TV’s Lachlan Cowlishaw: “Hey, let’s set up a talk show set in my garage and just goof around!” I agreed on one condition: that we’d include cameras in that equation. A sensible decision.
So that’s the gist of it. Lachlan dressed his garage with a sheet, a couple of deck chairs and a set of bed-side table drawers as a desk. And last Wednesday I caught the 207 bus out to Doncaster in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, wearing my only suit. I arrived at Lachlan’s house, we spent maybe 15 minutes jotting down some ideas. Came up with the name of the show and character names on the day, set the cameras rolling and just ad-libbed for an hour.
I play host Gerald Field-Mann, a failed has-been TV personality, which in all respects is essentially who I am anyway. Lachlan plays Kevin Callahan: producer, sidekick and garage owner. We also take turns playing other guest characters too.
Probably the most basic TV show set-up in history. No crew. No lighting. No white balance. No camera operators. No script. Just the two of us making it up as we go along. It was a lot of fun and I think you can see that coming through when you watch the clips.
We’ve uploaded the first clip to a new YouTube account. Feel free to subscribe.
Lachlan is handling the editing, and more segments will be going online soon. This really was his idea. I’m just along for the ride. Although, this may end up being our “Televisionman” project. Organising to make a REAL television show is pretty tedious. At least this way we’re in control and can do whatever we want.
So please enjoy the first of many TANGS segments: What’s ticking off Matthew Newton?
Kind regards,
David M. Green
Is bad comedy the new good comedy?
