One thing at renaissance faires that happens occasionally are people from the press, be it a local TV station or some college show wanting to interview people. Sometimes it is fairly organized, and happens during a pre-arranged event where the interviewers know what is going on, what people are doing, and are able to interview people as both actors and characters. You can tell the true professionals because they come with the vans with the extremely quiet generators, and make the process of getting a story quite painless for all involved.
Normally, actor/character isn't that big a deal. However, out of respect for the art, once I get my true anime gao character going for the renaissance faire stuff, I am looking at keeping a significant degree of separation between my character and my "normal" self. Most likely, I will be with a handler, but I wonder what would be the best thing for the handler to say to the interviewer, especially if I'm in character. I live in Texas, so a reply about the way the art is done or something pertaining to the "rules of kig" will leave them scratching their heads at best, perhaps asking more snide questions if it is a less professional team. Even something more obvious like, "He doesn't speak because the mask makes talking difficult and muffled" might elicit a response of, "why doesn't he take it off to talk with us?"
If I'm not in character in any way, shape or form, I want to keep well away from connecting myself and the kig character, so I can describe what characters I previously did during seasons, while not mentioning anything about what I will have currently.
Any suggestions on how to handle interviews? Especially with people who have never seen kig before.
Normally, actor/character isn't that big a deal. However, out of respect for the art, once I get my true anime gao character going for the renaissance faire stuff, I am looking at keeping a significant degree of separation between my character and my "normal" self. Most likely, I will be with a handler, but I wonder what would be the best thing for the handler to say to the interviewer, especially if I'm in character. I live in Texas, so a reply about the way the art is done or something pertaining to the "rules of kig" will leave them scratching their heads at best, perhaps asking more snide questions if it is a less professional team. Even something more obvious like, "He doesn't speak because the mask makes talking difficult and muffled" might elicit a response of, "why doesn't he take it off to talk with us?"
If I'm not in character in any way, shape or form, I want to keep well away from connecting myself and the kig character, so I can describe what characters I previously did during seasons, while not mentioning anything about what I will have currently.
Any suggestions on how to handle interviews? Especially with people who have never seen kig before.