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What does everyone do [outside of LBP]?

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So, I had heard through various other threads/posts/conversations around here what some of you lovely folk do when you aren't playing LBP. I don't mean hobbies, I mean what do you do for a living...

For example, I understand that rtm works on code that could potentially be used in tanks, or wex does graphical work, or xkappax does animation (correct me if I'm wrong, guys), etc. I was just wondering what some of the other regulars around here do in their normal lives. Feel free to not share if you are concerned about privacy issues.

I'll start by saying I'm a student, particularly in my fourth year in College/University. I work a part time job in the campus's dining hall, but I intend to quit to focus on tutoring and classes. I'm a math major with a physics minor, and I would like to teach when I'm all growed up.

Anyone else care to share...?		2009-09-01 18:44:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Well, in one week I start year 10, and thus begins the 2 year GCSE course.2009-09-01 18:47:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

I mostly work in animation as an editor, leica reel artist, as well as doing quality control and sound design (depends on the contract and what they need done). I also work in live action film/television doing effects makeup, props, and as basic art director.2009-09-01 18:49:00

Author:
Rustbukkit
Posts: 1737

Cool stuff, Rustbukkit. I have a hunch that a bunch of people on here are artistically inclined in one way or another. I may be in the minority on that one... Math and art don't play nice with one another.

@ 49DRA - what do you want to be when you grow up? 		2009-09-01 18:51:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Graphic Designer at a newspaper. I make ads, preflight files, do layouts and page pagination.

I think art and math can play very nicely but not usually in the same brain comphermc. One thing about LBP is it appeals to both the analytic and the creative.		2009-09-01 18:51:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

@ 49DRA - what do you want to be when you grow up?

I wish I knew...
*ponders the future*		2009-09-01 18:52:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

i am a lowly tier 1 apple technical support agent.
but i am working on building a self sufficient home out in the boonies so i won't have to worry about employment so much. i guess i would be a farmer at that point.		2009-09-01 18:52:00

Author:
Deftmute
Posts: 730

And here comes Morgana to prove my point... Haha.

@Deft - going from a technical support agent to a self-sufficient farmer is quite the radical shift!		2009-09-01 18:53:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I sit around enjoying my last week of summer.

I don't have a job yet, but I shall get one sometime. . . It wont be anything exciting though as I'm still in high school (final year, though). Just be something like working at CVS or something like that.		2009-09-01 18:53:00

Author:
ChristmasJew
Posts: 431

Being unemployed, for the win! That's how most of my summer went as well.

Thanks for sharing, everyone!		2009-09-01 18:55:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

heh, you should meet my dad.
he's a psych nurse/ shaman/ farmer that builds and sells computers.		2009-09-01 18:58:00

Author:
Deftmute
Posts: 730

heh, you should meet my dad.
he's a psych nurse/ shaman/ farmer that builds and sells computers.

That has got be the most interesting/confusing description I've ever heard.		2009-09-01 19:26:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I mostly work in animation as an editor, leica reel artist, as well as doing quality control and sound design (depends on the contract and what they need done). I also work in live action film/television doing effects makeup, props, and as basic art director.

I'm sure we've talked about this before, but my girlfriend is a full-time animator up here in Vancouver for a visual fx company that mostly deals in tv. They do all the effects for the scifi show Sanctuary. A lot of emmy nominations, but because she isn't a supervisor her name isn't listed as a recipient, although she is a senior animator at the company. Somedaaay!

She has a reel up on her site: http://feebsicle.com/
It's a bit outdated, her best stuff is her recent work, so once the new season of Sanctuary is out she'll be able to update this with bookoos of coolness.

Anyway, great thread... I'm a video editor for local production company as a day job. I mostly edit yoga videos. If anyone here flies Air Canada and they showed yoga or meditation videos on the flight, that was probably my work. They also show Vancouver Film School shorts on that airline, so there's also a good chance you might have seen one of my short films.

Outside of that job I'm a filmmaker currently working on a big short film serial that, once finished, I will most certainly be pimping around these forums. If only we could FINISH the thing!		2009-09-01 20:00:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Draw
Gaming
msn 		2009-09-01 20:05:00

Author:
Unknown User

Draw
Gaming
msn


I don't mean hobbies, I mean what do you do for a living...

10 characters, no?		2009-09-01 20:09:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

@Teebonesy - See, that's the kind of interesting stuff I was curious about. Thanks for sharing! How'd you manage to get into editing yoga? Just a job that pays the bills?2009-09-01 20:17:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Hi, i've just finished my a-levels in maths, physics and further maths (3 A's WOO!). And about to start my masters degree in engineering at Cambridge uni. You see i really want the real-life equivalent to LBP so thats why i chose to study engineering 2009-09-01 20:42:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

Freelance Web Developer2009-09-01 20:42:00

Author:
mrsupercomputer
Posts: 1335

@Teebonesy - See, that's the kind of interesting stuff I was curious about. Thanks for sharing! How'd you manage to get into editing yoga? Just a job that pays the bills?

Thanks fer the interest!

I used to work on set in production. Vancouver's got a huge service industry for filmmaking, and I started getting into that, even looking into union certification. I worked mostly on independent movies, feature films, short films, a couple of commercials, music videos, and some tv stuff as a grip-electric and occasionally camera assistant when I could swing it.

The short version of that story is that i couldn't cut it anymore. Too much work, too much stress, for very little payoff. It got to where I wasn't learning new things on set, I was just getting more frustrated and miserable. 18 hour days are obscene, especially when you can look around and see that it's not even worth it - the movie itself is clearly a piece of crap, and being a low budget non-union show, I'm not even getting paid what I deserve, so what am I DOING here? It just sucks the life out of you.

I've got one buddy who's down in New Mexico working as a union electric on some big movies. He was on No Country for Old Men, 3:10 to Yuma, and more recently worked Fanboys and Terminator Salvation. The guy is a machine, (we called him the Bot on set), but even he's been nearly at the end of his rope doing that job. He HATED working No Country, the show nearly killed him. He has horror stories, it's insane out there.

And I've got a bunch of other friends here in Vancouver that PA (production assistant, the lowest rung, squished somewhere beneath the totem pole of a film production), and they work all the big shows here, Watchmen, Tron 2, you name it, if it was shot in Vancouver, my friends were on it. And again, it's 16, 18-hour days, the paychecks are silly, the overtime rules are a joke, it's close to slave labor, and they know they can get PAs because of the promise of climbing up the ladder - and if anyone's ever considering it, please let me dissuade you now! That is not a ladder you want to climb! If you want an adventure, PA on a big movie once. Anyone can get the job as long as you live in or near a big city. And then don't ever do it again!

Anyway, so I was taking indie gigs, and you would think you might find some comfort in working the smaller shows with smaller lighting packages, more personal stories by directors that are struggling to make it happen - more camaraderie, more passion by everyone involved - but that hasn't been the case for me. Just about every single movie I've worked on has been a piece of crap, and the directors so often turn into gong-show contestants. Every show you go in the first day just hoping to GOD it's going to be "the one", an indie film with real heart that has something to say and actually goes somewhere. Never happened once. It just got disheartening. I even wrote an article for a local magazine about the state of home-grown film in this city. It was not positive, as you can imagine.

I got sick of it. So I started looking to work in post. I interviewed at Technicolor and a couple of production companies and post houses, but ended up settling on a great job as the post-production guy for a much smaller company that does mostly yoga and wellness videos. I'm able to do most of the work from home, which is a dream come true. And it gives me a lot of flexibility to do my own film shoots. So it's a great place to be in personally.

Sorry for the life story!

By the way comphermc, you said you wanted to teach, but what exactly do you want to teach - 6th grade, high school, be a university professor? God help you if you're teaching the teen-aged.		2009-09-01 20:45:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Well, in one week I start year 10, and thus begins the 2 year GCSE course.

