Should I start putting Subjects here? Yes, I think I will!
Hello.
It's been a few months, and erm...a good lot has happened. I figure with me embarking in something quite new in my life (which shall be explained later...mysterious!), it would be a good time to update this, and for once, endeavor to keep it updated.
Anyway, first things first, i'm in Cardiff! For a year! Training with the BBC! Exclamation mark! In July I applied for a training placement with a fantastic company called Cyfle. It's pronounced Cuv-leh, which is Welsh for 'opportunity' - hence the 'living in Cardiff' thing. I didn't think I would get it, being an animation student and all, but one application form and one interview later, i got it! This training placement is a new entrant scheme into the media industry, as a Multi-Platform Production Assistant. Yes, I know that the title is a bit vague but basically it means a production assistant on different platforms of new media, such as web design, video production and editing. This is all happening at Cyfle's base first, and then with BBC Wales for 8 months, and 2 months with an external company. Unfortunately (and admittedly, which made me doubt choosing the placement) i won't be animating, but I figure that this is a brilliant time to find myself and explore other avenues. Also...it's paid. Working in a media field for a year and animating on the side (which i fully intend to do) is a lot better than working an office job for a year and being too tired to animate when i get back home from work.
So yes, that is a Big Thing in my life right now. Another very big thing, is that i've split up with Isaac. It's not right to go into details on here but it has made for a very different summer. We've decided to give each other space for a few months, as it was hard to stay friends. I hope we can re-kindle a friendship in the near future, as he's someone i regard as important in my life.
Another thing, relationship wise, is that i'm dating a new fellow, Mike. In fact, i'm using his laptop. To be honest, i don't like going into too much detail over my personal life, but it's going good. It's all very new and exciting.
Before aaaaaaall of the Cyfle stuff and whatnot, my summer was quite depressing. Searching for jobs and being stuck around my family, with no room to breathe didn't make a happy me. Strangely enough, I found a job RIGHT AT THE FREAKIN' END OF THE SUMMER, before i was to move to Wales. This was a Business Assistant (read: secretary/administrator/receptionist) job at a place called ReactFast. They kindly took me on for the remaining 3 weeks i'd be in Brum, so i made a bit of much needed moolah. It was an...interesting office job. They threw me in at the deep end, so days were very busy, but the people i worked with were lovely. So it's all good.
Erm...what else. Oh yes, I graduated!
It was a fun day. Surprisingly so, because i thought it might be a bit pants. But it was ace, doffing my cap and all that business. Myself and my parents stayed the night before and left after the ceremony. So, officially, i am a Bachelor of Arts! Also, Lincoln sent me a 20 squids worth of Waterstones vouchers, and a certificate stating me as 'The Best Student in Animation'..which was strange and unexpected, but nice of them.
Yessss..i'm sure there is more to be said but my arse is numb and that ain't good. I will try super hard to keep this updated with events to do with my placement and life in general. Now for some tea, i think.
It's been a few months, and erm...a good lot has happened. I figure with me embarking in something quite new in my life (which shall be explained later...mysterious!), it would be a good time to update this, and for once, endeavor to keep it updated.
Anyway, first things first, i'm in Cardiff! For a year! Training with the BBC! Exclamation mark! In July I applied for a training placement with a fantastic company called Cyfle. It's pronounced Cuv-leh, which is Welsh for 'opportunity' - hence the 'living in Cardiff' thing. I didn't think I would get it, being an animation student and all, but one application form and one interview later, i got it! This training placement is a new entrant scheme into the media industry, as a Multi-Platform Production Assistant. Yes, I know that the title is a bit vague but basically it means a production assistant on different platforms of new media, such as web design, video production and editing. This is all happening at Cyfle's base first, and then with BBC Wales for 8 months, and 2 months with an external company. Unfortunately (and admittedly, which made me doubt choosing the placement) i won't be animating, but I figure that this is a brilliant time to find myself and explore other avenues. Also...it's paid. Working in a media field for a year and animating on the side (which i fully intend to do) is a lot better than working an office job for a year and being too tired to animate when i get back home from work.
So yes, that is a Big Thing in my life right now. Another very big thing, is that i've split up with Isaac. It's not right to go into details on here but it has made for a very different summer. We've decided to give each other space for a few months, as it was hard to stay friends. I hope we can re-kindle a friendship in the near future, as he's someone i regard as important in my life.
Another thing, relationship wise, is that i'm dating a new fellow, Mike. In fact, i'm using his laptop. To be honest, i don't like going into too much detail over my personal life, but it's going good. It's all very new and exciting.
Before aaaaaaall of the Cyfle stuff and whatnot, my summer was quite depressing. Searching for jobs and being stuck around my family, with no room to breathe didn't make a happy me. Strangely enough, I found a job RIGHT AT THE FREAKIN' END OF THE SUMMER, before i was to move to Wales. This was a Business Assistant (read: secretary/administrator/receptionist) job at a place called ReactFast. They kindly took me on for the remaining 3 weeks i'd be in Brum, so i made a bit of much needed moolah. It was an...interesting office job. They threw me in at the deep end, so days were very busy, but the people i worked with were lovely. So it's all good.
Erm...what else. Oh yes, I graduated!
It was a fun day. Surprisingly so, because i thought it might be a bit pants. But it was ace, doffing my cap and all that business. Myself and my parents stayed the night before and left after the ceremony. So, officially, i am a Bachelor of Arts! Also, Lincoln sent me a 20 squids worth of Waterstones vouchers, and a certificate stating me as 'The Best Student in Animation'..which was strange and unexpected, but nice of them.
Yessss..i'm sure there is more to be said but my arse is numb and that ain't good. I will try super hard to keep this updated with events to do with my placement and life in general. Now for some tea, i think.