To attend to National TV Awards in London has always been a dream of mine. It's among the many things on my bucket list and every year I watch, hoping that one day I'll be in the audience.. or better yet, accepting an award...
This week that bucket list moment happened!
I received the annual ticket release email from NTAs during the summer and decided this was my chance. I got two presale tickets, floor seating, about 10 rows behind the celebrities seating section. I kept the tickets a secret until Christmas morning when I surprised my Dad with the tickets and flights to London.
Off to London we go!
The whole night was very surreal. I was amazed at the stage production, cameras, lights and what happened during the VTs and in between advert breaks. I admired how effortlessly Dermot O'Leary presented the awards. (Fun fact: I met Dermot in 2014 when I attended Cinemagic's London Film Camp and he watched the short film I directed and produced), so on Thursday I watched his work just as he had previously watched mine. One of my biggest dreams/goals in life is to work on ITV This Morning and BBC Doctor Who and to be in the same room as the people who make those shows happen I felt very inspired. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a selfie with my beloved Phillip Schofield, but maybe some year I'll get a chance to work along him.
As well as attending the NTAs, I also ticked something else of my bucket list.. I went on a tour around the BBC Broadcasting House! This is also something I've always wanted to do and get an real insight into the BBC. We were shown the different departments from radio to news and I got the chance to see the BBC News set and sat on The One Showsofa! One thing I have always loved about film and tv production is that it is actually not as glamorous as many people think it is. The One Show set is tiny and there are lots of imperfections but with the magic of cameras and lighting the set looks vibrant and flawless on TV.
This was yet another experience that confirmed my love of media production!
Overall, the trip was filled with celebrities, live television, lights, cameras, television sets
and I was very much a geek in her element.
Now onto the next thing on bucket list!
(Get a cat!)
Beth
