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00:10How are you feeling about Claudia today?
00:12I'm really excited to meet her.
00:14Testing, testing, one, two, three.
00:16Do you know what my son told me I look like this morning?
00:18What?
00:19A bag of uncooked Singapore noodles.
00:22I've seen those packets in the shops before.
00:24Do you think he's right?
00:25Yeah, he's right.
00:26Yeah, I think he is right.
00:30Oh, my God, she's here.
00:33Hello.
00:34Hello, you.
00:35Hi.
00:35How are you?
00:36You look beautiful.
00:38Thanks for having me.
00:39Come through.
00:40Everyone, this is Claudia.
00:42Hi, Claudia.
00:43Hi, how are you?
00:45Good, how are you?
00:46Tiny bit nervous.
00:47I mean, sort of nervous excitement.
00:50Excited.
00:51Excited.
00:52My name's Mitch.
00:53Mitch, hi, Mitch.
00:54I'm Abby.
00:55Mitch, Abby.
00:57Savannah.
00:58Savannah.
00:59I'm Finn.
01:00Hello.
01:01Yeah.
01:01I'm Molly.
01:02Molly, I'm going to remember because I did a film called Molly the Singing Dog when I was
01:0610 years old, so I'll never forget that.
01:14Straight down the barrel of the camera, okay?
01:16Everyone good?
01:19Okay, in three.
01:22Tonight, the Assembly returns.
01:25And graduates from past series are back.
01:28Prep day one, prep day one.
01:30Hey, guys.
01:31And Lee Sayles is mentoring us.
01:33And Lee Sayles is mentoring us.
01:35Hi, everybody.
01:37The students have graduated from the Journalism Foundations course and they're ready for the
01:41next step.
01:42Taking us on the road.
01:43Wow.
01:43Let's keep going.
01:44And behind the scenes.
01:46And behind the scenes.
01:47This is really awesome.
01:49To level up our media skills.
01:51Hey, Abby, we're about to record a song.
01:53Okay, I'm ready to go.
01:55Okay.
01:55On both sides of the camera.
01:57Square up to the camera.
01:58Some of Australia's most celebrated names are taking the hot seat.
02:03No making me cry, okay?
02:04For interviews like you've never seen before.
02:07Are you doing anyone right now?
02:09Sorry.
02:09I'm not going to ask that.
02:10Come on.
02:12When is a stranger no longer a stranger?
02:15Oh.
02:17You've got this, Jess.
02:19Sorry.
02:20Tissue girl is back again.
02:21Wow, what an extraordinary question.
02:24That's beautiful.
02:25We are the assembly!
02:46We are the assembly!
02:47Hey guys.
02:48Hey Molly.
02:49I made bracelets for everyone.
02:50Would you like to choose one?
02:51Oh my god, yes, please.
02:52From being on the assembly, I definitely feel like I've improved as a journalist by getting
02:57better at writing questions and definitely with the help of Lee Sales with all our cool
03:03advice.
03:04Good morning, everybody.
03:06Hello, good.
03:07How are you?
03:08Good to see you.
03:09Good to see you too.
03:10How are we all today?
03:11Good.
03:11Really well.
03:12Excellent.
03:12Very good.
03:13Good.
03:13Let me tell you who our next guest is going to be.
03:15Yes, please.
03:16Yes, please.
03:16Please do tell.
03:17Our next guest is a very well-known Australian actor and producer, very popular with the public.
03:22In fact, she's been entertaining audiences here for decades now.
03:26You might have seen her in Bump, in The Secret Life of Us, in Love My Way.
03:31It is Claudia Carbon.
03:33Oh!
03:36Oh my god!
03:37Oh, I love Claudia Carbon.
03:40You're a fan, Abby?
03:40Oh, yes.
03:41I watched her on Bump and I really loved watching Bump.
03:44She had Dylan Olcott who was in a wheelchair as part of the cast and I thought that was
03:51really good.
03:52Great!
03:53She's the best.
03:55I am so happy to share this suburb with my beautiful constituents.
04:01Will I?
04:02I saw him as a star so I know her from the stars.
04:08Well, I know that Claudia was originally a child actor.
04:12Her first film was Molly and I think, was it, 1983 is that far back.
04:17I really liked how she didn't limit herself to just acting.
04:22Claudia has had a lot of success in a lot of different hats and has had a really kind
04:27of interesting, eclectic career.
04:29My name is Claudia and this is Kaya.
04:32Hi!
04:34What I want to talk to you all about is something that we're going to do this season that we
04:39haven't done before.
04:40So, something that journalists often do is we go into the field, either to do research
04:45or to interview people and so on or to just get a better insight into somebody's world.
04:50Oh my God!
04:52Let's go!
04:52Let's go, everybody!
04:54Let's go!
04:55Let's play!
04:56Today we're visiting the set of Play School.
04:59Oh my goodness!
05:00This is so cool!
