The Slow TV Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tim Prevett
The Slow TV Podcast is for fans of the format, thinkers - those studying it, whether for production, media psychology, and filmmakers - those making Slow TV inspired video and related formats. Also for those just a little bit curious about this surprising Scandinavian television genre.
I am on a mission to help the world love Slow TV; since making a documentary about Norwegian Slow TV it's a TV format that has shaped my thinking, inspired and impassioned me. TV (and radio) CAN be done differently. Listen and subscribe to the podcast to keep exploring.
In this episode, Tim Prevett has a conversation with Björn Lindell, a masters student in Stockholm. We begin by talking about studying Slow TV, then general conversation about Slow TV, innate sense of time, early film, cognitive loading, media psychology, state of flow. Later in the episode we speak specifically about The Great Moose Migration, comparing and contrasting with Norwegian Slow TV, audience feedback and reception, social media and the transitory communities which spring up online for these events. Conversation starts at 03:58 after a short introduction Dedicated discussion of The Moose Migration starts 38:00 (though some specific relevance earlier, too) Links: SVT https://www.svtplay.se/den-stora-algvandringen (The Great Moose Migration) (in Swedish) Facebook Page for the Broadcast (in Swedish) https://www.facebook.com/groups/330650520975928 (Vi som gillar den stora älgvandringen på SVT!) Salford University https://www.salford.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/media-psychology (Media Psychology Post-Grad Course) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1799603526968943 (Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers Facebook Group) http://slowtelevision.blogspot.com/2019/05/MooseSlowTVAnalysis.html (Björn's reflection on the first season of The Great Moose Migration) https://twitter.com/timprevett (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/tim_prevett/ (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-prevett-47476530 (LinkedIn) http://slowtelevision.blogspot.co.uk (The Slow TV Blog) https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness?language=en (State of Flow Ted Talk)
Books Mentioned: Eriksen, T. H. (2001) Tyranny of the Moment - Fast and Slow Time in the Information Age. London, Pluto Press. Honoré, C. (2004). In Praise of Slowness - Challenging the Cult of Speed. New York, HarperOne. Part Two of these interviews (link added when uploaded) Recorded 15th May 2020
This episode of The Slow TV Podcast is an interview with Australian Filmmaker Chris Lewis and English Composer David Lol Perry, who teamed-up to create ‘PURE Soundbath’, a new Slow TV film to calm lockdown nerves. The trailer and onward link can be found https://vimeo.com/ondemand/puresoundbath (HERE) Chris' social media https://www.instagram.com/undawaterguy/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/a_film_maker (Twitter) David's social media https://twitter.com/DavidLolPerry (Twitter) The art film I couldn't remember the name of is called Wavelength (1967) - more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength_(1967_film) (here) The film to which I liken the mood and style is https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/ (Baraka) The group mentioned and cited as an influence is https://www.deadcandance.com/ (Dead Can Dance) https://www.channel5.com/show/the-lakes-by-balloon-minute-by-minute/ (The Britain by Balloon) series mentioned by David (Geo-blocking may apply) Join the community of https://www.facebook.com/groups/1799603526968943 (Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers) See http://slowtelevision.blogspot.co.uk/ (The Slow TV Blog)
In this second episode, we hear an interview recorded for my documentary - That Damned Cow - Just what is Norwegian Slow TV? You can watch the documentaryhttps://www.facebook.com/TimothyPPrevett/videos/10156158150655687 ( from my facebook page right here). Part One of this episode is https://player.captivate.fm/episode/74e10788-d1e9-45eb-ac23-22bf2fe8265a (here). This interview is with Thomas Hellum and Rune Møklebust, two of the creators and producers of Slow TV from NRK Hordaland in Bergen, Norway. We are in one of the social areas on board a moored Hurtigruten ferry several hours before it departs on its journey up north to Kirkenes; as the interview progresses more people come onboard and there is background noise from them, and a bar in the background. It was recorded in August 2014. I'm on most key social media, be sure to check out https://my.captivate.fm/slowtelevision.blogspot.com (The Slow TV Blog). In this part we cover: The technical difficulties and challenges What are your personal highlights and memories? The Troll Wall / Climbing Slow TV Do you think a commercial broadcaster could take up Slow TV? What can you tell us about the Hymn Book Slow TV project? Understanding the cow Be sure to subscribe to this podcast to keep up to date with future episodes, covering the three key aspects of Slow TV - the fans: all the kind of discussion of the enjoyment of Slow TV. The thinkers: what makes Slow TV different? How do people react and treat Slow TV? And lots of questions, answers and explorations. And of course, the filmmakers - how Slow TV is made by the likes of NRK, and by organisations and commercial productions, and by those without the bugdet, staff and tech of a large professional media organisation. Join the community of https://www.facebook.com/groups/1799603526968943 (Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers on Facebook)
In this and the following episode, we hear an interview recorded for my documentary - That Damned Cow - Just what is Norwegian Slow TV? You can watch the documentaryhttps://www.facebook.com/TimothyPPrevett/videos/10156158150655687 ( from my facebook page right here). This interview is with Thomas Hellum and Rune Møklebust, two of the creators and producers of Slow TV from NRK Hordaland in Bergen, Norway. We are in one of the social areas on board a moored Hurtigruten ferry several hours before it departs on its journey up north to Kirkenes; as the interview progresses more people come onboard and there is background noise from them, and a bar in the background. It was recorded in August 2014. I'm on most key social media, be sure to check out The Slow TV Blog. Part 1 It's time to go home or go slow Take us back to the conversation around the lunchtable and how Minutt for Minutt grew out of that What are your roles within NRK and your part in the story of Slow TV How has Slow TV grown since Bergensbanen? Set design for the Piip Show Is Slow TV the purest form of documentary? At what point did you know there was something different about the show you were making? In part two we cover: The technical difficulties and challenges What are your personal highlights and memories? The Troll Wall / Climbing Slow TV Do you think a commercial broadcaster could take up Slow TV? What can you tell us about the Hymn Book Slow TV project? Understanding the cow You can hear the rest of this interview in https://player.captivate.fm/episode/77104f8c-a025-410a-9fe9-17f2bfc5c2b1 (part two here), which is released a week from now. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast to keep up to date with future episodes, covering the three key aspects of Slow TV - the fans: all the kind of discussion of the enjoyment of Slow TV. The thinkers: what makes Slow TV different? How do people react and treat Slow TV? And lots of questions, answers and explorations. And of course, the filmmakers - how Slow TV is made by the likes of NRK, and by organisations and commercial productions, and by those without the bugdet, staff and tech of a large professional media organisation. Join the community of https://www.facebook.com/groups/1799603526968943 (Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers on Facebook)
You may know Slow TV, you may not. It's very unlikely you know me (yet). So, this is a chance to hear a little bit more about why Slow TV and why I am doing this podcast.