This.
That is all 		2009-09-01 20:45:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645

8th grade, aka 3rd year of Middle School, last before High, and I'm working towards astronomy and astrophysics 2009-09-01 20:48:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

Freelance Web Developer

Cool, uuum. My friend kind of needs a website, can you do him a big favor?

Naw I'm just kidding.		2009-09-01 20:48:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

This.
That is all

Seem to be a few in our situation around here, no?		2009-09-01 20:50:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

What GCSE options u taking?2009-09-01 20:52:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

i see i do school and if i come out of school i thust go here

oke who gave my a disprove its getting realy iritating
this forum gets a little bit unfriendlyer and i dont like it		2009-09-01 20:59:00

Author:
Unknown User

What GCSE options u taking?
History, Geography, ICT, Electronics.
Gotta be something I can do with that, right?
Right???		2009-09-01 21:02:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

By the way comphermc, you said you wanted to teach, but what exactly do you want to teach - 6th grade, high school, be a university professor? God help you if you're teaching the teen-aged.

God help me then. I'm going for high school - the highest level possible.		2009-09-01 21:02:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I've got two days of freedom until i get bossed around by teachers again.2009-09-01 21:05:00

Author:
MarkoWolfy
Posts: 445

Music music muuuuuusiiiic, music music muuuusiiiic....

...And I'm starting year 11 after getting my module results for last June. It's funny my results:

A* in Physics
A* in Maths
A in Chemistry
C in Business Studies.

What the hell? I barely passed an all, I hate Business studies ******...		2009-09-01 21:06:00

Author:
KoRnDawwg
Posts: 1424

I'm a college student in Massachusetts, though I work at a parking lot in the summer.2009-09-01 21:08:00

Author:
BSprague
Posts: 2325

God help me then. I'm going for high school - the highest level possible.

WOWZA!! As long as you stick to teaching high level honors classes, as you mentioned, you should be okay. We were a pretty good crowd of kiddos in my day.		2009-09-01 21:09:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I was going to try and work at MM if i failed my exams cos i dont live that far away!2009-09-01 21:24:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

Well Im studying to be an engineer! 2009-09-01 22:00:00

Author:
AliBoy1
Posts: 142

Grade 10 ftw!
Going to go into architectural design... probably.		2009-09-01 22:06:00

Author:
bonner123
Posts: 1487

What GCSE options u taking?

I've got History, French, IT As and Art.
Surely something can be put together with them 		2009-09-01 22:25:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645

Wow - lots of artistcally inclined people around here!!!

I'm a Marketing Manager.. but it should be termed "General Dogsbody": Photography, web design & development, ad creation, electronic media, CAD drawing, PR, Shows, Campaign Management, tele-marketer, database cleanser, head bottle washer.... *snore*...zzzzzzzz

oh and chief bum wiper!		2009-09-01 23:02:00

Author:
Rhyfelwr
Posts: 606

Graphic designer in a graphic communication agency in Paris,
I work on various things like websites, logos and visual identity, printed stuff like annual reports, pressbooks, brochures...
(sorry if bad english translation )

Nice job, but everyday work isn't always as creative and fun as I would want it to be
so I work on some personal projects when I have some time.		2009-09-01 23:09:00

Author:
dajdaj03
Posts: 1486

Well Im studying to be an engineer!


aren't u like 10 years old lol		2009-09-01 23:10:00

Author:
ViDi--ViCi
Posts: 123

Computer programmer for a Top 500 corporation. Mostly business reports, but some web stuff and a wee bit of graphic work. (Websphere Portal / Portlet Factory, Java, Javascript, PHP, HTML, RPG). Quite boring, but a great job - an awesome boss and fun co-workers, only a mile from home.

Part time (divorced) father of two high-school aged boyz.		2009-09-01 23:11:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

im a senor in high school and in college i'm on the fence about 3 majors: philosophy, history, and law....2009-09-01 23:12:00

Author:
ViDi--ViCi
Posts: 123

Between jobs here. . . my last job was a union gig that had to let me go when work slowed down. . . when it picks up again they can pull me back kicking and screaming. Hopefully I find something to do with this art degree I picked up in college before that happens. Photoshop is fun to play with, and I would love to be a sculptor of toys or create movie props. I've got some freelance work as a figure sculptor at the moment. . . I love to make fantastic things. . .hence the lbp.2009-09-01 23:20:00

Author:
squirlin
Posts: 224

Wow, quite the eclectic bunch! I'm starting to see a pattern here!

It seems most of the people on this site are artistically inclined, students, or computer programmer types. Curious...

I'm quite fascinated by the various walks of life of all the people that combine to form this great site!

(no group hugs please...)

Edit: To whoever said I'm "Down to Earth..." in that anonymous rep, I say thank you. I try to be pretty nice to everyone, and that's the general vibe I get from the site (which is great). And, no, you don't sounds creepy . In fact, thank you for the kind words!		2009-09-01 23:25:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

University student. I like to learn but hate writing exams. Useless is what they are. Test how much you can remember. Study, study, study, write, forget, receive diploma, find a job, realize most of what you learned the last few years is useless. Best way to get a well paid job, though.2009-09-01 23:30:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Two days away from starting my second of a two-year GCSE course (Trip. Sci., French, English Lit, English, Maths, Spanish, RS, & DT), and praying to Yahweh it won't be as mind-numbingly boring and easy as the first. My basic situation is this - I come from a smart family. My two twin brothers just got accepted into Oxford with 4 As at A-level, a feat that got them featured in articles in The Times (with a 1/4 page photo) and The Mail Online (mimicking their 10A*s at GCSE which was also deemed news-worthy), and I am supposedly smarter than them, a fact which I constantly try to ignore and never let anyone know. Unfortunately, being a year younger than everyone else in my academic year is a fact that is hard to hide, and pretty much everyone knows it by now. Still find school unutterably boring, banal, and pointless though. Hohum.2009-09-02 00:19:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

^thats pretty kewl, but if ur so smart y do u have to brag about it on lbpc...if ur legit, u dont need to brag...

do know everything? what number am i thinking of?

go ahead give me some bad rep...		2009-09-02 00:28:00

Author:
ViDi--ViCi
Posts: 123

Still find school unutterably boring, banal, and pointless though. Hohum.

My stepson had the same problem and was labelled for his "poor attention span" and "lack of interest"; however, he also had a knack for achieving straight A*'s.

Fortunately, he was evaluated and found to have a significantly higher IQ than his peers. As a result, he was awarded a scholarship and placed in a more "stretching" environment - one which increased his development speed tenfold. Strangely, his attention span was never a problem and always expressed the highest interest!

I can fully understand your plight, although I am as thick as two short planks so find it difficult to empathise!		2009-09-02 01:00:00

Author:
Rhyfelwr
Posts: 606

^thats pretty kewl, but if ur so smart y do u have to brag about it on lbpc...if ur legit, u dont need to brag...

do know everything? what number am i thinking of?

go ahead give me some bad rep...

I am not going to give bad rep, but I hope to God you are joking. I was not bragging, in fact I was trying to express how much of a pain in the kaboodle it is to have to constantly try and hide the fact that I was moved up a year so that I wouldn't have people constantly saying things like you did.


My stepson had the same problem and was labelled for his "poor attention span" and "lack of interest"; however, he also had a knack for achieving straight A*'s.

Fortunately, he was evaluated and found to have a significantly higher IQ than his peers. As a result, he was awarded a scholarship and placed in a more "stretching" environment - one which increased his development speed tenfold. Strangely, his attention span was never a problem and always expressed the highest interest!

I can fully understand your plight, although I am as thick as two short planks so find it difficult to empathise!


Oh how I envy your stepson. Over the last year I've tried to convince parents/teachers that I really am just bored out of my skull for the same reason as he was (I was even scheduled for an IQ test), but they've somehow shrugged me off and are now just saying that IB (my A-levels) will challenge me more.