05:01And the goal is to allow the students to get an insight into Kaya's world as an actor
05:06and producer and all the kinds of different roles that exist in a media environment.
05:11Sound, camera, lighting, everything in between.
05:14Okay.
05:15Today I'm excited to get a flavour, a bit of a taste of how filming in the background works.
05:20Oh!
05:20You see that, Willow?
05:21Yep.
05:21Yeah.
05:22I'm very excited!
05:24I know how to use the camera properly.
05:26I can do this!
05:28I can do this!
05:29You can do this, Willow.
05:32I'm going to run, get the first rehearsal started in just a moment and then Savannah
05:36will take over and have a bit of a go after me.
05:39The role is actually called the floor manager.
05:41I didn't know that.
05:42A floor manager.
05:44As a floor manager, I thought you'd like bend down and lift up all the grass, like tidying
05:48up the floor.
05:49It's actually, you yell out, like you use your voice.
05:52Stand by everyone!
05:54Hi, this is Dan on camera one.
05:55Can you hear me?
05:57Uh, camera one, reading you?
06:00It's really fascinating being in the control room because it's a side of production that
06:06we rarely get to see.
06:07It's just really interesting.
06:09We're getting into recording and action.
06:13Hello, I'm Abby.
06:15Oh, and I'm Anastasia.
06:16Hello.
06:17We are making pigs out of socks on Play School today.
06:22I wonder how many we can make in a minute.
06:24One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
06:31That's pretty good!
06:32That's amazing!
06:33Cuts!
06:34Yeah!
06:38I definitely think my questions will be getting a bit better after what I have seen here today.
06:48Hey guys, I'm Molly.
06:50Welcome to my bear cave.
06:52Come on in.
06:56I love making films.
06:59I love watching films.
07:00I got this beautiful trophy here.
07:04I won it for my filmmaking.
07:06It's really cool that this is actually the first trophy I ever won.
07:10I want to be a filmmaker to help tell stories and express not only myself, but I guess other
07:17people in the world.
07:18I think it is important to make sure that everyone's voice is heard.
07:21Good.
07:21Good deal.
07:23Yeah.
07:27Alright, ready?
07:29Alright, Molly, tell me what you're thinking about for Claudia.
07:32I'm not feeling 100% confident with these questions.
07:34Oh, that's what I'm here for.
07:36If you were 100% confident, I'd be out of a job.
07:39Interviewing Claudia is such a big deal because it's not every day you get to meet such a very
07:44famous and also amazing film person.
07:47How are y'all?
07:48Yeah, good, thank you.
07:49I got this notebook for $1.
07:51Wow, that's a pretty good deal.
07:53Yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:54Very good.
07:54How are we feeling generally about Claudia?
07:57I think I feel okay.
07:58Yeah?
07:58I feel okay about it.
07:59Well, I'm most interested about Claudia.
08:01She said she doesn't really like kissing on camera and I'm like, oh, that's interesting
08:08because she's done it so many times.
08:12Like, how on earth does she do that?
08:17My mum said in the scene in Love My Way, it's the saddest death scene ever.
08:23Oh, totally.
08:24Do those kind of scenes affect you when you go home after work?
08:28Fletcher, that's a great question because every person that's ever seen that show, the
08:32second you mention it, everyone will just go, oh, that was the worst.
08:36It was so sad.
08:38All right.
08:38What do you think?
08:39Okay, so I'll be candid.
08:41I actually drew a blank for a long time.
08:44I've just come up with some last minute impromptu questions.
08:48That's all right.
08:49Sometimes they're the best ones to come up with, not to overthink it.
08:52Very true.
08:52Just light bulb moments.
08:54Yeah.
08:54I really admire Claudia Carvin, number one, because she's very grounded, but mostly because
09:01of her rapport with her brother who has schizophrenia.
09:03I've been really close to people with schizophrenia.
09:06When people are mentally ill, they'll be very meet, very underappreciated, underserviced,
09:14and so I really admire her for staying strong and helping him.
09:19Yeah, it's good to have vulnerable questions like that.
09:22Like, I was apprehensive about perhaps, you know, digging too deep.
09:27It's good sometimes if you've got that point of connection, like the relatability because
09:31of the relatives with schizophrenia, that can help sometimes open up a line of questioning
09:35because you kind of know the area, so it helps you out a bit.
09:38That's one of the reasons we're going to do those field trips because sometimes I reckon
09:42being immersed in that world can help spark, you know, ideas that wouldn't otherwise come to you.
09:47With Claudia, what I'm a little bit worried about is that actors are inherently used to playing
09:52somebody else, so getting to the real person is a challenge.
09:57Claudia's also a producer, so she's used to being in control and running a situation,
10:01and we want to break that. We want them to be running the situation.
10:13Okay, hold it out in front of you. Hold it out in front of you. Okay, and mark it.
10:21Hello, Lee.
10:22Hey. How are you all doing?
10:24I love what you're wearing today.
