Scan Magazine - 50th Edition.pdf Jun. 2014 | Page 18

18 Features Read more online at scan.lusu.co.uk/carolynne Interviews: Jessica Kadel Features Editor Roger Ashton-Griffiths Culture 14 - 16 Features 17 - 22 Fashion 23 - 27 Lifestyle 29 - 31 50 reasons to #LoveLancaster Emily-Jayne Nicholls o celebrate Lancaster’s 50th birthday, SCAN dug deep through Lancaster’s alumni and set forth to score an interview with one of the most notable people to grace the spine, Roger Ashton-Griffiths. After graduating in 1978, he pursued a career in acting, screenwriting and directing. Primarily recognised for his previous performances in Gangs of New York, A Knight’s Tale and The Brothers Grimm, he now stars as Mace Tyrell in the popular TV series Game of Thrones. He shares with SCAN his experiences at Lancaster, the world of acting and drinking pints with Kyung-Wha Chung. 1. Sugar House. Although it may not be the most sophisticated of places, I guarantee some of your most memorable nights will be spent here. But make sure Facebook has to check tagged photos with you first, you’ll thank me later! How does it feel to be involved in such a huge production like Game of Thrones? 2. Elements. I also think there’s now something called Buddha as well, or is it Toast? I’m too old to keep up. T An interesting question because at its core lies the issue of perception. Game of Thrones is indeed a huge production, yet functionally it’s not more huge than others, so for those of us making it, it’s very like working on any big-budget production (G