Dear God I hope so 		2009-09-02 01:08:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Life = purple2009-09-02 01:08:00

Author:
PurpleAddiction
Posts: 119

What would you like to do with that brain of yours when all is said and done, dawesbr?2009-09-02 01:12:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Music music muuuuuusiiiic, music music muuuusiiiic....

...And I'm starting year 11 after getting my module results for last June. It's funny my results:

A* in Physics
A* in Maths
A in Chemistry
C in Business Studies.

What the hell? I barely passed an all, I hate Business studies ******...

I got an A* in Business Studies for my Year 11 summer test, best in class. Was quite happy

I'm going into Year 12 on Thursday and I'm learning programming, C# is the language I'm doing 		2009-09-02 01:20:00

Author:
creelers
Posts: 275

I game. A lot.

Also I go to school and play my clarinet.		2009-09-02 01:39:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

What would you like to do with that brain of yours when all is said and done, dawesbr?

I honestly have no idea. I've dabbled in programming, but when I mentioned this to the teacher at school who handles the discussions about exam grades in my year when he asked the same question as you did, his response was not...encouraging.

Due to being moved up a year, I suppose I'll have to take a gap year (though they say that if you study Maths at uni, as I may well do (being my best subject), you aren't allowed), and I'll probably end up finding something I enjoy.		2009-09-02 01:45:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Group Hugz! Join in everyone! It's one baby step towards world peace!... perhaps.2009-09-02 02:00:00

Author:
bonner123
Posts: 1487

Just saw this thread, cool idea. About me.. um... not really much to say =/ I'm a junior at college, working on getting a business degree, who doesn't know what to do with his life 2009-09-02 02:05:00

Author:
Burnvictim42
Posts: 3322

dawesbr will join or co-create a think tank which will try to solve the world's major problems, and in doing so will discover how to take over the entire world, will likely become corrupted by the massive power of such understanding, and will proceed to become a real life supervillain.

I have seen the future. I know it is so.		2009-09-02 02:13:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

dawesbr will join or co-create a think tank which will try to solve the world's major problems, and in doing so will discover how to take over the entire world, will likely become corrupted by the massive power of such understanding, and will proceed to become a real life supervillain.

I have seen the future. I know it is so.

Been there. Done that. The think tank was taken over and became...SONY! Dundunduuuuun.		2009-09-02 02:15:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Play Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, find cool music, listen to music, attempt to do some graphic design, fail at drawing (but still try!), and chat with friends over IM.

I am putting hobbies because I'm still young... So yeah... thats what I do for a living!
LOLZ		2009-09-02 02:34:00

Author:
chezhead
Posts: 1063

Lead designer and programmer for 2 software companies.... my job is a lot like playing LittleBigPlanet, actually.
2009-09-02 02:35:00

Author:
CCubbage
Posts: 4430

my job is a lot like playing LittleBigPlanet, actually.


You lucky duck! This is me being envious: 		2009-09-02 02:44:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I actually have two jobs. I am a graphic designer at a small advertising agency in pennsylvania where I do things like ads for newspapers, newsletters, animations and illustration work. I am also in charge of fixing our macs if anything goes wrong, and I'm in charge of production.

My other "job" is Kappacino Creations. Aka my animations and comics. That's what I work on at night (when I'm not completely consumed by LBP, that is) I try to get a comic done a month, so I actually have to work really far ahead and set tight deadlines for myself, so it's very much like having two full time jobs! The comics are much more fun than my other job, though. ^_^		2009-09-02 02:52:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I'm sure we've talked about this before, but my girlfriend is a full-time animator up here in Vancouver for a visual fx company that mostly deals in tv. They do all the effects for the scifi show Sanctuary. A lot of emmy nominations, but because she isn't a supervisor her name isn't listed as a recipient, although she is a senior animator at the company. Somedaaay!

She has a reel up on her site: http://feebsicle.com/
It's a bit outdated, her best stuff is her recent work, so once the new season of Sanctuary is out she'll be able to update this with bookoos of coolness.
Wow! I love Sanctuary, that's quite cool that she works on it!

On-topic: I don't have a job but am working towards lifegaurding.		2009-09-02 04:37:00

Author:
Kog
Posts: 2358

Outside of LBP I come here.

I just go to school. Going into last year. Last day today, seeing as it is 4:43AM...		2009-09-02 04:40:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

i see i do school and if i come out of school i thust go here

oke who gave my a disprove its getting realy iritating
this forum gets a little bit unfriendlyer and i dont like it
and that disprove lost me 10 points


Outside of LBP I come here.

...

same here 		2009-09-02 05:45:00

Author:
Unknown User

Wow lots of really interestin stories/jobs here.

I'm going into my last year of highschool, and will be auditioning very soon for music schools with the goal being to major in film scoring or composition (ie creating music for films and video games).
My top choices for music college are USC (Thornton), Berklee (the one in Boston), Juliard (no reason not to try!), and McGill (if I don't get enough scholarships to afford the states). If any of you know of any great European music schools I'd love to hear.

I'm also always trying to make new contacts, so if any of you know someone who might need music for a game/film/ad/whatever then let me know -- or if you need any yourself!

In school, mostly as a backup (although I don't plan on needing any backup!) I'm taking physics, chem, functions, and calculus (and music of course!).		2009-09-02 06:50:00

Author:
hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

nothing.... =(
i know so sad....
used to fight wars, fix helicopters, adn command my liitle army of 12.... lol, not in a game... in real life. =P
but now im i cant hold a steady job, hav a steady gurl, or stop drinking.... LOL!

am i allowe 2 say this stufff???? ohhh well.!! hehehehehehe...		2009-09-02 07:16:00

Author:
mdaj
Posts: 119

No job yet, hoping to go into some form of engineering at Uni; looking at Media Engineering at the moment but there are a lot of engineering courses open with DT, Maths and Physics so the world is pretty much my engineering oyster

I do my arty stuff in free time (Photoshop, Flash, machinima), I'm planning some artsy stuff for sackcast and I'm hoping other people will help me with all the content needed 		2009-09-02 07:24:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I'm a graphician, working at a games developer/publisher. Mostly i'm doing the boxart & manuals , but i also do a lot of marketing (posters, flyers, websites...)

misty		2009-09-02 07:37:00

Author:
Mother-Misty
Posts: 574

nothing.... =(
i know so sad....
used to fight wars, fix helicopters, adn command my liitle army of 12.... lol, not in a game... in real life. =P
but now im i cant hold a steady job, hav a steady gurl, or stop drinking.... LOL!

am i allowe 2 say this stufff???? ohhh well.!! hehehehehehe...

wow, really? thats awesome! what branch were you in? :O and did you see battle?

as of right now, i just lay around all day being lazy or go out and party with friends. BUT school starts tomorrow, so im sure thatll change quickly XD cant wait to see everyone that i didnt get to see this summer vacation		2009-09-02 07:45:00

Author:
gofurr360z
Posts: 886

Sounds like you and I are in the same boat, Shermzor. I was going into Engineering initially, but ended up wanting to teach all the math and physics I was learning! The artistic side of me only really shows up in lbp...2009-09-02 13:16:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

wow, really? thats awesome! what branch were you in? :O and did you see battle?

as of right now, i just lay around all day being lazy or go out and party with friends. BUT school starts tomorrow, so im sure thatll change quickly XD cant wait to see everyone that i didnt get to see this summer vacation

i was in the marine corps for 9 years... i didnt see actual battle and kill people, but i spent some time in the iraqi war fixing helicopters. i guess u can say i saw SOME action though.... we would get mortered and bombed every 2 weeks, but nothing major. only 1 injury out of all the people i was with... some 1 got their jaw smashed after a mortar hit and shrapnel hit them in the face. hehehe. they were back on the job fixing helicopters a few days later. hehehe.... they worked us like dogs!!!!		2009-09-02 13:54:00

Author:
mdaj
Posts: 119

I don't really have a job, it's hard for a 12 year old to get one where I live.