10:25Hey, Molly. Oh, thank you.
10:26How are you feeling about Claudia, Savvy?
10:29Good. I don't know much about her, so I'm not sure what's to come.
10:33Well, that's good. I'm excited to read her.
10:34We'll learn about her today.
10:39Alright, she's on the way, guys.
10:41Hello, you.
10:42Hi.
10:43How are you?
10:43How are you?
10:44You look beautiful.
10:46Thanks for having me.
10:47Come through.
10:48Everyone, this is Claudia.
10:50Hi.
10:51How are you?
10:52Yeah, there she is.
10:54The top is very, um, very nice.
10:59Hi.
11:00Hello.
11:00How are you?
11:02Claudia, nice to meet you.
11:03Hi, Fletcher.
11:04Hello.
11:04Fletcher, Savannah, Molly, Finn.
11:07Oh, I'm not going to remember everyone's names now.
11:10I'm Willow.
11:11Sorry.
11:12I'm Willow.
11:12Willow.
11:13I love your dress and your shoes.
11:15Happy shoes.
11:16I'm still listening to you.
11:17I'm just doing my sense to talk to help me keep me calm, me calm.
11:19Yes, do it.
11:20Go for it.
11:21We all want to be calm.
11:23Calm is good.
11:26Are we starting, are we?
11:28Um, yeah.
11:29Just, this is our inclusion statement.
11:33Oh, yes.
11:33This is a safe space.
11:35Everyone can relax and be themselves.
11:36There will be no judgement.
11:38Please do what you need to join in.
11:40For example, fidget, move, take a break.
11:43Ask if you need anything to help you be included.
11:48I love that.
11:49Great ethos.
11:50Yep.
11:50All right.
11:52Hello, Claudia.
11:53Hello.
11:54We are a collective of autistic journalists and we are so happy that you took the time
11:59and come and have fun with us today.
12:01Our rules are, no subject is out of bounds.
12:03No question is off the table and anything can happen.
12:06So please have fun, be yourself and welcome to the assembly.
12:11Thanks Anastasia.
12:12Thanks for having me.
12:13Mitch, do you want to kick us off?
12:15I am a huge Star Wars fan.
12:17You have filmed for Star Wars 2, Attack of the Clones, but your scenes got cut, which is unfortunate.
12:25Were you upset with George for that?
12:29Not at all.
12:30It was awkward though, because I was doing a TV show and I think it was live or something.
12:33And they asked me, oh, what was it like being on Star Wars?
12:36And I just found out that day that it was a deleted scene.
12:39It was still on the DVD, but it was a deleted scene.
12:41And I had to sort of go, oh, it was a deleted scene.
12:44But I did experience being on that set.
12:47It was fascinating.
12:48Like the costumes were incredible, all the detail, the fabrics.
12:52I played Natalie Portman's sister, so it was lovely to meet her.
12:56She's an extraordinary actress.
12:58But I must admit, the scene that I was in was sort of like a suburban family dinner.
13:05And even when I was sitting in, I was like, this doesn't feel very much like Star Wars.
13:09It feels a bit like a family TV show.
13:13So I'm not surprised it was a deleted scene.
13:16Yeah.
13:16To be honest, I think Star Wars number two isn't the best.
13:20I agree.
13:22It's probably the worst.
13:24One of the worst.
13:25One of the worst.
13:26So not only was I deleted, but I was in one of the worst.
13:31It's just getting, it's going from bad to worse.
13:34I'm sure your acting would have made it better though if you weren't cut.
13:38Thanks, Claudia.
13:39Thanks, Mitch.
13:41Hello, Claudia.
13:42Hi, Bethany.
13:42Hi, Bethany.
13:44You split up with your partner who you were with for 22 years.
13:47Now, what do you look for in a partner?
13:52Um, someone who I feel calm and secure with.
13:57Nice, nice.
13:58Are you looking for a partner at the moment?
13:59No, I have found a beautiful man who I feel calm and secure with.
14:04Very in love.
14:06Thank you, Claudia.
14:07Thank you, Bethany.
14:08Um, Molly?
14:11Um, I heard you had a bit of trouble getting along with your dog co-star in the movie Molly.
14:16My name is Molly.
14:18Has this affected the way you like and perceive other people named Molly?
14:22No, I love the name Molly.
14:24It's a beautiful name.
14:25Um, it's really cheerful.
14:27That dog, it's, it could sing, but it, yeah, just wasn't very friendly.
14:33Um, I, the owner probably is a bit upset about me saying that.
14:37Anyway, no, I love Molly.
14:39It's a great name.
14:42Thanks, Molly.
14:43Um, Anastasia.
14:44Yes.
14:45Uh, hello, Claudia.
14:47Hi, Anastasia.
14:48I heard you don't like kissing while acting, and I agree.
14:52It's awkward.
14:53But I, but you still do it so many times.
14:56How do you have your mindset on kissing someone?
