No update for quite a while! Uni work is now finished more or less, just a presentation to do this Friday, it shouldn't be too bad!
I bought a Canon 550D last week, its my new toy. I've wanted to get into film making for ages, it really is where my heart lies, I was just put off because its such a big and expansive subject to get into. After visiting Studio Distract a few weeks back I decided an animator was something I didn't want to be, it's just too linear and I cant for the life of me live sitting at a PC 24/7 anymore, I think only after going and seeing the industry at work you get the true feel for it, and the weary eyed animator's working on a sequence they've been working on for the past week or so kinda put me off.
But not to worry! I'm pursuing something I've always wanted to do, and nothings going to stop me this time. I have dozen's of idea's in my head for short films, they just need getting down on paper, and then I can write my first ever script.
Placement-ness! I still only have the definite placement at Big Talk productions for 2 weeks, but this is great. It's still 2 weeks working in a production house, and somewhere that handles scripts too! Should be brilliant experience and maybe I can get a script or two read and gain feedback? Would be excellent.
Also! After contacting Millie Cox for the last few month asking about updates on placements at Moving Picture Company, she's sent me a link to a summer school opportunity at MPC! It's 8 weeks long and 6 lucky students get paid for accomodation over the 8 weeks in the heart of Soho! To top it off once you finish the summer school and go into your final year one of the senior artists you meet in MPC becomes a mentor to you, and helps you shape your final year project. Brilliant!
In other news, my first little extra has arrived for my camera, the Rode Videomic! It took me a while to choose this one, but after reading many many articles on it, it turned out to be the best for my budget.
Right time to open this baby and play with it, then time to write some short film treatments. Finally, im doing something with film and its so exciting!
Craig
