For my narrative interview, I had the pleasure of interviewing Terry Coombes after I was introduced through a family member. Terry worked at channel 7 editing Home and Away for over 30 years.
While interviewing Terry, I realised how similar his thoughts and values on work aligned with mine. His passion for something he felt like he created really inspired me and helped me to realise why I chose to not only come to university, but why I wanted a career in the film and tv industry in the first place. Terry told me to chase the career I want and money shouldn’t matter as long as I feel a sense of pride in what I’m doing. This mindset was something Terry talked about in detail and kept referring to throughout the interview.
After hearing other’s narrative interviews, I realised how similarly a lot of peoples stories and values of work align. A few examples include people wanting to move on to a new career and find something more exciting and fulfilling. Another being the change in technology over then years. Terry and a few other interviewees had particular skills and knowledge that made their work unique and special whereas now technology has made it a lot more accessible to anyone willing to try it.
Overall, I gained a lot of insight into not only Terry and his working life and professional values, but came to re-realise why I’m pursuing a career in the film and tv industry in the first place.
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