15:01Cheeky question.
15:07Well, yeah, it is, it's a very odd part of the job, for sure.
15:12Um, when I was younger, we didn't have these, um, people that we now have on set called intimacy coordinators.
15:20Have you heard of them?
15:20No, I actually haven't.
15:22Oh, you've heard of them?
15:23They, it's a really fantastic new addition to a crew.
15:26So, since hashtag me too, there was a lot of issues around, um, protecting people on set and in the
15:35wider world.
15:36So, the intimacy coordinator was introduced on sets to make sure the actors felt safe.
15:42Because, for instance, when we do a stunt, like a fight sequence, we have-
15:47Oh, like, like stunts, like-
15:48We have a stunt coordinator who says, you know, don't kick that person, you might get them in the balls
15:53off.
15:53Ah, that's cool.
15:54They coordinate everything, but then when it came to doing a sex scene, or an intimacy scene, or a kissing
16:01scene, there were no, there's no choreography.
16:04You were just on your own.
16:05Oh.
16:06So, things have really improved, but it's still awkward, because you are there with an intimacy coordinator.
16:10Yeah, it exactly is awkward, because you're still kissing someone's lips.
16:12Like, ugh.
16:13But they ask you all these questions, like, are you going to do an open mouth kiss?
16:17Are you comfortable with tongues?
16:19Like, you have to go there and talk about very awkward things.
16:22Oh, hell no.
16:23But at least you talk about it, and it's not something that's sort of buried, and you're like, I don't
16:29know what that person's thinking.
16:30Oh, my God.
16:31Wow.
16:31So it's a really, a great improvement in our industry.
16:35That's great.
16:36Alright, thank you, Claudia.
16:38Thanks.
16:39Thomas.
16:41Hi, Claudia.
16:42Hello, how are you?
16:42My name is Thomas.
16:43Hi, Thomas.
16:44The nightclub you were raised in was one of the first ever had Pac-Man and Space Invaders.
16:50Did you ever play any of those games at the nightclub? And if you did, what was your score?
16:54Oh, my score.
16:56My score.
16:56I don't remember my score, but I did get, like, number one a lot, because I got to play it
17:01for hours and hours and hours and hours.
17:03We had the stand-up Space Invader, then we had the sit-down one where you had, like, four different
17:10games you could choose from, Pac-Man, Galaga, Toot and Carmen was one of my favourites.
17:16Um, I don't remember my score, but I do remember we used to be able to tip the machine upside
17:22down and get a knife and get fake credits.
17:26Pack the scores.
17:28Yep.
17:29You're just like, I'm getting a jackpot.
17:31Yes.
17:31Yep, so we didn't have to put the 20 cents in.
17:34Bit naughty.
17:37Thanks, Thomas.
17:42Hello, I'm Silas.
17:43Hi, Silas.
17:44How are you?
17:44Yeah.
17:45Um, how has growing up around nightclubs shaped your opinion on recreational drug use?
17:56Very good.
18:02Um, I, I, I'm law-abiding.
18:06I believe the law is good.
18:10Um, hmm.
18:14It's like, shhhhhhh.
18:17Do do do do do do do.
18:19I'm just, this is a- I just, mmm.
18:24Wow, I've got score to this.
18:27This is great.
18:28I've got- There's an instrumentation going on here.
18:33Okay, so I like the way you've contextualised the question because from my childhood observing
18:40that sort of environment, I would say moderation is the key and it's the key to everything.
18:49Daniel, you're up.
18:50Alright.
18:52Daniel.
18:53Hi Claudia, how are you?
18:54Hi Daniel.
18:54Good to see you.
18:55Good to see you too.
18:56I know you tried working in Hollywood and you said it was a stressful and lonely experience
19:02and there were a lot of people who would literally kill to get into Hollywood.
19:07So can you explain what were the moments you experienced in Hollywood that made you realise
19:13it was not for you?
19:15Yeah, I mean I was quite young.
19:17The first time I went, which was the time that I'm referring to probably, was when I was 19.
19:23So I possibly went too young and there was this R.E.M. song, do you know the R.E
19:31.M. song
19:31called Everybody Hurts?
19:34Of course.
19:34Oh yeah.
19:35Yeah.
19:36I just played it all the time and cried a lot and I think, I was like, this is not
19:41the place
19:42for me.
19:42I'm feeling sad here.
19:43It was as simple as that.
19:46I just, yeah, I think I just missed my family and my friends and I didn't have a lot of
19:53confidence.
19:54And you really have to be very confident in that landscape, in that industry.
19:59It's quite tough.
20:00And it's a big city, you have to drive everywhere so it's sort of, I like walking.
20:04Mmm.
20:05Oh, so do I.
20:06There's not even many footpaths.
20:08Mmm.
20:08I'm a fitness fanatic so I walk around all the time.
20:12Yeah, I love walking.
20:13Mmm.
20:16Thank you, Daniel.