But I was planning on being a Game Developer. No idea what course tho.		2009-09-02 14:55:00

Author:
TheMarvelousHat
Posts: 542

I'm a Sydney based Director of Photography.


Haha okay not really, but one day I would like to be able to tell people that. At the moment I'm still a film student who learns by going to university every other day, and the rest of the time working for free on student projects.

Soon I hope to get some camera assistant jobs on larger productions, and work my way up from there. But for now I like the position I'm in at the moment, with my fellow students asking to work with me and coming to me when they need someone to shoot their film for them.

Also, I'm trying hard to not think about anything Teebonesy said, or else I'll be very depressed indeed.		2009-09-02 15:06:00

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CheesyMcFly
Posts: 211

Also, I'm trying hard to not think about anything Teebonesy said, or else I'll be very depressed indeed.

I was thinking it, but wasn't going to say anything, haha.		2009-09-02 15:14:00

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comphermc
Posts: 5338

Currently Im a Mr. Mom. My last job if you want to call it that was self employed photographer. Did weddings and portraits but enjoyed to taking pictures in general. Wildlife and action photos are what I enjoy most. This is one of my first serious photos that got me really interested in photography.

http://www.socalsurfs.com/flyflight.jpg		2009-09-02 15:45:00

Author:
rz22g
Posts: 340

I've got History, French, IT As and Art.
Surely something can be put together with them

Wow, a good mix there! I didn't choose so wisely, I mean, I do Music, German and Double Business, on top of triple science --___--		2009-09-02 15:50:00

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KoRnDawwg
Posts: 1424

Currently Im a Mr. Mom. My last job if you want to call it that was self employed photographer. Did weddings and portraits but enjoyed to taking pictures in general. Wildlife and action photos are what I enjoy most. This is one of my first serious photos that got me really interested in photography.

http://www.socalsurfs.com/flyflight.jpg

What a beautiful shot! I love taking wildlife photos, too, especially of bugs for some reason!

Your bee picture is much better than anything I could possibly do, but here is a dragonfly picture that I took (it's the first one in the blog entry)

http://www.kappacino.com/wordpress/?p=228

again, great picture!		2009-09-02 16:24:00

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xkappax
Posts: 2569

Sounds like you and I are in the same boat, Shermzor. I was going into Engineering initially, but ended up wanting to teach all the math and physics I was learning! The artistic side of me only really shows up in lbp...

The thing is I tend to like doing things I'm bad at; so while I like making things it probably won't be to a good enough standard 		2009-09-02 16:32:00

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Shermzor
Posts: 1330

ohyea every theusday i most do the papers in my fillage if its raining or not i most do it 2009-09-02 16:34:00

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Unknown User

What a beautiful shot! I love taking wildlife photos, too, especially of bugs for some reason!

Your bee picture is much better than anything I could possibly do, but here is a dragonfly picture that I took (it's the first one in the blog entry)

http://www.kappacino.com/wordpress/?p=228

again, great picture!
Very nice, both of you. Here's one of my faves (we maybe should start another thread):

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/v0rtex2002/DC-2003_0920_150919Ab.jpg		2009-09-02 16:44:00

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v0rtex
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Very nice, both of you. Here's one of my faves (we maybe should start another thread):

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/v0rtex2002/DC-2003_0920_150919Ab.jpg

that one is Truly Beautiful 		2009-09-02 16:48:00

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Unknown User

Wow, fantastic pictures, all of you!

They're all so beautiful I don't know which ones I like best!
And Kappa, do you have tigers and giraffes in your backyard or something? 		2009-09-02 16:54:00

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hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

Ok I will start a photography thread if you folks are interested in it. Great pics by the way. Cool to find others interested in photographing the same subjects.


Here is the link..

Photography Thread (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=15879)		2009-09-02 17:07:00

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rz22g
Posts: 340

Wow, fantastic pictures, all of you!

They're all so beautiful I don't know which ones I like best!
And Kappa, do you have tigers and giraffes in your backyard or something?

There's a wild animal park about 45 minutes from where I live. My husband go up there sometimes to photograph the animals. ^_^		2009-09-02 17:10:00

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xkappax
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Well, in real life, I'm a starving college student who lives 35 miles away from my school, but luckily will only have to commute once a week... hopefully.

And I know this next part will make several of you jealous, but I work part time at *gasp* WAL-MART!!! Oh the humanity.		2009-09-02 17:37:00

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lilwormy
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Wow, a good mix there! I didn't choose so wisely, I mean, I do Music, German and Double Business, on top of triple science --___--

I have taken Media, IT, Geography and Triple science. It is a decent mix, I think.		2009-09-02 17:41:00

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moleynator
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Well, in real life, I'm a starving college student who lives 35 miles away from my school, but luckily will only have to commute once a week... hopefully.

And I know this next part will make several of you jealous, but I work part time at *gasp* WAL-MART!!! Oh the humanity.

outch
i live about 18 kilometers from school i most ride it with my bike 2 times every day its a short for me 		2009-09-02 17:41:00

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Unknown User

Wow, a good mix there! I didn't choose so wisely, I mean, I do Music, German and Double Business, on top of triple science --___--

I do Triple Science Business ICT Irish English Maths Life and Work and PE		2009-09-02 19:04:00

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creelers
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There's a wild animal park about 45 minutes from where I live. My husband go up there sometimes to photograph the animals. ^_^


You shoulda said they were your pets.

Haha really though, that's awesome.		2009-09-02 20:37:00

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hilightnotes
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Sherman ur going to do engineering! I wouldn't stay on at Gordon's cos u'll hav to study further maths for that2009-09-02 21:04:00

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ladylyn1
Posts: 836

I am doing further maths with Garry

Luckily I seem to have avoided Wilson's classes after only getting an 'A' so I have Romanian and Garry.

My guts shall not be made into garters hopefully thought Wilson did give me a look when I walked into his class before we got sorted out


Wilson also left his dog in his classroom, it was asleep in front of the door. Looking at the size of it its no wonder it managed to break his leg 0.0		2009-09-03 19:24:00

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Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I'm not even going to begin to try to decipher that...2009-09-03 19:43:00

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dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I'm currently a fourth year premed student at the University of Chicago majoring in Biology with a minor in Gender Studies. Despite my career choice as a doctor, I enjoy making art, especially using mixed media. The most recent work I created was for my art class and involved recreating The Starry Night out of confections, including Hersheys, M&M's, TicTacs, gum, and Skittles:


http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt338/jcua28/CandyStarryNight.jpg

I had a debate in my head whether to pursue art or medicine, and my childhood experience pushed me towards medicine. I grew up in a rural town in the Philippines, surrounded with ill and impoverished people with no access to healthcare. I believe that one person can make a difference, and it is to this motto that I hold my head up high and wade through the grueling discipline of medicine...

That, and LBP as therapy...

I currently work as a research assistant at the UChicago Medical Center to finesse CPR protocols in order to improve cardiac arrest outcomes.

I just thought this would add to the diversity of careers here in the forum...		2009-09-03 20:20:00

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jeffcu28
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Outside my hobbies, I don't really do much in life. I'm a high school student, and I only just came back to school today.2009-09-03 20:45:00

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lk9988
Posts: 1077

Wait a minute...do Shermz and ladylyn know each other IRL?2009-09-03 20:47:00

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ARD
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For the sake that this is a family site I will not say what I do. Adults only is all I'll say. And don't PM me about it. I'll just keep it between me and myself. Too many feminists would create a fuss anyways.

