Radio stuff

So been missing from this for a while (college stuff!) I wanted to talk about something besides Disney parks and Westlife although I do love talk about them but I also do radio stuff! I have done a Postgrad in Radio and Television production and just finished a masters in something extremely similar. I have done many courses over the last few years as well as bits and bobs of volunteer work in radio whenever I could get it. With one of the volunteer opportunities I found myself sitting behind a microphone supposed to be telling people about movies but not really sure what to be saying about them. Why is it that without a microphone there you can talk as normal but the minute a microphone is there everything has to be said and done in a certain way in order to paint the picture to a listener it leaves me going what do I say?! Anyways as I searched my notes recently I came across some of these reviews I wrote. My favourite one was of course the one about a Disney movie which at the time UP had just been released so this is what my "script" was for that week:

This week, I was taken up, up and away with the latest release from Disney Pixar!

Directed by Monsters Inc, academy award nominee Pete Doctor and co-directed by Bob Peterson, UP is Pixar's tenth animated movie and their first one available in digital 3D.

The star of the movie is 78 year old, balloon salesman, Carl Fredrickson, who is voiced by Ed Asner.

We are first introduced to him as a young boy who dreams of adventure. He meets Ellie, who shares his love of adventure and the next five minutes of the movie is a wordless montage of Carl and Ellie's life together from childhood right up to old age!

Once tragedy strikes Carl wants to be left alone. However life isn't quite as simple for Carl as he meets a lot of frustrations and when faced with having to move to a retirement home, decides to tie thousands of balloons to his house and float off to South America to live out one of his and Ellie's life long dreams. As you do!!!

What he doesn't count on, is the eight year old stow away, Russell, an overly enthusiastic wilderness explorer, who is trying to earn a badge for assisting the elderly.

Carl didn't really want Russell as a travelling companion but with no way to put the house down he takes him along for the adventure of a lifetime.

Once they land short of their intended destination, the pair set off walking with the house in tow and encounter many surprising events along the way. They meet a giant multi-coloured bird with a sweet tooth called Kevin and a lovable friendly dog called Dug.

Dug's thoughts can be translated into English with the help of a collar his master has made him and indeed he quite often thinks along the lines of what you would expect your own pet to be thinking.... alot of happy thoughts mixed with thoughts of chasing squirrels and tennis balls.

Of course in all Disney movies there is a villain and this one is no different. The villain in this movie, who has an army of talking dogs, turns out to be an unexpected blast from the past for Carl. However our unlikely heroes do triumph in the end and everyone lives happily ever after as per usual!

The movie shows that adventure can happen at any stage of life and in any form. There are also many themes throughout this colourful movie including those of grief, reflection and regret but there is also enough humour so that it balances out.  However the most important thing the movie shows is that it is the simple things in life that are important and that should be enjoyed.

UP is rated PG because of the short action scene towards the end but would be enjoyable for all ages. It wouldn't really be necessary to see it in 3D as it is good enough without and won't affect the quality of the film. It is however definitely worth the watch in my opinion.... if you're feeling UP to it!!!

Pure cheese with the puns but it would take a Disney movie to bring out my better review lol!