20:17Hello, Claudia.
20:18I'm Dale.
20:19Hello.
20:19Hi, Dale.
20:20You once said you deliberately wanted to invite chaos into your life through motherhood.
20:24How has motherhood shifted not just what stories you tell, but how you tell them and where
20:29you find meaning?
20:30Wow, what an extraordinary question, that's beautiful.
20:34I did invite chaos into my life, that's for sure.
20:38And it's changed everything.
20:39Yeah, most definitely.
20:41It's, from then on a lot of stories, like Bump is very much a mother, daughter and mother
20:52son as well, a lot of stories.
20:54Um, it's changed all of the relationships I build, I think, around creativity, that they're
21:01collaborative and, um, and long lasting.
21:06Awesome.
21:07Thank you, Dale.
21:08Um, Abby, you're up.
21:10Hello, Claudia.
21:11Hi, Abby.
21:12I love Bump so much and I've watched all the episodes.
21:17What was it like having Dylan Olcott as part of the cast?
21:21And how do you think he went with his first acting job?
21:24Oh, he was so fantastic.
21:26So we met with him really early on and we said, look, you've got your own brand of humour.
21:30And he loves making jokes about, you know, like being in a wheelchair.
21:36So he, he offered us up lots of great ideas and we put them in the film, in the show.
21:41Um, and he was such a great spirit on set.
21:44He's a very busy man though.
21:46So it was sometimes hard to schedule him on, um, but he was great.
21:53Well, I thought Dylan was very good and I liked how there was someone in a wheelchair.
21:57Good.
21:58Oh, I'm glad about that.
21:59Thank you very much, Claudia.
22:01Thanks, Abby.
22:02Fletcher.
22:03You okay?
22:05Spoiler alert.
22:06The scene in Love My Way, where your character's child dies, is the saddest death scene ever.
22:13And my mum still cries thinking about it.
22:16Why do you kill this character?
22:20I know, I know.
22:22Um, I remember the day when we went, we were in the writer's room and we had developed up to
22:29about episode five.
22:31And we were still working out what was going to happen in the series.
22:34And Jacqueline Persky, who was one of the co-creators, she came into the room and she said, I think
22:40Lou has to die.
22:42And the reason why Lou has to die is because we have created this family and she is the linchpin.
22:48And us as writers, we have to pull that linchpin out to see if the family will still stay together.
22:54And we were all bawling our eyes out.
22:56And I said, sure, but secretly I was like, the network are never going to let us do this.
23:03It's fine.
23:04I won't have to do this.
23:05I'll just support her, but really I won't have to do it.
23:08Then the network came in and she pitched it to the network and they said, yeah.
23:12Oh my God.
23:13Oh.
23:15I know.
23:16That was awful.
23:19Thank you so much.
23:20That's Claudia.
23:21Thank you so much.
23:22Thank you, Fletcher.
23:23It's nearly making me cry just thinking about watching that.
23:25I know.
23:26I know.
23:28All the noms.
23:29Yeah, it's awful.
23:30Finn, your go.
23:31Hey, Claudia.
23:32Hi.
23:33So you've had a prolific career spanning decades acting, directing and producing.
23:38I'm knackered by the early afternoon, so how do you avoid burnout?
23:43Yes, that's a big one.
23:46When I'm not working, I nap all the time.
23:51Like, even after being here today, I will go home and have a nap.
23:55I love naps.
23:56I call them nana naps.
23:58Even when I'm on set and there's lots of people around, I find that I can just sit in a
24:03chair and I'll just go.
24:05And just like power down.
24:07Alrighty.
24:08So find your relationship with your brother heartwarming.
24:12I have two people close to me who are schizophrenic as well.
24:16It can be difficult to interact due to volatility.
24:20How are you able to maintain such a good relationship?
24:22What's your advice to other people?
24:25Thank you for that.
24:26That's a beautiful question.
24:27I did see my brother on the weekend.
24:29We went shopping and he rang.
24:31He doesn't often take initiative, like come up with things that he really wants to do.
24:36But he rang me and said, I really want a radio.
24:39I want to be able to listen to the radio and listen to some music.
24:42So we went to a shopping mall and bought a radio.
24:46I think the key with my brother I learnt sort of quite late in life.
24:51I think I was always trying to help him.
24:54So I would go, here, I bought you yoga, tickets to a yoga class.
24:59You've got to do this yoga course.
25:00It will help you.
25:01Or when you're walking, Rupert, don't look at the ground.
25:03Look up at the sky.
25:04It will help you, you know, stop being so internalised.
25:08But when I learnt to stop giving him advice and just accept him however he was.
25:14If he was in a sad mood or a bit manic or just meet him basically.
25:24I'm an ambassador at the Wayside Chapel and their motto there is visitors are people to be met, not problems
25:33to be fixed.
25:34So the minute I stopped treating my brother like he had a problem and he was just someone to be
25:41met, it was so much easier as well.