So I'll just list some hobbies and other things I do outside LBP in my spare time, even though this thread isn't for that. But it's the next best thing I can list.

-Cook and clean.
-Hang out with friends here and there.
-Write philosophy documents relating to our existence and purpose and everything co-relating to one another in the realm of humanity (yes, I am a philosopher/intellectual in certain areas)
-I also study (not college, but on my own terms) anything related to gender and how we are born, like some males are born with female body, and females with male body, which this is often confused with the trans community when it is rather a DSD (Disorder of Sexual Development).
-I play games a lot like RPGs, shmups (shoot em ups), etc.
-I create games and concepts, although have yet to put them from documents to programming since I don't yet have required knowledge of programming.
-Mix drinks on occasion as mixology is one of my hobbies.

2009-09-03 21:12:00

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Unknown User

Wait a minute...do Shermz and ladylyn know each other IRL?

Yeah, we went to the same school, but im two years older... he knew my sister but i dont think we actually met to talk.		2009-09-03 21:19:00

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ladylyn1
Posts: 836

I am doing further maths with Garry

Luckily I seem to have avoided Wilson's classes after only getting an 'A' so I have Romanian and Garry.

My guts shall not be made into garters hopefully thought Wilson did give me a look when I walked into his class before we got sorted out




Dude, u WANT Wilson, he's the only decent teacher in Gordon's... Tbf Balla is alright, Hudson's ok just Gary isn't good. Mind u, i learnt the whole course in 3 months WITHOUT Wilson so im sure u'll be alright in 2 years...

btw: further maths is defo the hardest a-level so dont say i didnt warn u!		2009-09-03 21:24:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

I'm a Sydney based Director of Photography.


Haha okay not really, but one day I would like to be able to tell people that. At the moment I'm still a film student who learns by going to university every other day, and the rest of the time working for free on student projects.

Soon I hope to get some camera assistant jobs on larger productions, and work my way up from there. But for now I like the position I'm in at the moment, with my fellow students asking to work with me and coming to me when they need someone to shoot their film for them.

Also, I'm trying hard to not think about anything Teebonesy said, or else I'll be very depressed indeed.

Hahaha... Well it sounds like you're in the exact same boat I was in about 5 years ago! Wanting to direct, but being at the time focused on cinematography, dreaming about cam-oping and DPing. So allow me to go a bit further and be a bit more optimistic.

For one, Australia seems to have a great indie film scene, there are so many fantastic indie films that have come out of there, as well as some of the best actors of the current generation. You seem to have a healthier indie scene than Vancouver.

And here's what I've learned about Unions.
1. The ladder is long. If you're going to PA... well, how's about this - don't PA! I'd suggest doing one or two large movies so you can get a good sense for how the big shows are run on set, and it will be far less of a shock if you find yourself there in a more important role. Nobody will care if you screw up as a PA, you might even get fired, but PAs are a dime a dozen, nobody will care what your name is if you screw up, and if you impress people and do amazingly well, you MIGHT be remembered, but your best chance of climbing up is to either make it into the office (fun!) or find yourself ADing (HOORAY!!).

2. Camera union. UNBELIEVABLY difficult to get into!! There are SO few slots and SO much competition, it can be daunting to even dream of getting into the union, and even among Union members jobs can sometimes be hard to come by. I know a few Union guys up here that started taking non-union gigs just because they needed the cash. But if it's possible to get into the Camera union, if you're able to squeeze your way in and become a Camera Trainee, this is the union road to becoming a DP. You'd think it might be the lighting union, right? Wrong! Count the number of electrics who have become best boys who have become keys who have become gaffers who have become directors of photography. Not many at all! But count the ones who climbed their way through the camera union, being 3rd, 2nd, and 1st ACs before becoming Cam Ops and then Directors of Photography - they're all over the place. Some big cinematographers have never touched an HMI with their own hands. Myself, I took the other road, working as an electric and gaining permittee status, growing my hours and preparing to join the union (WAY easier to get into than camera union). But it took its toll on me faster than I expected and I got out when the getting was good. I've also seen a camera union trainee drop a 35mm Arri camera onto the cold hard ground. It is NOT a pretty sight. it was all anyone on the cast or crew talked about the rest of the day. It's also a testament to Arri that the thing was unharmed.

3. Who needs 'em?? The other way to do this, and my preferred method - is to hone your craft on short films, do all those favors for fellow students, go out and DP movies that sound promising. Don't DP EVERYTHING! Focus on projects you believe in and can care about, with promising directors. Practice the craft, learn the tools... Look at Andrij Parekh. This is exactly how this guy did it. He didn't climb the Union ranks to become a DP, he just DPed! If you keep going, to the extent you make yourself known in the community, you'll make it happen. There are cinematographers who have completely bypassed the camera ladder to become Union DPs and even members of the ASC, or in your case, the ACS, and operate cameras themselves. Once you approach this and begin to grow a network of fellow DPs, you may find yourself just where you're describing you'd like to be - they may offer you 2nd unit DP gigs, or camera op/assistant gigs as well, especially if you make it known that you're interested in these jobs! If you're genuinely willing to work your *** off and be a persistent bugger, it's easily within the realm of possibility. Just be prepared for a lot of freebie gigs early on. it sounds like this is exactly what you're doing, and my advice is to just keep it up exactly like you are. It's a good road to be on.

4. One last thing that isn't so optimistic. You're up against rich trust fund babies whose mommies and daddies buy them all the toys they want. That's your competition for getting the early paid gigs. A bigger production pays for all the gear and just hires the talent. The smaller productions are pinching pennies left and right, so they look for DPs who have their own equipment, their own RED, fully decked out, and offer it for a discount with their services. If you have rich family members who would be willing to "invest" in your future, TAKE IT! TAKE IT TAKE IT! You'll get the paid gigs, you'll get the low-budget feature films that allow you to move upward.


Currently Im a Mr. Mom. My last job if you want to call it that was self employed photographer. Did weddings and portraits but enjoyed to taking pictures in general. Wildlife and action photos are what I enjoy most. This is one of my first serious photos that got me really interested in photography.

That's an amazing photo! I'd love me a good DSLR camera. I have a crappy little canon G6 which gives me manual controls at least, but it's just a piece of junk otherwise. It's my current tool of choice. I will definitely have to participate in your photo thread.


I'm going into my last year of highschool, and will be auditioning very soon for music schools with the goal being to major in film scoring or composition (ie creating music for films and video games).
My top choices for music college are USC (Thornton), Berklee (the one in Boston), Juliard (no reason not to try!), and McGill (if I don't get enough scholarships to afford the states). If any of you know of any great European music schools I'd love to hear.

Another exciting career choice. Very cool. Who are some of your favorite composers? Favorite FILM composers? I loved Clint Mansell's score for The Fountain, but I CRINGE whenever I hear cues from it in trailers. I'm not a big Hans Zimmer fan, but Dark Knight was something genuinely different.


For the sake that this is a family site I will not say what I do. Adults only is all I'll say. And don't PM me about it. I'll just keep it between me and myself. Too many feminists would create a fuss anyways.
:eek:
Wow. I have to admit, I didn't see that one coming! I won't dwell on it of course, but SOMEONE has to use this guy: :eek:
Yet ANOTHER adventurous career choice!		2009-09-03 21:58:00

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Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Dude, u WANT Wilson, he's the only decent teacher in Gordon's... Tbf Balla is alright, Hudson's ok just Gary isn't good. Mind u, i learnt the whole course in 3 months WITHOUT Wilson so im sure u'll be alright in 2 years...

btw: further maths is defo the hardest a-level so dont say i didnt warn u!

Yer I'm gonna borrow my friends books to copy up Wilson's lessons. If I find a bunch of past papers then I can practice on them and hopefully up the grades.