The audio for my documentary, "That Damned Cow - Just what is Norwegian Slow TV? ". Slightly edited to remove longer instrumental parts. You can watch the documentary, which is https://www.facebook.com/TimothyPPrevett/videos/10156158150655687/ (hosted on my Facebook here). The documentary's credits: NARRATOR Mark Brisbourne INTERVIEWS British Airways Richard D’Cruze DRG Andrea Jackson NRK Fredrik Færden Ole Hedemann Thomas Hellum Rune Møklebust Anniken Næss Spafax Henry Gummer Dr Arve Hjelseth The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim Dr Espen Ytreberg The University of Oslo Dr Adam Galpin The University of Salford Choir Members, Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt Randi Gunhildstad Linda Haukås Grateful Acknowledgement Principal NRK Slow TV Liaison Thomas Hellum The University of Salford: Laurence Murphy Store and Technical Support Staff Petter Ingholm Gustavsen, NRK Stein Lillebo, Hurtigruten Liz Southall https://www.redshiftonline.org/ (RedShift Online) NRK footage and graphics used with permission, copyright NRK British Airways images courtesy British Airways Video Library MUSIC Principal Music Tony Longworth Ambient Music Mark Sheeky Additional Music Purple Planet Music Filmed in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim, Norway Osmington Mills and London, England Betws y Coed and Dyffryn Ogwen, Wales Original Photography by Tim Prevett Produced and Directed by Tim Prevett Copyright MMXV and MMXX Slow Television - The Slow TV Blog https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fslowtelevision.blogspot.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR28iCgbn_BGCGWCOWJ97fypC0RoPfB4WmCWHYu4OCB5sghazHC45MJ1wLc&h=AT3qCW_o7DinZ4r0Zj4PhgCedKL05qH7d1bAyYajly6so2FO_XmN8d6okndbWtZ4DYPNtvDasL0Eylm3teoi_USth3hdZGuYdWzzVThgJKXi0mZkaEG61RIGDkRD09PW3U0161SArmX9FudC8g&__tn__=-UK-R (slowtelevision.blogspot.com) "Can I just say, for us in NRK it's been a real pleasure having Tim's eyes on our mainly practical view - making TV for the viewers, and Tim's research and questioning our work has been making ourselves more conscious about our work, and it's a real pleasure, so thankyou, thankyou Tim." - Thomas Hellum, one of the innovators and producers of Norwegian Slow TV, Slow Media Symposium, Bath Spa University, 26th March 2015. My 29 minute documentary about Slow TV. Given I get requests from media and media students for insights into Slow TV from around the world, any usage or referral to my work here, please give a citation and leave a link to where it has been quoted or used. Feel free to message me for further conversation and join the https://www.facebook.com/groups/1799603526968943/?__tn__=-UK-R (Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers) group. "I think your film deserves the widest audience possible... I think BBC Four should be screening your film, too." - Carl Honoré, Author, 'In Praise of Slow' Slow TV’s profile has grown since it emerged in Norway in 2009. NRK2, the second channel of the state broadcaster has been the pioneer in developing this real time marathon event broadcast format, taking surprise ratings at home and gaining global attention. Train journeys, a ferry voyage, knitting and singing a hymn book over sixty hours are some of the Slow TV subjects which NRK has shown. “That Damned Cow”, subtitled “Just what is Norwegian Slow TV?” is a documentary which asks exactly that. It sets out NRK’s narrative through interviews with key NRK staff in Bergen and Oslo, from inception to international distribution. It explores the relaxing experience many Slow TV viewers cite, from interviews at the Norwegian Hymn Book Slow TV event, with a Doctor of Media Psychology and with British Airways which has begun using the Bergensbanen train journey on some long haul in-flight entertainment. “That Damned Cow” considers the future of Slow TV inside and outside of Norway. It offers ways of understanding the depth and potential of what at first seems a simple formula but evokes a spectrum...