25:43That's the weird thing.
25:45It was just so easy to just give him a hug and tell him I love him and chat.
25:52I think that's perfect.
25:54Yeah, it's really easy.
25:55And he responds to me differently too.
25:58Um, so that's, it's just lovely.
26:01So before having children were you worried about the strong, the genetic component at all?
26:08Uh, yes, yeah.
26:10I never did any genetic testing but I think since I've had the experience, um, hopefully I would have dealt
26:20with it.
26:21Um, as well as I could have.
26:25Wonderful.
26:25Thanks so much.
26:26Thank you Finn.
26:27No worries.
26:30Hello Claudia.
26:31Hi Andrew, how are you?
26:32Welcome, I'm Andrew.
26:33Nice to meet you.
26:35I live on the south coast and I love plants.
26:37I can't imagine my life without nature.
26:40You live in the middle of the city, do you miss nature?
26:44I actually, um, made contact with a beautiful, um, landscape gardener and he designed a beautiful urban garden for me.
26:53So I have, um, a grape vine, I have passion fruit vine, I have a big, I have herbs and
27:00I have a compost.
27:01Oh wow.
27:01And that's one of my favourite things.
27:03My favourite things in the world is to go into the compost and turn it and look at all the
27:07worms.
27:08That's right.
27:09It's one of my favourite things, especially if I'm having a bit of a flat day or I'm feeling a
27:12bit sort of, a bit melancholy or something.
27:15If I turn that compost, I don't know, everything just seems to make sense.
27:20That's amazing.
27:21Thank you Andrew.
27:22Andrew's an amazing gardener.
27:24Yes, thank you.
27:24Any tips you need?
27:25Oh, I will.
27:27I do have a beautiful black elephant leaf plant that I need, yeah, struggling.
27:32Do you want to pass to Savannah?
27:34Savannah.
27:36Hi Savannah.
27:37Hello.
27:39Hugh Jackman was the main character in the movie Flushed Away.
27:42His character is a good looking rat.
27:45Is he a good looking rat in real life?
27:48Oh my god, yes, yes, yes, yes.
27:53Is he a good looking rat, did you say?
27:55Yeah, as in a squeak squeak rat.
27:56Oh yeah, yeah, right.
27:58He, I'm so glad you asked me about Hugh Jackman because I can honestly say, you know, as you get
28:04older sometimes there's a bit of a difference between perception and reality.
28:09Oh yeah.
28:09Like something, you perceive something to be one way and then you discover the reality, it's
28:13something quite different.
28:15Mm-hm.
28:15With Hugh Jackman, he is exactly as you think he would be.
28:19He is a genuinely beautiful human being.
28:22Um, I adore him and I loved working with him.
28:25And yeah, he's a good looking rat.
28:29I 100% agree with you.
28:31Thank you very much, Claudia.
28:32Thanks, Savannah.
28:33Thank you, Savannah.
28:34Mitch, will you pass the mic to Willow?
28:42Hi, Willow.
28:44Hi.
28:44Hi.
28:44You had a lot of on screen kissers with some very handsome actors.
28:53Who was the best kisser?
28:56Oh.
28:57Stop it.
28:57It didn't make you kisser.
28:59I know.
28:59Well, as much as I love Hugh Jackman, it wasn't Hugh Jackman.
29:07Imagine Hugh Jackman watches this way now.
29:11He'd be sitting on the couch, having popcorn and being like, what the hell, Claudia?
29:17He won't mind.
29:18He won't mind.
29:19He won't mind.
29:19Because we actually had to reshoot it about three times.
29:22So he knew, he knew we had problems.
29:25Okay.
29:26Who was the best?
29:28Oh, dear.
29:30Oh, actually.
29:32I'm just going to be really honest.
29:34Yeah?
29:35I did a film, a telly movie called Never Tell Me Never, about Janine Shepard, who was
29:43a cross country skier.
29:46And we were in the ski, in the snow, and they said, we need to cut away of you kissing
29:50your boyfriend.
29:52But the actor who played my boyfriend wasn't there.
29:55No.
29:55So they said, oh, can we, they just pointed to some random person from the crew and said,
30:00so can you kiss him?
30:02And I was like, um, no.
30:05I said, I was like, um, because it was a wide shot, so you couldn't really tell.
30:10So I was like, um, no, um, I think I need to kiss an actor because only another actor
30:15is going to understand that it's not a real kiss.
30:18It's a performed kiss.
30:19And Joel Edgerton happened to be there.
30:22So I was like, Joel, can you kiss me for this?
30:25Um, and I think he was the best kisser.
30:31And he's a lovely, lovely guy.
30:34He's a lovely, he's a good friend.
30:36You received, um, an order of Australia from your work.
30:41Do you put O-A-M after your name when you signed documents or cards?
30:48Um, if I'm trying to impress someone and trying to get their attention, I will.
