The Slow TV Podcast

The Great Moose Migration - Part 1 with Björn Lindell

Tim Prevett — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:30:00 +0000

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 The Great Moose Migration (in Swedish)

Facebook Page for the Broadcast (in Swedish)

Vi som gillar den stora älgvandringen på SVT!

Salford University Media Psychology Post-Grad Course

Slow TV Fans, Thinkers and Filmmakers Facebook Group

Björn's reflection on the first season of The Great Moose Migration

Twitter

Instagram

The Slow TV Blog

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

Interview with David Lol Perry and Chris Lewis

Tim Prevett — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000

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 HERE

Chris' social media

Instagram

Twitter

David's social media

Twitter

The art film I couldn't remember the name of is called Wavelength (1967) - more here

The film to which I liken the mood and style is Baraka

The group mentioned and cited as an influence is Dead Can Dance

The Britain by Balloon series mentioned by David (Geo-blocking may apply)

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Interviews with the creators of Norwegian Slow TV Number 1b

Tim Prevett — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:45:00 +0000

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 documentary from my facebook page right here. Part One of this episode is 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.

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.

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Interviews with the creators of Norwegian Slow TV Number 1a

Tim Prevett — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0000

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 documentary 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.

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 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.

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That Damned Cow

Tim Prevett — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

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 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

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

Slow Television - The Slow TV Blog

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 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 of participation in real life and social media, engages national pride, heritage, community and identity.

Introducing The Slow TV Podcast

Tim Prevett — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

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.