Charlie Bit Me

Ouch Charlie!....Gross i know. Cut my finger as i was doing the washing up. My thoughtful flatmate Natalie decided not to help but instead run and get her camera. I went to our doctors next door, tried to explain i just needed bandaging, yet i had to wait an hour to be seen by a doctor- who diagnosed.."Its a deep cut, you'll have to wait to see the nurse for a bandage". Thanks NHS! Now i have a mammoth sized bandage around my index finger and look like i need to be placed in the 'special' class.

The Boat that Rocked

Amazing film. Just watched it with housemates, such a good choice! If i had to choose a different era to live in, it would have to be the 60's. Music then was legendary. Updating my ipod now!

Her Morning Elegance/Oren Lavie

Say What!

This block is Mental!

So im sitting with Tom in our creative studio. Trying to think of ideas for our Self Promo (due-in 3 weeks!) So far we have thought of something around the idea that are very 'risque' with all of our work, so we have have come up with Othick&Palmer....the Risktakers, or Riskology (haha). We need to make a short film for Justin Tagg, and so far....no good ideas have slapped us in the face. We're meeting Justin today, so hopefully he can give us a nudge in the right direction.

Logorama

Best Animated Short from the 2010 Oscars. The logo's are taking over!

Will you join my facebook group?

26. The fact that im in an alcoholically addictive routine of checking it everyday.

T-Shirt War

The T-Shirt War from Ibrahim Nergiz on Vimeo.

Sibling Rivalry

Hard Candy

Just watched the film Hard Candy again. Saw it at the cinema and thought it was amazing. But now ive really noticed the art direction. I think its been filmed beautifully. Here is the synopsis: For three weeks, 14-year-old Hayley Stark has been chatting on-line with 'Lensmaster319', a 32-year old fashion photographer, named Jeff. The two agree to meet at a coffee shop called Nighthawks. They hit it off, despite the massive age difference. Hayley appears to flirt with Jeff, and Jeff generally restrains himself, even admitting that he must wait 4-years until he can be with her. But his reservations are apparently not enough to decline when Hayley all but invites herself over to his house. Once at the house, manipulation becomes the name of the game, and the pedophile seems to be on the non-traditional side of it.

Such a good film i recommend it.

What I Learnt Today

I think the aliens will thank Buzz for doing that!

I love thee...

This advert for Levi's is beautiful. Its quite old now, 2005, but I think it's my favourite ad. Its basically mixing youth culture with Shakespeare. They are quoting a scene from A Mid Summer Nights Dream. My favourite part is when the guy says "that they shall see, im not afraid". Perfect ad for me....and i want a pair of Levi's now!

...plus the guy is quite fit.

Crisp Sandwich??

Happy Easter. Im back home in London. Only down for afew days, but have already met up with afew friends for a girly night-in. Dont worry ive still got advertising on the brain. Ive been looking at the new Walkers Sandwich campaign. I didnt like it at first, but the idea is actually very clever....ive even been on the website! Anyway back to eating lots of chocolate. Later Gater!

Yuuuummmmm

Doesn't this advert look delicious! Its for an ice cream called Kapiti. Yummy.

Spring Break 2010

No not as glamorous, just the easter holidays. I have 2 weeks off from uni, and i am going to enjoy them. It will be the last time I get to do.......nothing. I thought about going back home to London, but the thought of changing trains and packing/unpacking put me off. And as most of my housemates are staying for the holidays, we might as well carry on. Two week party anyone??? I think yes!

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Nan, is that a sausage!

This weekend I went to a small town near Lincoln called Alford. I went with afew of my housemates because it was Megan's dad's birthday. We played some cool games her gran got us playing. Consequences (very funny) and The Blanket Game, where you pass random objects from around the house under a blanket in a circle. You then have to, without looking, guess what they are. One was a soggy dog toy, a rubber duck...and a raw sausage! Thanks Megan's nan....the look on peoples faces (and mine) when the sausage got passed around was priceless. She knew what she was doing!........such a good weekend.

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Can you pass the Ketchup?

Just a pic of the, personally made, Tomato award I won from the advertising legend that is Alex Taylor. I had a day workshop with her and it was amazing. It made me want to get into Advertising right now! But no....have to wait till I graduate. I won the award for a homework brief she set us, to re-art direct an old ad for the Ford Chevrolet Lumina. Tom has his own Copywriting workshop next week. I hope it goes as well.


My flatmate Natalie came 1st place, winning her own tomato. Im glad she won.......she did spend more time on hers!

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You say Tomato!.....

Last week I had my own workshop with the advertising legend Alex Taylor. She came for a day, all the way from Saatchi & Saatchi, to give the Art Directors on our course a workshop. It was Fantastic. I learn so much! She showed us afew of her own winning projects and told us about her journey, from student to Head of Art. She is amazing, a real role model, especially to us female Directors. Alex has come far in her life and i hope to follow in her footsteps.
Cheesy part over. She actually loved one of my ads (from a small homework brief she gave us for the day). Alex turned it into a competition, rewarding me a 2nd place Tomato award. I am so pleased with it and my work. I cant believe I won!!
The last words Ms. Taylor told us, will stick with me..."It's the best job in the world."



Thankyou Alex! Please come again.

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Give us a job Rory!

We had a very interesting lecture today with Advertising legend Rory Sutherland. He is the vice chairman of Ogilvy and had alot to say! He spoke to us about Obliquity in our work......his favourite word, and gave us a whole list of cool books to read. I will be buying them! Rory told us to "Consider the most intangible solution first." He is actually a really funny nice guy, he joked about being mistaken for his doppelgänger (a famous cyclist with the same name), and even invited us follow him on twitter...twit-twoo.

But most importantly he left us with the message "Be Proud Of What You Do". Tom and I will take this mantra with us to our next crit, we WILL be proud of what we do!
Thank you Rory!

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