30:53So, um, I haven't done it very often, but maybe when I'm like 90 years old,
31:00if I get to live to 90, I will introduce myself as,
31:03I love it, it's Claudia O-A-M.
31:08O-A-M.
31:09I'll be telling everyone when I'm 90 and they'll be like, everyone be like,
31:16Boring.
31:17You'll never be boring, even at 90.
31:20Oh, thanks.
31:20No, you'll be lovely.
31:22I love you anyway you are.
31:23Thank you, I love you too.
31:24And thank you.
31:26Hi, I'm Oliver.
31:27Hi Oliver.
31:28Um.
31:29I love your shirt.
31:30Oh, thank you very much.
31:31Um, the arts are full of rejection.
31:34For every audition, grant, funding application you go for,
31:38you inevitably get more no's than yes's.
31:40I know for me, it so often begins to feel personal, even when I know that it isn't.
31:46How do you maintain faith in your ability when it so often feels like there's something wrong with you?
31:54That's, yes, it is a big part of the job.
31:57You're right, you just don't take it personally.
31:58Um, even though, yes, it is disappointing.
32:00So it's about sort of processing disappointment and letting yourself have a cry, letting yourself go back to bed and
32:09go,
32:09okay, today's not for me, I need to have a nap.
32:13Um, you just like lean into the feelings, I guess, and the sadness and then it passes.
32:19Thank you very much.
32:21Um, Pat, you're up.
32:22All right.
32:23Hello, Claudia.
32:24Nice to meet you.
32:25Hi, Pat.
32:25Nice to meet you too.
32:26Um, so, the autistic mind tends to notice some of the most hidden things,
32:32for example, specific sounds, shapes, or even bits of history.
32:37Do you have any hidden things that you see or notice in the world?
32:42Yeah, that's a great question.
32:44I think I do notice body language.
32:46So, I'll get little clues about what people are feeling or thinking or they're sort of the true nature of
32:54someone's relationship.
32:55I think I can tune into it a bit quicker than other people.
33:00I don't know if that's because I'm an actor, so I'm a little bit more, um, reading that a lot
33:07more.
33:07You probably would need those to act, and I wish I had that ability, to be honest.
33:11Do you?
33:11Yes.
33:12Yeah, I'm pretty awful at that, actually.
33:14Well, I used to, you can buy, like, body language books.
33:17Oh, yes.
33:17Some of them are a bit basic, though, aren't they?
33:20Yes.
33:20And sometimes people's body language is just very personal to them.
33:23Like, what, one movement with some person might mean something different to another person.
33:29But I think it's sort of staying calm, because sometimes when you get a bit agitated or nervous,
33:34you can't read anything because you're listening to the heartbeat in your own eardrums
33:39or your breath is short and so you're not, you can't pick up on anything.
33:43So I think the key is really, like, I sort of feel my diaphragm going, relaxing, and just trying
33:52to stay in the present moment as much as possible so that I can absorb anything, um, yeah, I need
34:00to hear.
34:00Because acting is all about listening, and you have to be in the moment to listen.
34:04And it's hard to listen when you're nervous.
34:06Hmm.
34:07Sounds very disciplined.
34:08Thank you for that.
34:09Thanks, Pat.
34:10Thanks for the question.
34:11Ciao.
34:12It's your turn.
34:13Hi, Claudia.
34:14Hi, Ciao.
34:14Your roles have ranged from the big movies like Star Wars to roles that look inward like
34:19Love My Way and Secret Life.
34:22What are your feelings on participating on roles drastically different on opposite ends of the spectrum?
34:28Ah, well, yes, um, I really do enjoy working fast. So shows like The Secret Life of Us, Love My
34:37Way, Bump, we film like one episode of Bump in three and a half days.
34:44Oh, okay.
34:44We filmed the Bump Christmas movie, which is 90 minutes of screen time. We shot it in 15 days.
34:52Okay.
34:52So I quite like working fast because you're sort of going on your instincts and you don't get too bored
34:58because there's a lot of sitting around.
35:00When you go on to the bigger projects, it's hours and days of sitting around. So that's not as enjoyable
35:09for me.
35:09Or sitting in your trailer for long, long, long periods of time, I get a bit antsy. I like being
35:18active and I like things happening.
35:23Thanks so much, Claudia. Thanks.
35:25James, it's your turn.
35:27Hi, Claudia.
35:28Hi, James. How are you?
35:30Good, thank you.
35:31Ronald Reagan was an actor before he became president. Do you see a space for yourself in politics?
35:40Wow. Um, it's a hard job. It's a really hard job. And then you'd have to be interviewed by Lee
35:48Sales.
35:53That would be terrifying.
35:58So no, Lee Sales, Lee Sales has put me off being a politician.
36:03Fair enough.
36:06Otherwise, I could be Prime Minister.
36:12Thanks, Claudia.
36:14Thank you very much, James.
36:16Evie.
36:18Hi, Evie.
36:19Hi.
