Patrick Green's Blog (10)

With the latest collaborative BANG event on the cusp of exploding into a frenzy yet to be seen on this site, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on the topic - The Future. Apart from Hoverboards and a bully called Biff Tannen the idea of what the future holds is something I’ve never really seriously considered. This latest BANG brief has made me realise that apart from planning on what I’m going to have for dinner that evening or on a Sunday dreading the week of work which waits, I don’t re… Continue

Well it has been a long time since my last post for which I apologise. Only small things not worth talking about have happened since the last blog so I’m going to pick up from the last BANG event with Jayne Kirkham. I thought it was excellent; my thanks go out to Jayne for her presentation/talk and also to Sarah and Abbie for organising the event. Undoubtedly it was the most informative event we have had, I was learning so much I had to remind myself I wasn’t wearing a silly uniform and being f… Continue

Last week many of us attended the major BANG event of the month. I’m talking, of course, about the speed networking event. I had to leave around nine o’clock so didn’t get to natter with everybody but those of you who I did meet made me realise what a great community of people BANG is. As promised I was literally dazzled by the luminescence of the bean bags, they were pretty cosy as well, an added bonus. After my retina’s had acclimatised I turned to see the sheer intensity of glow coming from t… Continue

It feels like I’ve been a busy boy this last month but when contemplating what has been achieved it amounts to very little. I’ve pestered some people of varying importance and made the odd application for strange and wonderful jobs but in actual fact I have produced nothing. An odd scrap has come of some of it but nil has come of most of it. One promising venture to come from my hounding is a potential environmental awareness animation. Me new bezzie mate Nigel is the one, the saviour, the only… Continue

Well, the intimidating and extremely scary act of registering as self employed is now done….it took about 3 minutes!! I hogged the phone line a little longer and informed the tax bloke of my demise in the world of employing oneself as well. Two measly months is all I could manage, sad face. Just one quick phone call and some stuff will be sent to me in the post, what was I sacred of? Despite the advice given at the Wired Sussex Jobs Fair I don’t know how well I’ll be able to put by 25% of what I… Continue

I’ll begin by giving more details of the job which I triumphantly announced I’d been given last blog, then I’ll bring the mood down and tell you all how it’s coming to an end. I have been producing 25 – 40 second animatics in Flash; it was an opportunity I fell into after I was contacted by new BANG member Jim, who also posted the position on the forum page of this website a little while ago. You may, if you are as regular an inspector of this site as I am, have seen it. Maria and Abbie did and… Continue

If anybody has noticed I would firstly like to apologise for the deceleration in the volume of postings. It is however partly the fault of my previous choice words on this site that I have found myself in an exciting period of fruitful labour. My recent additions to the online world that is BANG have grabbed the attention of at least one man I hadn’t already known. My girlfriend and friends have all been informed, probably more than once when I’ve had more than one over 18’s only drinks, that I… Continue

Welcome once again….. If you have read any of my previous blog entries then you will know that I am working for Brighton and Hove City Council. It’s no secret to any of my colleagues that I am looking for work in a more creative environment and they all know that a career in animation would be my chosen profession. The subject occasionally arises and they ask me about what I’ve done and if I am looking for work, all innocent office niceties. Last week, however, I was caught off guard by one of… Continue

Despite only minimal interest for my first blog I’m going to stick with it and give you the treat you all deserve with a second… Last week I spoke about the difficulties in finding a job in my desired profession, after some very constructive comments from site administrator Sarah I have been re-thinking my approach. As well as just electronically mailing my application for any jobs that are advertised I will also be issuing prospective employers with hard copies of my CV and DVDs of my work. Po… Continue

Hi everyone, This is the first time I have ever written a blog or article of any kind. If people express an interest I might try and make it a regular thing. I’m doing this mainly because I was hoping there would be some regular bloggers on here but having found none I thought I’d give it a go. Even if nobody cares I might just carry on.... I have recently graduated from an animation course at the University College for the Creative Arts (UCCA) in Maidstone. I scraped, I mean fully deserved th… Continue