Wow I haven't written here in a long time.
Life update:
I am in a church where I know people now! Which is awesome! I also have a job doing the powerpoint and playing bass some Sundays. So I have some people I "work" with at church.
I moved, so I am way happier now. It is more expensive and I need to take transit to go anywhere but that's not much of a downside.
I quit my job at Subway which is good, but do not have a new full time job, which is bad. I have been able to get temporary work through the school but it isn't quite enough. Still working on it.
Wednesday 28 October 2015
Saturday 2 May 2015
People
Now working in the service industry I have a good chance to observe people.
Voices and appearances often don't match. Accents cannot be predicted based on clothing or hairstyle. Some large people have very quiet voices. There is a regular that sounds like Winnie the Pooh.
I have served tourists that know zero English. Pointing didn't work this time so they finally got out their phone and communicated through the advertised prices. There was also a mute person who came in and asked for pen and paper by mime and wrote down his order.
People are usually good. I was serving 2 people at once and they discovered they both wanted a 6 inch of the same sandwich on the same bread, so these strangers decided to share a footlong to save money. They took turns ordering toppings and only cut it in half at the very end.
Often when a person is working the front alone and there is a lineup customers give an encouraging word when they get to the till. Really I am not worried if I can handle the customers, I just hope that they aren't in a hurry and leave.
One guy in a really good mood was trying to ease the stress of the me serving a long line. I asked if he wanted the sandwich toasted and he said " No, frozen," which got the people in line and I to laugh and relax a bit.
Voices and appearances often don't match. Accents cannot be predicted based on clothing or hairstyle. Some large people have very quiet voices. There is a regular that sounds like Winnie the Pooh.
I have served tourists that know zero English. Pointing didn't work this time so they finally got out their phone and communicated through the advertised prices. There was also a mute person who came in and asked for pen and paper by mime and wrote down his order.
People are usually good. I was serving 2 people at once and they discovered they both wanted a 6 inch of the same sandwich on the same bread, so these strangers decided to share a footlong to save money. They took turns ordering toppings and only cut it in half at the very end.
Often when a person is working the front alone and there is a lineup customers give an encouraging word when they get to the till. Really I am not worried if I can handle the customers, I just hope that they aren't in a hurry and leave.
One guy in a really good mood was trying to ease the stress of the me serving a long line. I asked if he wanted the sandwich toasted and he said " No, frozen," which got the people in line and I to laugh and relax a bit.
Update
It has been a long time so here it is.
I am working at Subway and doing film things for free on the side. Now you are caught up.
I am working at Subway and doing film things for free on the side. Now you are caught up.
Thursday 29 January 2015
Work
So I am now working at Subway. It is okay and I am still looking for film jobs. One job I applied for wanted my demo reel. I didn't have one so I needed to put one together. Now that I have a cinematography demo reel online the next step would be to put my production design portfolio online. Not sure what the best way to do that would be. Maybe I will just put it here on the blog so it is at least online somewhere.
demo reel 2014 There are a couple clips missing, this link
will be updated when the video is finished
demo reel 2014 There are a couple clips missing, this link
will be updated when the video is finished
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Blogging again
I know nobody really reads this but it feels good to get some stuff out of my head.
Today I spent 4 hours online applying for jobs. My dream job is currently on hold as my student loan repayment becomes a pressing matter. I loved school but it doesn't count toward the 3 years experience most places want before you can apply. Shouldn't the training be enough? I guess they want someone with the job as instinct and not returning to notes to make sure they did it right every time.
I have been out of school 5 months and the only film work I have had was through the school. I was a replacement gaffer and a mentor. I would love it if my full time job would be replacement positions for kids that quit school. It was a lot of fun working with a crew that knew eachother already and was organized and eager to film and experiment. it was great I worked on 1 story for 3 days and didn't have to do any of the prep work. Prep is ok but you really have to like the story to remain focused after weeks of the same thing.
Today I spent 4 hours online applying for jobs. My dream job is currently on hold as my student loan repayment becomes a pressing matter. I loved school but it doesn't count toward the 3 years experience most places want before you can apply. Shouldn't the training be enough? I guess they want someone with the job as instinct and not returning to notes to make sure they did it right every time.
I have been out of school 5 months and the only film work I have had was through the school. I was a replacement gaffer and a mentor. I would love it if my full time job would be replacement positions for kids that quit school. It was a lot of fun working with a crew that knew eachother already and was organized and eager to film and experiment. it was great I worked on 1 story for 3 days and didn't have to do any of the prep work. Prep is ok but you really have to like the story to remain focused after weeks of the same thing.
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