well im back in the shire of licoln now at my rents after goin away for a weekend away from all internet and technology.
and well, BDA are already chasing me up. well, checking on everything that i was assigned was done as best as i could. i rather enjoyed friday, got the boots sorted, might have sorted out the picture frames, well i hope i did, lots of running tapes.
not sure what else to put here, to me you either get on with the job or jog on, and i feel i got on with the job, did the best i could and at the end of the day a lot of the staff i said good-bye to wished i was coming back this week to help out, now that may be another story however...
Monday 12 April 2010
Thursday 8 April 2010
day 3
more prop sourcing today, plus duane who had been there on a temp basis through an agency had an opportunity he couldn't miss and so there was also more running and general jobs that needed too. i've managed to source all the props they require except for a pair of vintage football boots which ill be on the case of tomorrow after being an idea by someone i know, cheers dad!
anyway its turning out to be some long days really, doing over 9 hours each day plus all the walking and the travelling etc its a little tiring although id love to go for a couple of drinks right now im going to stay in and have an early night as i have travelling to do tomorrow after i finish and also need to be there half an hour early to help set up for a large meeting at nine.
anyway its turning out to be some long days really, doing over 9 hours each day plus all the walking and the travelling etc its a little tiring although id love to go for a couple of drinks right now im going to stay in and have an early night as i have travelling to do tomorrow after i finish and also need to be there half an hour early to help set up for a large meeting at nine.
Wednesday 7 April 2010
day 2
busy day today in the end, trying to source props for a shoot next week whilst running tapes about, fetching tea and coffees and preping meeting rooms for clients etc...
tired
bye
tired
bye
Tuesday 6 April 2010
BDA Day One!
Well my first day at Bruce Dunlop and Associates is done and I'm able to post this little blog for you.
Today I was mostly learning: that FCP is bollocks and avid is the 'industry standard' if there is one; running can involve a lot of waiting (though I have been assured today was a freakishly quiet day); that there is also a lot of walking involved sometimes with a runner position, I was sent out into Central London on foot with a google map to aid me to find a number of places, the first of which was a stationers, the last was a large office for a media distribution company; sometimes the job gets dirty, and finally; ALWAYS check if on the lunch run the executive producers salad is missing her favourite ingredient whether she would like something else.
Otherwise my duties today included checking through the fridge, capturing some screen grabs, setting up a meeting room for a meeting, fetching coffee, tidying up, running tapes and promos around Soho, removing fake plants from certain areas and generally helping the place run by doing the little jobs others don't notice or are too busy to really bother with.
I did find out that all the edit suites are avid based except for two with FCP which they sometimes use for throwing a rough assembly together. Also they don't just supplying branding and awareness solutions but also co-produce shows and provide promo material. The design side of the business is not actually BDA but a sister company I never found out the name of.
Tomorrow however I have been informed I will be with the production department and so should have something completely different to write about tomorrow evening.
Today I was mostly learning: that FCP is bollocks and avid is the 'industry standard' if there is one; running can involve a lot of waiting (though I have been assured today was a freakishly quiet day); that there is also a lot of walking involved sometimes with a runner position, I was sent out into Central London on foot with a google map to aid me to find a number of places, the first of which was a stationers, the last was a large office for a media distribution company; sometimes the job gets dirty, and finally; ALWAYS check if on the lunch run the executive producers salad is missing her favourite ingredient whether she would like something else.
Otherwise my duties today included checking through the fridge, capturing some screen grabs, setting up a meeting room for a meeting, fetching coffee, tidying up, running tapes and promos around Soho, removing fake plants from certain areas and generally helping the place run by doing the little jobs others don't notice or are too busy to really bother with.
I did find out that all the edit suites are avid based except for two with FCP which they sometimes use for throwing a rough assembly together. Also they don't just supplying branding and awareness solutions but also co-produce shows and provide promo material. The design side of the business is not actually BDA but a sister company I never found out the name of.
Tomorrow however I have been informed I will be with the production department and so should have something completely different to write about tomorrow evening.
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