| Comment | Sounds like you had a great experience. I worked at Procam while it still existed and it was one of the worst jobs I've ever had. They basically lied to me during the interview, saying that I would be working with equipment and helping on set when in reality I was made to deliver kit between Glasgow and Edinburgh multiple times a day. Most kit I worked with was sorting gels for panel lights. Worked us to the bone and treated us like shite. Ended up quitting on the spot when I fell asleep while driving.
While working on film and TV sets, I'd chat to the sound people and express interest, but they never followed through with getting me onto further jobs with them. I joined the TV society at Glasgow uni, but never heard about projects even though I expressed interest in them and discovered that the clique that ran it were doing projects themselves without involving anybody else. I worked for about a year with an awesome DP doing sound for commercial projects, but I've not heard from them for a while now.
Cheers for the insight and advice. It's interesting to see the different experiences and successes people have. I'm no longer pursuing a career in the creative industries, but hopefully your advice will help others along! |
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