And yes Ard I did art with his sister; that was when I started to teach myself the anatomy of a sackboy and how to draw them 		2009-09-03 22:18:00

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Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I'm just a student who starts at my new college in the UK next thursday and hangs around with my friends in my free time. That and playing my PS3 of course 2009-09-03 23:29:00

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Arikardo
Posts: 158

Hi folks, thought I'd drop by.
I am the Assistant Manager at a shop which sells cakes, bread, cobs, pastries, filled rolls, hot and cold pasties etc.
It's not very glamourous but it pays the bills!!		2009-09-03 23:59:00

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mrsvista
Posts: 755

Lol that was really random with Shermz suddenly talking about Wilson and Garry as if expecting everyone to understand what he was going on about

That's pretty funny you guys kinda know each other!




Another exciting career choice. Very cool. Who are some of your favorite composers? Favorite FILM composers? I loved Clint Mansell's score for The Fountain, but I CRINGE whenever I hear cues from it in trailers. I'm not a big Hans Zimmer fan, but Dark Knight was something genuinely different.


Believe it or not, I haven't heard much Clint Mansell, and I know that's awful. I really need to remember to get some of his music, like.... today....

I'm also not a big fan of Hanz Zimmer, although I love the Crimson Tide theme.
My favourite composers are John Williams, Michael Giacchino, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, Klaus Badelt, and Harry-Gregson Williams.

I also like Jeremy Soule, David Arnold, Tyler Bates, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, John Powell, Basil Pouldouris, and probably some more I forgot

Oh, and then there's all the video game soundtracks, a lot of which I don't know the composer. Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Galaxy, Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy,....the list goes on


Another composer I need to check out is Elliot Goldenthal - I have one of his songs, but I need more!		2009-09-04 00:41:00

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hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

*goes off and spends the next week digesting all of Teebonesy's wise advice*2009-09-04 01:01:00

Author:
CheesyMcFly
Posts: 211

Believe it or not, I haven't heard much Clint Mansell, and I know that's awful. I really need to remember to get some of his music, like.... today....

I'm also not a big fan of Hanz Zimmer, although I love the Crimson Tide theme.
My favourite composers are John Williams, Michael Giacchino, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, Klaus Badelt, and Harry-Gregson Williams.

I also like Jeremy Soule, David Arnold, Tyler Bates, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, John Powell, Basil Pouldouris, and probably some more I forgot

Oh, and then there's all the video game soundtracks, a lot of which I don't know the composer. Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Galaxy, Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy,....the list goes on


Another composer I need to check out is Elliot Goldenthal - I have one of his songs, but I need more!

You've definitely heard Clint Mansell if you've seen any decent number of action movie trailers in the last half decade! I think it was Sunshine that used music from Requiem for a Dream, and I don't even remember what had music from the Fountain, I just remembered cringing.
The music's great though.

Goldenthal's done some good stuff. I'm no big fan of FF: The Spirits Within (but I do find myself usually being the movie's defender), but there was one track called "The Kiss" by Goldenthal which I really like.

You definitely listed some great composers, and more than a few I had to look up. Interesting to see composers like Michael Giacchino who do both big Pixar movies as well as videogames. Harry Gregson-Williams is another who seems to mix it up.

James Newton Howard is another very common composer, but I really love some of his stuff. Snow Falling on Cedars is one of my favorite scores.

What do you think of some of the more "modern" fusion composers like Jon Brion and Max Richter? These guys are really some of my favorites, but they tend to do "smaller" scores I guess you could say, compared with a lot of the guys you listed. John Williams and James Horner are obviously icons, but their scores are so GRAND, and Newton Howard likes the huge swelling strings. Brion and Richter tend to do very curious, very unique things. Richter sounds like Boards of Canada meets Mahler. Like a hybrid electronic score for a Tarkovsky movie! Brion does a lot of quirky stuff, and I LOVED what he did in Eternal Sunshine with reversed samples and backwards reverb.

I take it from your composer list that you may be interested more in thrillers, more exciting operatic stuff?


Hi folks, thought I'd drop by.
I am the Assistant Manager at a shop which sells cakes, bread, cobs, pastries, filled rolls, hot and cold pasties etc.
It's not very glamourous but it pays the bills!!

Are you kidding? I FREAKING LOVE BAKERIES. I live in a cool part of Vancouver, Commercial Drive, right near Little Italy. Tons of bakeries. I went to TWO today alone. I've got a friend down the hall in my apartment who works in a bakery and sometimes brings us free bread and pastries! I'm a bread man. If someone else laments being poor and the very concept of having to live off bread and water, I get excited and say "bread and water? Where? Can I have some?? Is there balsamic vinegar??"

Seriously, I can't get enough of bakeries, they're one of my favorite neighborhood establishments. It may not be as you say "glamorous", but it's an ancient tradition and for my money, to this day, the best **** building in any decent town or city is a good bakery.

EDIT: One thing i wanted to add. There's this bakery down the street called Fratelli, they specialize in sweet pastries, tarts, eclairs, cakes, etc. But they also do bread, croissants, the usual stuff - but you usually go to Fratelli for the sweet stuff. What I love about them is that they really dress the place up for seasons and holidays. At Halloween they've got tons of autumn decorations and halloween stuff out, and they do HUGE gingerbread "houses" that can't even be called houses. At Halloween you might see a massive gingerbread/candy haunted mansion. At Christmas there's always an enormous gingerbread castle. One time they did a model of the entire block on Commercial Drive in nothing but confections. I just love it. I'm still like a little boy when it comes to that stuff.		2009-09-04 01:12:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Ha ha at you people and the tangents you run off on. I don't mind, I just find it humorous.

Thanks for sharing everyone. It's interesting to see how different we all are.		2009-09-04 03:26:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Ha ha at you people and the tangents you run off on. I don't mind, I just find it humorous.

Thanks for sharing everyone. It's interesting to see how different we all are.

It's what I do. Tangents. Put me in a thread and I'll take it right off the rails.

Speaking of rails, they just installed a new skytrain line here in Vancouver. Takes you down to Richmond and the airport. I hear it's pretty cool, big trains... Anyone take it yet??

Just kidding.		2009-09-04 03:42:00

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Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Oh, you...

Speaking of tangents, were you aware that the slope of the line tangential to a point on a curve is, in fact, the derivative of said point?

*The more you know...*		2009-09-04 03:52:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I own a shop.
I sell newspapers, magazines, DVD, books and toys (no videogames )		2009-09-04 07:42:00

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OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Oh, you...

Speaking of tangents, were you aware that the slope of the line tangential to a point on a curve is, in fact, the derivative of said point?

*The more you know...*

Well, not exactly... the GRADIENT of a tangent on a curve is found using the DERIVATIVE. But to find this gradient value you have to 'sub-in' the value of 'x' at the point of intersection into the differential equation created!		2009-09-04 10:41:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

I shall be starting my final year of compulsory education in 4 days.2009-09-04 11:36:00

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alexbull_uk
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@ladylyn. Finding the derivitive of a point on a curve really does imply the subbing in, otherwise you just have the derivitive of the curve... probably, replacing "of" with "at" would be more specific, but how nitpicky do you wanna be here?

Anyway... yeah, software engineer. Tanks and missiles and suchlike. Not half as interesting as it sounds, but I get flexitime, stress-free work and lots of money. Though not as much as I should be getting, bloody recession 		2009-09-04 11:47:00

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rtm223
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yeah, lol just saw the 'of said point' bit!

So ur an engineer? Im just about to start my engineering degree!

Su mind what if i ask what firm u work for? I've been looking for work experience over summer but have yet to find any available (mostly due to the recession)		2009-09-04 13:40:00

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ladylyn1
Posts: 836

I shall be starting my final year of compulsory education in 4 days.

