| Jilly: |
So. Coffee in Sweden. Talking about Crossing
Jordan. Doesn’t get any better. And., Emma, I can
actually speak some Swedish |
| Emma: |
You can? |
| Jilly: |
Oh, yes. “Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue,
Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!” |
| Emma: |
Jilly – that’s the Muppets! And I’m
not a chef, I’m an artist. And, ironically, I’m
probably better known on an Australian fanbased CJ board, although
I’ve been a lurker on Coffeerooms for ever so long. |
| Jilly: |
So, how did you make the link with the VS7 crew? |
| Emma: |
Amazing stroke of luck, I call it. Registered on Coffeerooms
to get Nyn’s email addy! I very eagerly (LOL) offered
my services in artwork to help with the Virtual Season. I was
bouncing off the walls when Nyn wrote back and said she wanted
my help! I’d read stories by the individual Nina writers
and the Nina group and was amazed by their talent. I feel honoured
to be a part of the group … |
| Jilly: |
And so, here you are! But let’s go back a bit. You’ve
been a CJ fan since … |
| Emma: |
…since the first episode. and that showed later here
in Sweden than it did in the US. After “Jump, Push,
Fall” I was out of myself with anxiety and became
very spoiler dependent. They still haven’t shown all of
Season 6 here. |
| Jilly: |
Know the feeling. But good things do come to those who wait.
And VS7 is definitely a good thing. You’ve done some very
special work so far. Your video trailer for “Hold
That Thought” is absolutely attention grabbing! |
| Emma: |
Making music videos for a series is something I’ve come
to love more and more. |
| Jilly: |
It’s grown naturally out of your love for art, hasn’t
it? |
| Emma: |
Certainly has. I specialised in Art at Gymnasium – the
three years of schooling after Grade 9 in Sweden. Then I moved
on to a one year preparing art school, learning a lot of basics
and also a whole new perspective of art and images in general.
That gave me a springboard into an upper school, where I am
now. |
| Jilly: |
So a lifetime’s interest in images and art is becoming
your specialty. |
| Emma: |
It’s great. My mom’s an artist – that’s
where my passion for art in general has come from and I’ve
been playing around with Photoshop since I was ten. I’ve
developed my own passion for making collages and manipulations.
And the interactions between the writers and the artists on
the team as the episodes are developed and refined is incredibly
exciting and exhaustingly time-consuming. |
| Jilly: |
And what’s so special about Crossing Jordan
that you’d invest so much time in this? |
| Emma: |
Oh, I love, love, love Jordan and the fact that she’s
so not perfect. No-one in the morgue is … |
| Jilly: |
Now, if there’s a punch line to that … |
| Emma: |
… but somehow they seem to stick together. The second
best character has to be Nigel. He’s always cooking something
up. Got to love him! And, hard to explain, I actually liked
Season 5 – something to do with the intensity of it, I
think. Even if Woody was a complete ass at the beginning of
it. Not that I loved him at the end, either, but it was better. |
| Jilly: |
Emma – what you are doing for VS7 is splendid. Good
luck waiting for those exam results. Hope you get into that
course you want. |
| Emma: |
I think I might be interested in a career restoring old paintings,
perhaps. |
| Jilly: |
Well, your part in the restoration of Crossing Jordan
is going to keep a lot of people happy. I think your friends
on that board will be cheering you on. They’ll probably
make you an honorary Aussie. Oi! Oi! Oi! |
| Emma: |
Is that Australian for “børk! børk! børk?” |
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