36:20Um, I hide myself all the time because I'm scared of taking space and being too much to people.
36:29To the point that they will leave me. You have stood by your brother and never left him.
36:35Why do you think people push aside those who are different?
36:40It's a really beautiful question.
36:44Well, I hope people don't push aside people who are different.
36:49I think, I think the world is changing in that regard, actually.
36:53Um, I think, I think there's been a huge evolution.
36:57And I particularly think your generation, um, are much more equipped.
37:03They have much better conversations.
37:05Much better, um, emotional intelligence.
37:09And I hope that you don't feel like you have to compensate for other people's awkwardness or inadequacies.
37:18And that you never take that personally.
37:20Thanks.
37:21I love dancing. It, it feels freeing and I like, and like I'm performing.
37:28What does dancing feel like to you?
37:32Oh, wow. I love dancing too.
37:34Um, I, and I came to it quite late in life.
37:37If you would have asked me that question when I was even in my twenties,
37:40I would have thought dancing just makes me feel incompetent and embarrassed.
37:45Um, cause I'm really uncoordinated.
37:48Um, but now I'm older and I've done a lot more of it.
37:52And now I, I've done like ecstatic dance.
37:54Have you done ecstatic dance?
37:56Uh, I'm a, I freestyle so probably.
37:59Yes. It's like that. It's freestyle.
38:00It's just like do whatever you want.
38:02Um, that's hilarious.
38:04Um, partner dancing makes you feel, um, it's, it's really great being led.
38:13So, and having to follow.
38:14So it's like you're using a whole different part of your brain.
38:17Um, so that feels, um, it's like sometimes it's like quite disciplined
38:23and sometimes it's really just loose and you just release a lot of energy
38:27and it makes you very happy.
38:29Yeah.
38:31Thank you, Evie.
38:32All right.
38:33As it turns out, some of us love dancing too.
38:36And we would like to challenge you to a dance off.
38:38What do you think?
38:39A dance off? Do we have judges?
38:41No.
38:42No, not around.
38:43So how, how does it, should I take my shoes off?
38:46Well, all you need to do once the music starts is to copy our moves and try and keep up.
38:51Right. Okay. Yep. I'm up for it.
38:53Cue the music if you're ready.
38:55Oh.
38:56All right.
38:57Go Abbey.
38:58Go Abbey.
38:59Go Abbey.
39:00Go Abbey.
39:02Go Abbey.
39:02Oh yeah.
39:05Oh yeah.
39:07Go, go, go, go.
39:11Yeah.
39:12Yeah right.
39:13Go.
39:14Oh no.
39:16Oh no.
39:23Oh this is fast.
39:25Oh.
39:25Oh that was fast.
39:28Go, go, go.
39:31Go, go, go.
39:33Go, go, go.
39:34Oh, here we go.
39:36All of us.
39:40Yes!
39:42One, eight.
39:44Two, eight.
39:44Six, seven.
39:45One.
39:46Oh wow.
39:49Wo wait.
39:50Go Abbey.
39:50Go Abbey.
39:51Oh yeah.
39:52Go Abbey.
39:53Go Abbey.
39:54Go Abbey.
39:57Go Abbey.
39:58Go Abbey.
40:04Oh my god!
40:05It's your turn!
40:07And around!
40:07Go Tom!
40:09Yeah!
40:10Go Tom!
40:11Go Tom!
40:12Go Tom!
40:20Woohoo!
40:20Well done!
40:24Good job!
40:26Good job!
40:27Good job!
40:28Thank you!
40:28I can't do that, Dad!
40:30Thank you!
40:31Great moves!
40:32Great moves!
40:34Amazing!
40:35Thank you!
40:36I'm exhausted!
40:37Claudia, well done!
40:38Very impressive!
40:39You will definitely need an afternoon nap now!
40:47It's so good meeting you!
40:48It's lovely meeting you!
40:49Thank you for all your questions!
40:50Oh, that's all good!
40:52No worries!
40:53They're intense!
40:55No, intense is good!
40:56Hell yeah, man!
40:57Yeah!
40:58Yeah!
40:58That was...
41:00I'm glad!
41:01Yeah, man!
41:02That was awesome!
41:03Could you sign my card real quick?
41:05Of course!
41:06Thanks so much!
41:07I want to be a director!
41:07I'm actually studying film, so...
41:10But yeah, hopefully I'll get to work with you one day!
41:12That would be great!
41:13Oh, selfie, selfie!
41:14Oh, um, do you mind if I come in a selfie?
41:18Yeah!
41:20Oh, yeah!
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41:22Oh, yeah!
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41:25Oh, yeah!
41:25Okay, so, everybody...
41:27Three, two, one...
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41:34We are the assembly!
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41:54What makes you able to stay so functional when you're performing while intoxicated?
42:00How did that early chaos shape your voice?
42:02Not just vocally, but emotionally?
42:04What is the most bogan thing you've ever done?
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