Done in some serious time
The last couple of weeks have certainly been intense, with the work being more available here, than anywhere else we've been. The briefs have been coming thick and fast, ok, some of them aren't the most exciting but you can change that when you're working on them, it's a valuable experience and definitely gives us something to sink our teeth into.
We've been quite lucky on the whole, we've been putting in the hours - and it seems to be paying off. With two tv ads through with the Mirror to date, another couple in production throughout this week, it all seems quite good. It's nice when you're working to tight briefs, the satisfaction and reward of being able to produce something certainly puts a smile across my face :)
Reflections
We've also been doing some bits for Sexual Health - I know - typical brief for a placement team, spend your whole student-life NOT doing condom ads, avoiding them in fact, you arrive at an agency and a Sexual Health brief drops on your desk. It's funny really, and not as bad as you'd think, with 4 or so press ads going through and some radio possibly running off the back of it, it has gone better than we could have expected.
One thing though, we've definitely started getting used to 'client feedback'. From the small almost insignificant word changes, that have to be approved/ altered - to complete dismissals of work for no particular reason, other than it being too clever. A compliment in some aspects, I suppose, but it does leave you with a few late nights and frazzled brains. I've come to think it's a nice way of saying "it's not quite right" - without being to direct...
Perspective
From day one Rich & Rem made it clear to us that they were keeping an eye on a few teams, throughout the junior ranks, in order to get the best perception of Juniors, and as a result on Thursday - Guy & Sarah (who you may recognise from the blog world) joined us at DLKW for a while, who as it goes, are very nice people. I'm sure there will be many a late night shared between us this week.
Who knows how long we have left, whether we'll be invited back or when it will just come to and end, we're certainly being kept busy and things seem to be panning out okay... we'll have to wait and see where it goes.
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6 comments:
Get out of my old office.
I hate that when they put two placement teams against each other.
Quite pointless in this game when everything is decided by fate and luck.
Well, to be fair they only started Thursday and we're only working on one brief that's the same - although a good few teams are on that one so... there would that issue anyway.
yeah but those other teams have jobs
if they have two teams in, they won't be hiring - they are just using you for cheap freelance.
Anon @ 12:11 - I take it you liked the lack of windows too?
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