I can't believe Jared Leto's rudeness, except I kind of can. I am so quiet and introverted, doing interviews can feel like a challenge ngl but I do love doing them.
Thanks for sharing your insights! My own experience as a red carpet reporter for print media was, frankly, positive. For one, I was very choosy about what I covered and had the good fortune to interview mostly older, very successful actresses.
The few young people I interviewed were also fantastic, like Fernando Barbosa -- very positive, intelligent, full of good energy.
But I could see that what you write is oh, so true. Not an easy job. Standing outside waiting, trying to look focused and poised while nothing is happening, putting yourself in the shoes of fans and delivering what they want to hear while straddling the dual role of colleague of sorts. Not easy to come up with brief questions no one else has thought to ask, and of course reading everything about the celebs I could get my hands on (which very much helps in formulating questions).
Maybe you have to be a certain type of person to do this job. People enjoy telling me all sorts of things I didn't ask. Maybe they sense I'm not a gawker. Also, it helps to be a musician and artist, too, drawing from my own wealth of experience.
People opening up without you even having to ask the question is the perfect scenario!! Agreed it requires a very particular set of skills, as Liam Neeson would say...
I like how you brought up people trying to be "interesting/funny" because that's so hard for people to do when that's not their natural persona. People like Amelia, Caleb from Barstool, Eric Andre, Ziwe etc. have created characters with specific styles and they have an audience that loves their style. People trying to bring any type of niche humor/style to something consumed by mass audiences - like an awards show - usually doesn't go well. Typically, the majority of viewers don't "get it" or the intention is there but the execution isn't.
What a great read! Red carpets are always a cluster F**k I think for everyone involved. On the publicity side, we always have 3x5 printed cards with our clients' name, project, photo + bullet points in order to help reporters that may be unfamiliar with them. We also do an early walk of the carpet to see who is there, introduce ourselves, brief media on the clients scheduled to walk. We do appreciate very much reporters who support up & coming new talent - especially knowing they likely have a list of talent they 'must have.'
At the end of the day, the carpet can be as unpleasant for all, but if you go in with the mindset that it's going to be chaos, you just smile and keep on trucking! 😂
What is worse is when there's random people asking talent for selfies while walking the carpet - for god's sake, we are there to work (well, clearly not all...), and make it through as quickly as possible. & for the love of god, do NOT ask the talent if they can record a video, or even worse say hi to your family member on the phone! 😝
Ok, I feel better letting it out.... onto the next one! 🤣
Omg that sounds like amazing etiquette from you! I wish I had had that… and agreed I think fans can be so demanding and think all these celebs are just there for a jolly rather than contractual brand obligations !
I can't believe Jared Leto's rudeness, except I kind of can. I am so quiet and introverted, doing interviews can feel like a challenge ngl but I do love doing them.
Thanks for sharing your insights! My own experience as a red carpet reporter for print media was, frankly, positive. For one, I was very choosy about what I covered and had the good fortune to interview mostly older, very successful actresses.
The few young people I interviewed were also fantastic, like Fernando Barbosa -- very positive, intelligent, full of good energy.
But I could see that what you write is oh, so true. Not an easy job. Standing outside waiting, trying to look focused and poised while nothing is happening, putting yourself in the shoes of fans and delivering what they want to hear while straddling the dual role of colleague of sorts. Not easy to come up with brief questions no one else has thought to ask, and of course reading everything about the celebs I could get my hands on (which very much helps in formulating questions).
Maybe you have to be a certain type of person to do this job. People enjoy telling me all sorts of things I didn't ask. Maybe they sense I'm not a gawker. Also, it helps to be a musician and artist, too, drawing from my own wealth of experience.
People opening up without you even having to ask the question is the perfect scenario!! Agreed it requires a very particular set of skills, as Liam Neeson would say...
Eleanor
I like how you brought up people trying to be "interesting/funny" because that's so hard for people to do when that's not their natural persona. People like Amelia, Caleb from Barstool, Eric Andre, Ziwe etc. have created characters with specific styles and they have an audience that loves their style. People trying to bring any type of niche humor/style to something consumed by mass audiences - like an awards show - usually doesn't go well. Typically, the majority of viewers don't "get it" or the intention is there but the execution isn't.
agreed, and Amelia's style doesn't quite work with a lot of celebrities, to be fair
What a great read! Red carpets are always a cluster F**k I think for everyone involved. On the publicity side, we always have 3x5 printed cards with our clients' name, project, photo + bullet points in order to help reporters that may be unfamiliar with them. We also do an early walk of the carpet to see who is there, introduce ourselves, brief media on the clients scheduled to walk. We do appreciate very much reporters who support up & coming new talent - especially knowing they likely have a list of talent they 'must have.'
At the end of the day, the carpet can be as unpleasant for all, but if you go in with the mindset that it's going to be chaos, you just smile and keep on trucking! 😂
What is worse is when there's random people asking talent for selfies while walking the carpet - for god's sake, we are there to work (well, clearly not all...), and make it through as quickly as possible. & for the love of god, do NOT ask the talent if they can record a video, or even worse say hi to your family member on the phone! 😝
Ok, I feel better letting it out.... onto the next one! 🤣
Omg that sounds like amazing etiquette from you! I wish I had had that… and agreed I think fans can be so demanding and think all these celebs are just there for a jolly rather than contractual brand obligations !