I'm representing for all my bums out there working for the government and what not.
Just wondering what you guys do for a living, or where you guys go to school and what your studying.
Before i rage quited my job i was a traffic controller with Treescape.
software engineer
except the past 3 weeks in which I have been a plague carrier
Presentation Director at TVNZ.
Student at Waikato Institute of Technology - Studying Information Technology
Live Sound/Event Production - MAINZ
Doing some gigs allready while studying full time, finish in 8 weeks.
Quote from: fluxcore on September 21, 2009, 04:59:01 PM
software engineer
except the past 3 weeks in which I have been a plague carrier
lol, plague carrier.
Web Developer by trade
Recently scored me a job working at Serato... such a cool gig, and is right in line with where my interests are at the moment... but it does mean there's plenty of cool new toys I want and not enough money to buy them :(
Quote from: ILL_BILL on September 21, 2009, 05:05:57 PM
Presentation Director at TVNZ.
What a TVNZ guy.
Do you get much trim for working there.
Quote from: Will on September 21, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Live Sound/Event Production - MAINZ
Doing some gigs allready while studying full time, finish in 8 weeks.
True, did any gigs for anyone famous (main stream). What are you studying?
Quote from: Gino on September 21, 2009, 05:23:20 PM
Student at Waikato Institute of Technology - Studying Information Technology
Information technology? What does that actually mean?
Sounds Hard.
Quote from: electric on September 21, 2009, 06:56:53 PM
Web Developer by trade
Recently scored me a job working at Serato... such a cool gig, and is right in line with where my interests are at the moment... but it does mean there's plenty of cool new toys I want and not enough money to buy them :(
Cool bro, do you DJ too?
Network Consultant
Project Manager/Workplace Resource
A lil description would be nice, some of your guys jobs sound like latin literature.
Oh yeah and tell us how much mulah you's make too, i might have to copy you's.
Harvey Norman Sales Consultant
Electrical Department sales
Quote from: Will on September 21, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Live Sound/Event Production - MAINZ
Doing some gigs allready while studying full time, finish in 8 weeks.
Out of half my band go to MAINZ CHCH and my old drummer was on one of the early courses back in the westcoast of the south island. Recorded there twice even.
I'm a Pavement artist/freelance illustrator, also do part time graphic design/consultancy for an ad agency and teach kids for school holiday/after school art classes.
i'm a bum
Quote from: samurai black on September 21, 2009, 08:54:32 PM
i'm a bum
Yes!!! fucking finally, i thought i was the only one. I wish i could be a bum forever but my mums forcing me to go to uni (beeyatch). Gotta go to this career adviser tomorrow. I'm just gonna say I wana get paid by getting laid, what you got for me.
im thinking about getting into some kinda short course next year, but in the meantime i wanna get a job.
Quote from: CptMunta on September 21, 2009, 08:39:52 PM
I'm a Pavement artist/freelance illustrator, also do part time graphic design/consultancy for an ad agency and teach kids for school holiday/after school art classes.
Nice one Marc :D
Quote from: CptMunta on September 21, 2009, 08:39:52 PM
I'm a Pavement artist/freelance illustrator, also do part time graphic design/consultancy for an ad agency and teach kids for school holiday/after school art classes.
I tried that (freelance Illustration). Didn't work out. I'm not business minded enough. So now I'm a recovery agent for car insurance.
Im a chef
Quote from: samurai black on September 21, 2009, 10:12:22 PM
im thinking about getting into some kinda short course next year, but in the meantime i wanna get a job.
work in JB and get me discount pleasee....... ;D ;D
I'm currently a bum/writer (finished my first book a the beginning of the year). Used to be an account manager for Auck-tauranga-ham for all concrete tools & color. But got made redundant when the company went bung coz of our MD.
So yeah, just writing & playing C.Viper fulltime, that's what I do! :D
Full time Graphic Design and Prepress.
Quote from: weazzyefff on September 21, 2009, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: samurai black on September 21, 2009, 08:54:32 PM
i'm a bum
Yes!!! fucking finally, i thought i was the only one. I wish i could be a bum forever but my mums forcing me to go to uni (beeyatch). Gotta go to this career adviser tomorrow. I'm just gonna say I wana get paid by getting laid, what you got for me.
