Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Looking into the Lens

Last week we found ourselves looking into the lens of multiple cameras. You know the feeling when you smile and hold that smile until it becomes a clench, then a grit, then an 'um-can-I-stop-doing-my-ronald-macdonald-grin-now'? Smiling is supposed to be spontaneous…There is nothing spontaneous about being filmed, but it does get the adrenalin pumping!

On Wednesday Rob from Food Wine Dine, came to make the video to air on Virgin national and international inflight entertainment July-Dec. He was amazing…I can't tell you the amount of swearing and raspberries he edited out but he pulled all the bits together to make a fun piece. Amazingly he actually made us sound coherent. One thing that is apparent from the video, is just who at Gingerbread Folk is doing all the work. Whilst the bosses are trying to look important in front of the camera, there is our baker toiling away in the background. See the video at http://vimeo.com/24918367 and also check out some of the other stories
of foodie people around Australia that Food Wine Dine has filmed.

On Friday we had a visit from Melissa Mylchreest (creative director of House and Garden magazine) and Meryl Butterworth (freelance photographer) from Buttermilk Publishing who are putting together a photographic journal of the Blue Mountain's food, people and hidden gems. This is going to be a great collection about more than just The Three Sisters with a significant focus on the lower mountains. (By the way, if you've never been into the Blue Mountains National Park accessed from Glenbrook you are in for a special surprise…Glenbrook Gorge is well worth a visit!) We're really excited about the publication on the place we call work and home, and will keep you informed regarding its progress.

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