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'Studio A' celebrates successful premier season on Channel 31 |
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Written by Nicole Brown
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
‘Studio A’ is a live variety show produced by Ged Wood (Spicks & Specks, ABCTV; Raw Comedy, ABCTV) and developed with RMITV with the aim of providing a high-quality and on-going training opportunity in live television production for its members, which are mostly students based in screen-related courses at RMIT and other local universities.
Over its nine-week pilot season, ‘Studio A’ featured interviews with the Lord Mayor John So, film director Nash Edgerton, comedian Frank Woodley, Victoria Police Commissioner Christina Nixon, ‘Underbelly’ actress Kat Stewart, acclaimed conductor Richard Gill and Victorian Premier John Brumby, as well as bands, comedians and sketches.
‘Studio A’ is hosted by Dave Thornton (Comedy Inc, Ch.9; Nominated Best Newcomer - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2007) and also showcases the talents of many of Melbourne’s up-and-coming comedians, including regular segment presenters Jess Harris, Tommy Dassalo, Karl Chandler and Fox Klein.
With a cast and crew of over 40 volunteers, ‘Studio A’ has also been a technical and logistical achievement for RMITV, with many of its crew taking on their roles for the first time and enormous preparation put into the writing, presenting and crewing of a live program to ensure that it is produced to a high standard and entertains a broad audience right across Melbourne.
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