Ok, unless you're considering a career in the porn industry or doing something illegal, what activities do you like? Uni isn't always a stimulating environment and I definitely wouldn't recommend going for the sake of going.
Quote from: weazzyefff on September 21, 2009, 07:40:12 PM
Cool bro, do you DJ too?
Yeah bro -- been DJing for about a year now... it's heaps of fun and is a pretty good way to earn some extra cash on the side... I play mostly house genres, but I'd love to find some good jazzy hip hop stuff to spin and learn how to scratch properly -- think Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz... None of this Flo-Rida shit
Have you tried Little Brother and Madlib's jazz tracks? Dunno if they'd be suitable but they're jazzy hip-hop =P
Quote from: geneterror on September 22, 2009, 07:39:15 AM
Full time Graphic Design and Prepress.
Hey man I used to work in Prepress. Plate making FTW!
My job is 75% design and 25% prepress. We don't actually make the plates here (we did at my old job) it's mostly checking overprints, dielines, trapping and colour correction etc.
Quote from: weazzyefff on September 21, 2009, 07:25:35 PM
Quote from: Will on September 21, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Live Sound/Event Production - MAINZ
Doing some gigs allready while studying full time, finish in 8 weeks.
True, did any gigs for anyone famous (main stream). What are you studying?
The course is considered both Live sound (setting up concert sound systems & mixing live bands)and Event Production (Stage presentation/ stage crewing etc), Through school ive done crew for the Rockquest Nationals which had some NZ famous bands (Kingston, Bang Bang Eche + some others, not really my thing but cool for exp) and im doing the NZ Music Awards in a few weeks so im guessing thats going to have some main stream NZ artists performing, outside of class I havent really done anything for "big" artists but thats to be expected when coming out of the course, aiming for a job under a AKL sound company or maybe starting my own once ive completed the course. Definitely check it out if your into audio and music.
Quote from: CptMunta on September 21, 2009, 08:39:52 PM
Quote from: Will on September 21, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Live Sound/Event Production - MAINZ
Doing some gigs allready while studying full time, finish in 8 weeks.
Out of half my band go to MAINZ CHCH and my old drummer was on one of the early courses back in the westcoast of the south island. Recorded there twice even.
The CHCH audio suite looks nicer then the rooms we have up here, was thinking of heading down there to study but decided againest it since my homes only two hours drive from where im at in AKL :P
Quote from: samurai black on September 21, 2009, 10:12:22 PM
im thinking about getting into some kinda short course next year, but in the meantime i wanna get a job.
Yeah need to get a job for christmas and new years. So i can get super krunk.
I just finished my BSc majored in chemistry have been a bum for about 2 months
scored a job as a patent examiner starting in 2 weeks though
weezy uni is awesum for meeting girls theres like a 3:1 ratio girls to guys well it was in welly
and if you go make sure you do something you wanna do its 3 years of gay if you dont like it
I walk/drive around putting posters and flyers for gigs into shops.
pretty cruzey number. good exercise outdoors and a few free tickets to shows.
as well as freelance illustration and design with my lovely wife,
www.budafist.com - for some of our shit.
I always wondered what everyone does, coz most of you addicts are at Yifans all damn day!
Went to go see career adviser but bumped into my mates and we went to the pub instead ( thanks tax payers lol ). All sorts of people on this site.
Quote from: Barnstorm on September 22, 2009, 01:25:47 PM
I just finished my BSc majored in chemistry have been a bum for about 2 months
scored a job as a patent examiner starting in 2 weeks though
weezy uni is awesum for meeting girls theres like a 3:1 ratio girls to guys well it was in welly
and if you go make sure you do something you wanna do its 3 years of gay if you dont like it
Yeah i'm keen to get some uni trim aye. 3 years is ages aye, not looking forward to it.
graham i want your job >:( >:( :P
Quote from: gunsmoke on September 21, 2009, 10:56:46 PM
Im a chef
Do you know how to cook pig feet? I need me some pig feet.