That reminds me...my year group (or, the 'millennium year' as I like to call it, cos we were the last to start school last millennium) is the last year who have the option to leave in year 11. We were also the last year to do KS3 SATS, and, yeah.		2009-09-04 13:43:00

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ARD
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Ladylyn, I saw you were starting an Engineering degree. I looked at the Oxbridge ones, but the fact that they were just offering "Engineering" degrees put me off - kinda felt you wouldn't get enough depth in any particular area, but then with a degree from Cambridge that really won't matter at all I wasn't actually allowed to apply to oxbridge because my school didn't like the fact I was planning to turned them down if offered a place - apparently that's not the done thing! I just wanted to know if I'd get in lol.

I graduated last year (seems like forever) and got a job working for GE straight away - they did a blanket stop on recruitment just after I joined. Think yourself lucky though, you're about to become a student, the recession won't affect you because you're bound to be poor for the next 3-4 years anyway!		2009-09-04 15:45:00

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rtm223
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I don't believe people have a life outside of LBP and LBPC, hence this whole thread is lies.

Only joking

I'm unemployed at the moment. I've done a couple of websites these last few weeks to keep ticking over, well actually one was free, the other I got paid a pittance for, (I studied Information Technology at University) but generally I'm a joiner/carpenter, so I build stuff for work and play basically. The amount of other jobs I've had will likely fill up the full 8 pages this thread is so far

If you're interested, here are the two websites, still needing a little work here and there.

http://www.alberthillskiphire.co.uk
http://www.jigsaw-woodrecycling.co.uk		2009-09-04 16:48:00

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GruntosUK
Posts: 1754

I am currently in my 4th year of college...working towards a degree in psychology. I work as a Behavioral Health Technician, but When I grow up, I want to work in Forensic Psychology.2009-09-04 17:01:00

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Spider-Jew
Posts: 1090

On engineering (the plain old one) can anyone give me a summary of the syllabus (just some key subjects)

As said one engineering that appealed to me was media which I am I told would be the creation of visual/audio contraptions and stuff like that which I am pretty happy with and Surrey university has that course and is supposed to be a good uni for engineering.

Would doing engineering simply mean covering all types of engineering or is it 'pure' engineering (I'm comparing this to maths really).

So would an employer look at someone with media engineering and think 'yes they are taught specifically for the field the job requires we'll hire him' or would they look at the engineering guy and say ' he has a grasp of pure engineering we can teach him anything we require so he would be better at doing more things within the company'.		2009-09-04 17:02:00

Author:
Shermzor
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That reminds me...my year group (or, the 'millennium year' as I like to call it, cos we were the last to start school last millennium) is the last year who have the option to leave in year 11. We were also the last year to do KS3 SATS, and, yeah.

Really? Huh.
So the people going into Year 9 now will have to stay on until they're 18?		2009-09-04 17:34:00

Author:
alexbull_uk
Posts: 1287

Really? Huh.
So the people going into Year 9 now will have to stay on until they're 18?
Yes indeed.
I mean, I doubt I'll leave at 16 but at least I have the option.
I laugh at you, people younger than me, I laugh!


Ha.		2009-09-04 17:40:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

It's a reasonable system, only a handful of the people who left school at 16 from my year have actually done anything with themselves. But please say they aren't pushing A-levels onto everyone and there are vocational alternatives still...2009-09-04 17:44:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

All you 'Brits' are confusin me with your school lingo here. Ah!

In the states we have elementary school, middle school, and high school. Then it's off to college/university if you so desire and are able.

We don't really get to choose our "career path" until at the post-secondary (after high school) level. All this talk about A-level-this and B-level-that is driving me nutso!

@ladylyn - try to nitpick and correct me, huh? Why I oughta... Granted it should've been "at said point", but still! 		2009-09-04 20:18:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Primary School 4-11 (maybe 12 i can't remember)

High School 11 - 16 (soon 18)

GCSEs are subjects and subsequently exams that you study for 2 years when you reach your 3rd year of high School.

A-levels are subjects/exams that you take for 1 year when you reach 5th and 6th year.

There are probably changes, but that's what it was 10 years ago when I left High School.


@Rtm who is it you work for, Vickers?		2009-09-04 20:52:00

Author:
Matt 82
Posts: 1096

I'm a peanut lord of epic evil :kz:

... But seriously, I pretty much am... I have no life outside of this forum, so outside of LBP, I am an epic evil peanut warlord :kz:

<_>		2009-09-04 20:57:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I'm a professional artist represented by a gallery in Seattle (with an eye toward landing another in Portland). I've shown nationally and internationally and my work is currently inlcluded in several private, public and comercial collections. Really.

That said, I can't make a living at it. I work in IT for a large retail organization doing project analysis and process improvement. In other words, I crank out the TPS reports.		2009-09-04 21:07:00

Author:
AAAlone
Posts: 71

Primary School 5-7

Junior School 7-11

Secondary School 11 - 16 (soon 18)

GCSEs are subjects and subsequently exams that you study for 2 years when you reach your 4th year of Secondary School (you can do them all in year 10 but some schools will make you do the 2 years).

6th Form/ College 16 - 18
A-levels are subjects/exams that you take for 1 year when you reach 5th and 6th year. (AS first then full A level the next year)

Then you can have your gap year or just go straight to Uni as long as you have the grades and get a place.

(Was gonna be a 'fixed' quote but I added some stuff )		2009-09-04 21:41:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Junior school?
Who?		2009-09-04 21:44:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Never heard of Junior schools.2009-09-04 21:46:00

Author:
Matt 82
Posts: 1096

Junior school! Wats that Sherman?2009-09-04 21:50:00

Author:
ladylyn1
Posts: 836

To be fair, it's more along the lines of Primary school is up to 11, with "junior" school being a subset of Primary and below "junior" there are other subsets defined by the school.

Huh?		2009-09-04 22:33:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I began year 11 (year 10 in england ) and I decided to choose History, ICT and Art.

I want to go on to do A levels and go to university. I would like to do something like architecture or animation. (haven't decided yet)		2009-09-04 22:50:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

Oh wow we are a varied country

I went to a primary school for 2 years (that's all they taught up to, year 2) then I popped over to junior school for years 3-6.		2009-09-04 23:52:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...		2009-09-05 00:23:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...

... WHAT?!

O-o

... O... k...		2009-09-05 00:25:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...

Wow... ok, very confusing. I thought kindergarten was only in the US aswell.		2009-09-05 00:29:00

Author:
S-A-S--G-U-N-R
Posts: 1606

Well with the Shell/Remove thing, it's an age-old school tradition. "Shell/Remove" is like you're a new shell then when you face the big world and the full school you "remove" yourself from the shell. No one gets "Upper Middles" because your in the lower middle of the school at that point, Fourths and Fifths I guess they ran out of ideas and went with how long you've been at the school, then Divisions because they decided to be complicated and Sixths because, well, duh, it's normal to have it as sixths...2009-09-05 00:45:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...

:eek: Riiight... (I think he is making words up now...) :hero:


Oh wow we are a varied country

I went to a primary school for 2 years (that's all they taught up to, year 2) then I popped over to junior school for years 3-6.

Same as me. 		2009-09-05 01:34:00

Author:
moleynator
Posts: 2914

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...

Is this, by any chance, private schooling?		2009-09-05 02:19:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Um, I'm not sure of the terminology, but, as I understand it, public schooling is the one where it's non-government but you pay for it or...something? I think it's a "public" school. I never understood that system.

At any rate, it's not a full-on government school.

What I really don't get is there are two schools under the same name, except the girls' school is a "high school" (and thus adds an "H" to its acronym), and their years go, I think, "Lower fourths", upper fourths, lower fifths etc...		2009-09-05 02:22:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Yes indeed.
I mean, I doubt I'll leave at 16 but at least I have the option.
I laugh at you, people younger than me, I laugh!


Ha.

Same here.
No way I'm stopping learning yet. I must have all the knowledge!

