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gaslight gatekeep girlboss <3

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tag dump pt. i

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[guides alan with very vague hand gesture-y advice] ["dies" dramatically on camera to further his hero's journey]

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mun vs muse!

tagged by: I stole it

tagging: steal it

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Eddie Rodman: Hello folks, and welcome to the third part of our prerecorded interview with Serena Valdivia and renowned photographer Alice Wake. So, tell me about the film.

Alice Wake: It's called "Sunrise," and it really wasn't something I ever thought of as an actual film -- it was just footage, things I saw and happened to shoot. It's not a medium I'm very much at home with.

Serena Valdivia: You shouldn't put yourself down. You've got a great eye!

Alice: Maybe, but experience is another thing.

Eddie: Because you're primarily a still photographer?

Alice: Yes, exactly. So I'm really used to thinking of the world in terms of snapshots -- I frame something and try to pick the right moment, and then reveal that moment to people. Moving images are a different story. I'm still learning a lot about it, to be honest.

Eddie: So, this is a new thing for you?

Alice: [laughs] Or maybe I'm just a slow learner! But showing it like this is definitely a new step for me -- it's a little weird taking something this intimate and showing it to everybody. Not that the material itself is somehow shocking, it's just that those were private moments.

Serena: But that's why it works, because it feels genuine! It's not so much a story as it is a sort of an echo, showing us how you saw your husband at the time. It's not really about the sunrise itself, or Alan watching it -- it's about you two, together.

Alice: I suppose. It's funny, looking at it now, especially now that it's been edited like that -- it takes on a life of its own, almost. It's a kind of a fantasy.

Serena: Well, there's nothing wrong with that.

Alice: No, you're right. I'm glad you talked me into it.

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Eddie Rodman: Thanks for tuning in for the second part of our interview with Serena Valdivia and award-winning photographer Alice Wake. Now, Alice, we were talking about your husband, Alan Wake. Is that a sore subject for you?

Alice Wake: Well, a little bit. Of course it is. The way I see it, we had our good times and our bad times, and on the whole, we had a lot of good times. He really made me happy. I don't mind being reminded of him.

Eddie: So you're uh... you're over him?

Alice: I don't know if I'll ever be that, entirely. I still think about him every day, literally. I still find myself hoping for -- well, sometimes I think I see him just standing somewhere, watching me. I think most people who lose someone they love experience things like that. But on the whole, I'm doing alright. Two years is a long time to adjust, and I'm not really the type to wallow in the negative.

Eddie: Well, I know there are a lot of stories about Alan. He seemed to have something of a wild streak...

Serena Valdivia: Um, that's not really what our show is about, though...

Alice: Look, all that stuff really gets blown out of proportion. He had his problems, but... it's really frustrating for me, because people like to talk, they love to tell these crazy stories, and they never really knew him at all.

Eddie: Well, the character he created, Alex Casey, is a household name, the books continue to sell... there's been talks of a TV series, a movie, a video game... it must be nice to know that his work is still being appreciated by so many readers.

Alice: Yes, of course, but I don't really deal with the business side. I leave that to Alan's agent.

Eddie: That would be Barry Wheeler? Actually, I just interviewed him. He's currently in the music business...

Alice: Mm-hmm.

Eddie: And he's also Alan's best friend. Do you two keep in touch?

Alice: We talk regularly. Like I said, he handles the business side.

Serena: I think we should talk about her film.

Eddie: Yes, yes, of course, you're right. I'm Eddie Rodman, talking to Alice Wake and Serena Valdivia, and we'll be right back.

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Eddie Rodman: Well, art lovers, are you feeling neglected? You shouldn’t. You know Eddie Rodman’s got love for you, which is why I actually hauled myself out of bed before noon just so I could record an interview for your pleasure. Enjoy!

Eddie: Well, as I’m sure you all know, the annual Night Springs Visual Arts show is coming around again, and that’s a big deal for all of us that are in the culture business -- if you can call it a business, that’s a little controversial, I know!

Serena Valdivia: Oh, that’s okay! Money makes the world go around, no doubt about it.

Eddie: And that’s one of my guests here at the studio, Serena Valdivia; she’s a curator at the Night Springs Gallery of Visual Arts, and she’s in charge of the NSVA Film Festival, held this year at the old Night Springs Drive-in-Theatre.

Serena: Hello, Eddie, it’s great to be here. And let me just say that it’s a wonderful venue.

Eddie: Absolutely. And with her is one of the filmmakers, somebody who’s actually primarily known as a renowned photographer... Alice Wake.

Alice Wake: Hello!

Eddie: Now, Alice, I’ve seen a lot of your work over the years. It’s very impressive. My wife’s a big fan, actually.

Alice: Oh, thank you.

Eddie: You’ve, uh -- you’ve gained quite a bit of fame as a photographer, but that’s not why you’re here, right? You actually have a film. That’s a little surprising.

Alice: For me, too! I really wouldn’t be here at all if it weren’t for Serena.

Eddie: You two are friends, I take it?

Serena: Yeah, we move in the same circles. So, about a year ago I heard about all this footage she’d shot, and I got to see some of it, and then I started pestering her about actually putting it out there, because it was really good!

Alice: I didn’t really want to show it. It felt too personal.

Eddie: Well, yes, I can understand that. It features your husband, and he’s, um, well...

Alice: He’s -- he’s dead.

Eddie: Uh, I, thought he was missing?

Alice: It’s been two years. I -- this sounds awful, but yes, I believe he’s dead. Otherwise he would’ve... well, you know.

Eddie: Yeah. I -- I understand. Well, hold that thought, we’ll be right back.