Quote from: weazzyefff on September 23, 2009, 12:21:43 AM
Quote from: gunsmoke on September 21, 2009, 10:56:46 PM
Im a chef
Do you know how to cook pig feet? I need me some pig feet.
Wot sort of pig feet u like ? trotter ? stew ? deepfried ? Braised?
One of Fav is braised trotter .Easiest one as well.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/101569948_2ee5677498.jpg)
Ingredients: Serves 4
1 pig's trotter (about 1.2kg), cut into
4cm x 5cm pieces
a sling of oil, for stir-frying
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
a pinch of salt
For the pot:
5 cloves garlic, slightly smashed
7 dried chilies, de-seeded
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons dark soy sauce
4 teaspoons light soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine
2 star anise
Method:
Scald the trotters in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove from the pot and rinse in running water. Drain and pat-dry. Heat a sling of oil in a wok and stir-fry trotter briefly with garlic, light soy sauce and salt. Once fragrant, transfer all ingredients into a pot. Add all ingredients under 'for the pot', except for the rice wine. Add enough water to cover the ingredients. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer for 1½ hours, or longer, until the meat is tender and gravy is reduced considerably. Add rice wine, stir well and serve with steamed white jasmine rice.
Aww man thats some fucking good looking pig feet.
Woo hooo pig feet baby!!!, YEAH!!!
I work for Freelance Animation School
Promotions, Recruitment, Marketing & Student Mentoring/ jobs etc...you name it I'm all over it... ;D
I've worked as an Animator, Cartoonist and Designer before also.
Quote from: DVS on September 23, 2009, 10:49:11 AM
I work for Freelance Animation School
Promotions, Recruitment, Marketing & Student Mentoring/ jobs etc...you name it I'm all over it... ;D
I've worked as an Animator, Cartoonist and Designer before also.
I went there for one year in 1998. Insurance paid for the massive debt that place left me with... Met some awesome people there though.
when i look at my debt i racked up at FAS i get depressed.
Quote from: CrazyMobius on September 23, 2009, 11:01:40 AM
Quote from: DVS on September 23, 2009, 10:49:11 AM
I work for Freelance Animation School
Promotions, Recruitment, Marketing & Student Mentoring/ jobs etc...you name it I'm all over it... ;D
I've worked as an Animator, Cartoonist and Designer before also.
I went there for one year in 1998. Insurance paid for the massive debt that place left me with... Met some awesome people there though.
Wow, really? Yeah education ain't cheap aye...
Quote from: samurai black on September 23, 2009, 11:52:32 AM
when i look at my debt i racked up at FAS i get depressed.
Gotta invest in ya future aye. Did you walk away with some good skills?
Bro that school used to have a terrible rep. My friend got stuck there for 6 months in a class with no tutor! He took them to court to get his fees back becasue it was the only way he could get his money back.
I used to work in an animation studio that wouldn't take people from Freelance becasue they had to retrain them. My friends uncle is a producer and told my other friend that if he really wanted to do animation to get a bum job in a studio over paying to go to Freelance and it worked out really well for him.
I'm sure it's changed now but that place used to be a complete joke in the NZ animation industry.
edit: I'm talking 1998-2004/5 mainly. Don't know anyone but you who's had anything to do with them in the last 2-3 years.
Quote from: geneterror on September 23, 2009, 04:22:05 PM
Bro that school used to have a terrible rep. My friend got stuck there for 6 months in a class with no tutor! He took them to court to get his fees back becasue it was the only way he could get his money back.
I used to work in an animation studio that wouldn't take people from Freelance becasue they had to retrain them. My friends uncle is a producer and told my other friend that if he really wanted to do animation to get a bum job in a studio over paying to go to Freelance and it worked out really well for him.
I'm sure it's changed now but that place used to be a complete joke in the NZ animation industry.
Dude I find that story hard to swallow - the School has been running for 20 years now and is the countries longest running animation school. Freelance has trained some the countries most talented animators - we have an employment rate 75% after the first 6 months of finishing the course. We have animators working in almost every studio in the country and overseas in Korea, England, Germany, China, Australia and America.
