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Jetlag and sleeplessness

DDS*Media — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:31:01 +0000

I’ve now recovered from my jetlag- unlike Tokyo, I do require sleep:
(From this week’s Redcliffe & Bayside Herald)

unintended shooting

DDS*Media — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:55:55 +0000

Today I met this man when filming another package.

Political Slogans

DDS*Media — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:08:45 +0000

“Moving Forward” and “Real Action”! They both sound great, but what do members of the public think? Anthony Gough and I asked some people in the Queen Street Mall what they thought.

And also check out the article I wrote for Stagediary.com on Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband.

Smoking

DDS*Media — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:17:48 +0000

In the last few days the public discussion around smoking in the Mall has fired up (pun absolutely not intended).

Brisbane City Council opposition leader Shayne Sutton is spearheading this movement: “The issue of banning smoking in the Queen Street Mall is not new and organisations such as Cancer Council Queensland have been calling for the ban for some time… This is something I believe the majority of Brisbane residents want to see introduced, and the ban would help improve the safety and amenity of our popular Queen Street Mall.”

Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman acknowledged the popular support for the ban: “The research has shown that overall there is strong public support for some form of restriction on smoking in the Queen Street Mall… However, the issue is not clear cut. The broader population would like a total ban, but mall users and businesses support the introduction of designated smoking areas.”

Anthony Gough (reporter) and I (camera & edit) asked members of the public if they thought smoking should be banned in the Mall.

What do you think? Please comment below.

Vanuatu

DDS*Media — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:59:11 +0000

I love Vanuatu- even though she shared her malaria with me and shook me with her hearty earthquakes. The experiences are not easy to reduce to 300 words or less. But I had to put my experiences through a verbal espresso machine. The result seeped into the Redcliffe & Bayside Herald.

Travelogue

DDS*Media — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:44:11 +0000

From the Redcliffe & Bayside Herald (Wednesday 23 June p.31)
By David Stuart

TEXT:
Where the adventure just unfolds

THE Philippines offers adventure, history and fine food in a tropical Asian setting. Most of the Filipinos speak some English, but they appreciated my efforts to use my limited Tagalog.
Even with my restricted plans, the fun just seemed to unfold before me in the Philippines. As I randomly walked the labyrinth of streets, I received amazing hospitality from friendly locals with Spanish surnames.
The travel brochures did not tell me that I would be invited to drink suspicious-looking homemade liquor and sing on karaoke systems with cheap, tinny speakers blaring at full volume. Nor was I told that the ever-popular street snack known as balut was actually a partially-developed fertilised duck egg. It tasted better than it looked.
I loved having the chance to barter, and the hustle and the bustle of the local markets.
Manila is safe if you take commonsense precautions to ensure you are not a crime victim. When I strayed into a shady area, my hat was stolen right off my head.
When my legs refused to carry me, I had a range of transport options. These affordable choices were dependent on my courage and value for my life.
The tricycles were either human or motor-powered. The colourful jeepney buses- converted war surplus vehicles- were everywhere. When I rode ferries to isolated islands, I paid extra for the luxury of a life jacket. It is essential to get out of the cities and experience the rural Philippines.
Make sure to check the DFAT travel advisory as part of your travel plans.

Video from Patel Sentencing

DDS*Media — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:24:52 +0000

Reported by Aniela Hedditch and filmed/edited by David Stuart.

Jayant Patel sentenced to jail from DDS MEDIA on Vimeo.

Review of Myles Barlow

DDS*Media — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:54:08 +0000

It’s interesting to do a review on a man who does reviews as part of his shtick. But I gave it a try. Click here to have a look.

Myles reviews all facets of life

Battle City Brisbane 2010

DDS*Media — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:52:27 +0000

Battle City Brisbane 2010 from DDS MEDIA on Vimeo.

Vision from the break-dancing battle I took last Friday night. It includes some interviews with two crews: Soft Serve & The All Style Dance Crew.

Underground Vision

DDS*Media — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:23:55 +0000

Underground vision from DDS MEDIA on Vimeo.

Brisbane has been going crazy about the Clem7 tunnel for years now. Sydney has a tunnel, we want one too! Eventually we got one. The tunnel measures an impressive, by Brisbane standards, 4.8 kilometres and reaches 60 metres below sea-level at its deepest point. Wow!

A reliable source tipped me off that it would be open a few nights ago, so I set the alarm clock to 1:30am. My wife, my video camera and I drove towards the Bowen Hills end of the tunnel. No luck. So we tried again on the Saturday night- again to no avail. It was my great pleasure tonight to arrive on the Inner-City-Bypass around 11:30pm and see that the southbound tunnel entrance was open. The tunnel was completely empty. Empty until I saw flashing blue and red lights in the rear-vision mirror. We had somehow made it in front of the police escort. Anyhow, there were no prizes or ribbons- just this quick video edit.