Then you'll learn. Then you'll all learn. Mwu-hahahahahahahahahahahaha (etc.)		2009-09-05 03:15:00

Author:
alexbull_uk
Posts: 1287

Well, so much for y'all making it easier to understand, If anything, I now understand schools over there to either:

A. Just make this stuff up as they go.

or

B. Refuse to let go of silly traditions.

That may be my shallow, American view of it all, but I digress. For all you Brits, it goes something like this over here (note: Grades = Year):

Age 5 ~ kindergarten
Ages 6-10 ~ Grades 1 - 5, also known as Elementary School.
Ages 11-13 ~ Grades 6 - 8, also known as Middle School.
Ages 14-17 ~ Grades 9 - 12, also known as High School.*

*Rather than using grades 9 - 12, these grades are commonly referred to as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior, respectively, just as their University counterparts.		2009-09-05 04:23:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Well, so much for y'all making it easier to understand, If anything, I now understand schools over there to either:

A. Just make this stuff up as they go.

or

B. Refuse to let go of silly traditions.
lol - so it seems !



That may be my shallow, American view of it all probably, since I agree with you


... but I digress. For all you Brits, it goes something like this over here (note: Grades = Year):

Age 5 ~ kindergarten
Ages 6-10 ~ Grades 1 - 5, also known as Elementary School.
Ages 11-13 ~ Grades 6 - 8, also known as Middle School.
Ages 14-17 ~ Grades 9 - 12, also known as High School.*

*Rather than using grades 9 - 12, these grades are commonly referred to as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior, respectively, just as their University counterparts.

Yep - So nice and simple. And this pretty much applies (even in our private schools) across all 50 states. 		2009-09-05 04:44:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Age 5 ~ kindergarten
Ages 6-10 ~ Grades 1 - 5, also known as Elementary School.
Ages 11-13 ~ Grades 6 - 8, also known as Middle School.
Ages 14-17 ~ Grades 9 - 12, also known as High School.*


This is how the years normally work in England:

Ages 4-11 ~ Years 'Reception' to 6 (primary school)
Ages 11-16 ~ Years 7 to 11 (secondary school)

The people who are now going into year 9 will have to stay in a college/ 6th form untill they're 18.

So it's actually not very complicated (I don't know about private schools or anything though, they're probably different).

EDIT: Anyway back on topic, I hope to be a games designer/ guitarist when I leave.		2009-09-05 06:09:00

Author:
S-A-S--G-U-N-R
Posts: 1606

That may be my shallow, American view of it all, but I digress. For all you Brits, it goes something like this over here (note: Grades = Year):

Age 5 ~ kindergarten
Ages 6-10 ~ Grades 1 - 5, also known as Elementary School.
Ages 11-13 ~ Grades 6 - 8, also known as Middle School.
Ages 14-17 ~ Grades 9 - 12, also known as High School.*



in the netherlands it is
age 4-6 kindergarten
age 6-12 basis school
age 12-17 middel shool
age 17 till you want Highschool

am i correct 		2009-09-05 12:56:00

Author:
Unknown User

A big applause for the German school system for being the most complicated:

So you all start in kindergarten obviously aged 3 to 6 I think, then you go to primary school (Grundschule) for 4 years. After that you have to decide to which school you want to go. If you want to go to University you have to go to the Gymnasium or Gesamtschule because only there you can get the Abitur.
However you can also go to the Realschule or Hauptschule and if you have good grades you can later switch to Gymnasium or Gesamtschule.
The thing is if you aren't very good in primary school you will most likely go to one of the former thus making it a lot harder to go to university. And what's even worse you are only 10 when you have to decide that.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/German_School_System.png

3 or 4 -6 Kindergarten
6-10 Primary
10-18 Secondary

In my opinion they should just get rid of Real-, Hauptschule and the Gymnasium and just have the Gesamtschule which is all of the former in one anyway.

Anyway, back on topic.		2009-09-05 13:16:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Well, so much for y'all making it easier to understand, If anything, I now understand schools over there to either:

A. Just make this stuff up as they go.

or

B. Refuse to let go of silly traditions.


When it comes to private / public schools (which are the same thing, regardless of how contradictory the terms sound) yes this is very much the case. Normal state eduction, for the riff raff [lolz]*, works on a much simpler system, as indicated by S-A-S-G-U-N-R.



*I actually went to both public and state school, just in case anyone is going to take offence to the riff raff comment



edit - lol @ syroc and the fact that you actually need a diagram to explain it 		2009-09-05 13:33:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I was at Primary school for "Reception" for a year, then "Kindergarten", then "Junior 1" and "Junior 2", then "Year 3/4" (1/2 a term of one and 2 1/2 of th'other) Year 5, and Year 6, being 10 (normally 11) when leaving. Then I've had "Shells" "Removes" and "Upper Middles", then "Fourths", I'm currently in "Fifths", next year is "Divisions" then "Sixths".

But that's mainly just my schools' stupid systems...

That doesn't help anyone

It goes:
Primary:
Kindergaten
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Secondary/high:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13


Then whatever...		2009-09-05 14:36:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

That doesn't help anyone

It goes:
Primary:
Kindergaten
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Secondary/high:
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
6th Form (A form of College I suppose)
Year 12
Year 13


Then whatever...

My version.

I'm starting 6th form next week. I'll be studying:

Photography
Media Studies
Graphic Products
Music Technology.

No idea what I want to do when I'll leave school. I've always wanted to be in a GN'R tribute band actually, that could be my part time job. 		2009-09-05 17:37:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

6th form is just part of my school anyway.2009-09-05 18:04:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Yep, I'm on ARD's system - going into year 10......2009-09-05 18:29:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645

Of course you are, Coxy.
We're the same person, remember?		2009-09-05 19:05:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Wow, this has really turned into the "what's your country's school system?" thread.

Here, I have an idea.

School for everybody!!

*hands out "school" all around*

Did anyone not get a "school"? Here, I've got a whole basket! OOPS!!

*spills school all over the floor*

AH CRAP!!		2009-09-05 21:57:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

I needs to get me some school. You got any spare school left teebonsey? Just li'l bit'll do...2009-09-05 22:23:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Yeah I think someone needs to start a thread in the tutorial section explaining the School sytem of various countries.

This thread has gone a wandering!		2009-09-05 22:28:00

Author:
Matt 82
Posts: 1096

Alright, as the master of this thread, I demand that no one discuss the complicated school systems wherever you may or may not be!

Let's stay on task. Does anyone else want to share what they do in their real life? By this, I mean what do you do for a living. If you still live at home and aren't old enough to have a job or career path, then don't feel obligated to say something. I'm just curious what all you fine folk do for a living...		2009-09-06 03:51:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I worked in a hotel kitchen for a while. Okay, it called itself eco-lodge.
It was awesome even though I only worked for food and accommodation.
Why? Because work started at 4pm and ended at 9pm, there were never more than six guests so I had hardly any work, the hotel was more or less in the jungle and a beach that was visited by maybe two people a day (sometimes less) so I could lie on the beach most of the day.


The Beach
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3892695482_ed2ecc2052_b.jpg
Sunrise viewed from the terrace.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3891909021_f29ca7b866_b.jpg		2009-09-06 12:44:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

I worked in a hotel kitchen for a while. Okay, it called itself eco-lodge.
It was awesome even though I only worked for food and accommodation.
Why? Because work started at 4pm and ended at 9pm, there were never more than six guests so I had hardly any work, the hotel was more or less in the jungle and a beach that was visited by maybe two people a day (sometimes less) so I could lie on the beach most of the day.

Now THAT's a nice job! That would be awesome!		2009-09-06 14:12:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Actually I started my first year in college about 3 weeks ago. I want to be a Designer. A designer in what? I don't know but i'm working on it.2009-09-06 21:31:00

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PurpleAddiction
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