The Apprentice Project

I guess a “hello dear reader” isn’t needed here seen as though there is only going to be me reading, so I might as well just crack on and explain to myself exactly what this blog is all about. My name is James Hill, and I’m a student. I’m currently in my second year of Digital Entertainment and Multimedia Computing at Northumbria University. Similarly to the Uni, my house is situated in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England, and similarly to me, my girlfriend Claire lives in the same house and goes to the same Uni. I want to be involved in new media after University and this blog is here to document what happens, if anything, along the way.
Let me get myself up to speed on the current situation; I began University and was told in my third year I would be going on a placement in industry. Upon reaching the beginning of my second year I was told a student is three times more likely to get a job after finishing uni if they ventured on a work placement whilst studying for their degree. Upon reaching the end of the lecture, I knew less than half the people in the room were going to get a placement, and I knew to get a placement in my desired field of work, I was going to have to do everything myself.

After months of sending emails and receiving disappointing replies, I am now waiting for the answer to my final chance at a placement. The very last, but the very best new media company in Newcastle. They have my portfolio CD, and the prospect sounds hopeful:

Hi James,

Thanks for dropping your CD in. We’ve not had a chance to have a look through yet but I’ll let you know when we do – I’ll definitely give you some feedback. As I mentioned, we can’t guarantee anything, but we may ask you to pop in for a chat if we think there’s a possibility of a place opening up.

Thanks.

Now, my future career stuck in limbo, myself knows as much as I do. I’ll post the reply on here as my project continues. Meanwhile, if anyone wants any flyers, leaflets, logos, banners, avatars, adverts or similar making, just give me an email on x at pwns dot org and i’ll do them for free (the time it takes to finish depends on how busy I am). A couple of examples of my work are here at pwns.org.