By far the main element I have taken away from all of my work experience placements is that I am not entirely sure I want to be a film maker anymore, or even anything to do with film. There are so many kids my age that are so much better than me, there doesn't seem to be a point in trying to be hired anywhere as there will always be someone better. I feel the same goes for most every profession, but certainly for motion graphics and visual effects. That being said, this industry is the only industry I could even have a chance of getting into as all of my skills leading up to this point in my life are aimed specifically at film and post production. To me it is a double edged sword, but complaining about it wont get me anywhere.
The work experience in which I learned the most were certainly working for Empire Design and Greenwich University. Out of my four, they were the most professional and it gave me a solid insight into how to work as a freelancer and in a company. Eventually, much like many film students, the goal is to own my own production company. I feel that working in Empire Design gives me a very basic understanding into how a successful company needs to be managed. There needs to be specific sections for each departments in a building with a very specific filing system. Everyone hired needs to be good at just one thing, "jack of all trades" tend not to be as attractive to hire as someone who is specifically good at one thing. In addition to this, employees need to work in a nice environment. This was especially the case at Barnes Film Academy. Both the children and the adults needed to be in a comfortable environment in order to work as hard as they could.
When it comes to shaping my future, the biggest influence in my life so far has certainly been Sam Cullis, director of Barnes Film Academy. If it weren't for his oppourtunity to allow me to work for BFA and BFF, I don't think I would still be caring much about film making no matter how stressful they could be.
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