The fact is that every studio in Auckland runs differently and it doesn't suprize me that there is "retraining" involved as every studio runs on different softwares and has different systems. Freelance teaches the fundamental animation techques -it would be impossible to teach an animator "everything" as as an animator you are a constant learner -software changes yearly. ::)
Freelance has an excellent reputation in the industry both local and world wide - which studio did you work for? I personally studyed here and have been employed at many local studios and overseas as well. I use the skills I learnt here daily. ;)
Saying that it is a "complete joke" is far out of context. Your friends uncle maybe right -save yourself the fees if you can get a job at a studio, but with no fromal training why would they hire you? you'd be competing against people with three or four years experience. You'd have to work your way up the ladder which would take time and you won't be earning top dollar. If he's talented enuff all the power to him.
But I'd put an animator from here up against someone with no formal training any day. ;)
Yeah but you're focusing on skills and I'm talking about how people were treated, students with no tutor etc that school had a bad rep for a long time there. They may have eventually got those skills but my friend got so sick of waiting for a tutor on a course he had half completed that he quit and went and did a design course at MDS.
My friend Dean used to tutor there and you don't want to try and talk to him about that place.
I'm not trying to dis your work bro and like I said I think (hope) they've changed a bit but I know to may people that had bad experiences with that place in the late '90s early 2000's.
ps. I used to work at Slightly Off Beat with a lot of the guys that went on to Firehorse. My friend Jim ended up being one of the producers on Bro Town but he hated it.
Quote from: geneterror on September 23, 2009, 05:13:19 PM
Yeah but you're focusing on skills and I'm talking about how people were treated, students with no tutor etc that school had a bad rep for a long time there. They may have eventually got those skills but my friend got so sick of waiting for a tutor on a course he had half completed that he quit and went and did a design course at MDS.
My friend Dean used to tutor there and you don't want to try and talk to him about that place.
I'm not trying to dis your work bro and like I said I think (hope) they've changed a bit but I know to may people that had bad experiences with that place in the late '90s early 2000's.
ps. I used to work at Slightly Off Beat with a lot of the guys that went on to Firehorse. My friend Jim ended up being one of the producers on Bro Town but he hated it.
I personally can't comment on "students without a tutor" as I was not here at the time. Freelance to my knowledge would not leave students without a reliever until a replacement was found. Again I don't know the circumstances here. ???
As I said I studied here from 1999 till 2001 and had no issues with the way I was treated. Freelance is in contact with a lot of it's graduates even from years gone by -we have people visiting us daily who used to study here. ;)
Firehorse is a different kettle of fish -I personally worked on two seasons of Bro' Town. The whole "Slighty off beat, Anim8" issue is too massive to discuss in this post. ::)
Due to the fact that Freelance is the longest running animation school in the country there are bound to be people who had "bad experiences" - the school is run with the students best interests at hand I can vouch for that. ;)
Quote from: DVS on September 23, 2009, 05:28:10 PM
Firehorse is a different kettle of fish -I personally worked on two seasons of Bro' Town. The whole "Slighty off beat, Anim8" issue is too massive to discuss in this post. ::)
Fuck yeah, don't even get me started on those fucks. "SOB" still owes me about $1,500 I'm never going to see.
I remember hearing some dodgy stories about FAS when I was there and even more after I left. I think it even got a story on 60 minutes. Yeah it's been around a while but it you can't pretend there wasn't some controversy there.
Quote from: DVS on September 23, 2009, 03:48:24 PM
Gotta invest in ya future aye. Did you walk away with some good skills?
well, my drawing definitely improved and i met some way cool peeps. and i can almost use 3dsmax without something going balls up.
also, last year in the diploma class, we usually started our mornings pirating ish between everyone :D :D
Quote from: CrazyMobius on September 23, 2009, 06:21:50 PM
I remember hearing some dodgy stories about FAS when I was there and even more after I left. I think it even got a story on 60 minutes. Yeah it's been around a while but it you can't pretend there wasn't some controversy there.
Dude, like I said in a previous post. I personally never had a bad experience, if anyone else did, I've personally have never heard of it. I know there is always two sides to a story and I think everyone should hear both before the villagers grab the torches. That's all I gotta say about the issue :-X.
If anyone has further questions about the matter you're more than welcome to approach the school with the matter.
Peace ;)