Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

If you missed the interview with me live on SHUIZMZ Blog Talk Radio, fear not as you can listen to the archived version.

Click here to listen to the radio interview.

This was my first live interview on radio and it was so much fun as we had a laugh discussing horror movies and books as well as my photography and influences.  I’ve already had some positive feedback about the interview from my followers on Twitter.

@Shuizmz has the gift of conversation and will no doubt have you in stitches with laughter.

To listen to his future shows, simply follow @shuizmz and his personal account @shukakke on Twitter and visit his website by clicking here.

Today the sun has shone, which is good considering I spent 4 hours in Weaste Cemetery being filmed by Eleanor Moritz for the BBC North West Tonight programme.

I started the day off being nervous as I hate the idea of seeing myself on photographs let alone being filmed.  As soon as I met Eleanor though my nervousness disappeared and I had lots of fun.  I also met Richard the manager of Weaste Cemetery who was very friendly and a fountain of knowledge.  I would be in my element if I worked in a cemetery as I love to learn about graveyard symbols and the history of them.  I found out today that if the tip of an obelisk was at an angle, it meant that the last of a family line had been buried there.

You learn something new every day!

The best thing about today though is that my friend Dave also got filmed as they wanted to know his opinion and thoughts about my photography and he did very well.

The interview together with some of my photography should be on the TV, this Thursday (29th April).  Keep checking back in case the date changes.

Below are a couple of photographs that I took on the day that I feel shows the beauty of this cemetery in spring with the blossoms blooming.

Check out my latest and finest interview over at ‘The Vault of Horror’ owned by the lovely Brian Solomon.

Brian is responsible for choosing the images displayed and he made a very good choice.

Take me to the interview!

Who is Jonathon8?

Glad you asked.

He’s a high school student.

He writes a simple blog about his simple un-dead life and times: http://musingsofahighschoolvampire.wordpress.com/.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/WhoisJonathon8

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Who-Is-Jonathon8/175574655917

And if it occasionally descends into tales of horror and violence – well, that’s simply a bonus, isn’t it…?

What is it like being at high school for an eternity?

Hell.   No, no.   Let me be perfectly clear about this.   Fucking hell.   The dudes who introduced compulsory secondary education deserved to be hunted down and eaten – unfortunately, even after I’d done that, they still passed the law…

We have quite a few vampire dramas that involve teenage vampires at high school.  What makes you different and what do you think of them?

I don’t fucking sparkle.   Or have any paedophilic lusts for underage teenage girls.   And I wash.   As far as the Twilight series goes, it has the dubious distinction of being the reason I began blogging – just so I could set the bloody record straight that vampires aren’t soppy emasculated ‘vegetarians’ with a penchant for body glitter rather than blood-letting.   And just forget Vampire Diaries, okay?   Nowdays we blog.   Duh.

What do you think of the Hollywood vampire compared to your existence?

At least some of them have a bit of class, and a bloodlust to stroke my violent streak.   I mean, Bela Legosi, Kirsten Dunst, Selma Hayek, teen Keifer Sutherland, Chris Sarandon from Fright Night, Kate Beckinsale in leather and Wesley Snipes (though I haven’t really forgiven him for that run of really shit action films) are bloody hot – no denying, and pun intended.   And beyond Hollywood, Let the Right One In, Shadow of the Vampire and Forever Knight totally know their shit.

What in your opinion sucks?

Other than the above-mentioned ‘teenage vampires at school’ fictions?

People who say OMG.   Seriously – wtf?…

What is the greatest thing about existing for an eternity?

Being able to spell properly and write a grammatically-correct sentence.   And say "Fuck".   Quite a lot.

In our lifetime (readers), what are your goals and ambitions?

Helping to solve your over-population crisis, one meal at a time.   See?   I’m a fucking humanitarian…   Oh – and lots of readers are demanding my Musings in print, so Jonathon8: Published Author also seems to be on the horizon.   Wanna reserve your copy now?

Can you tell instantly if someone you meet online or offline is a vampire?

Yes.   The secret handshake gives it away everytime.

Finally, I would like you to visit my gallery and pick out a photo that represents you and the reasons why?

I walk alone and in death, where light retreats and the dark encroaches.   Welcome to my world.

- Jonathon8

I was asked by Scott Jordan Harris to be interviewed for the ‘Art and Film’ section of ‘The Big Picture’ magazine, to discuss the impact of film on my Gothic & Horror photography.

The interview focuses on my dark portraits and the movies that influenced them and was published in two parts.

Part 1: Dark Portraits: The Photography of Amanda Norman

Part 2: Dark Portraits: The Photography of Amanda Norman (Part 2)