porfolio
so, i have to come up with a portfolio for a uni interview at the end of may
i've tried emailing and writing letters and applying for any/every casual or crew job i could find aswell as anywhere that looks for volunteers
with no luck whatsoever.
so i'm left lacking a portfolio
i did the summer course at the same place last year which lasted two weeks, so i plan to take some things i did during that
i've also taken it upon myself to convert a super small motorola earpiece/headset to work with a prompt desk
partly because they use the chunky over head/ear with a chunky mic style which i find annoy me and feel like they're in my way ... this one i converted is an in ear style bud with an over ear hook and a tiny electret mic (mini condenser like those used to mic up actors)
the only similar styles i could find already rigged up with xlr connectors were around £100 so at about £34 its a saving too :) and supposed to be very clear due to the type of mic
(obviously, not having a desk or packs around to test it i'm running on the assumption that it works, but i'm fairly sure it will. living in london i plan to see if i can get one of the theatres around to give it a try if possible)
i've also met the course director a few times thorugh various talks hes done, tours of the uni and an interview i went to last year for this course where they seemed to like me in the interview and suggested i do the summer course
they say they are mainly looking for enthusiasm in the subject, i feel more confident about that showing this time around now i've done the course and hopefully having things i've worked on at home will show that too even though i was unable to get "work experience"
do you think this will be enough to warrant a place?
and are there any other "projects" i could add myself like i did with the headset?
i'd like to have as much as i possibly can on my side for this interview so any advice would be lovely!
i've tried emailing and writing letters and applying for any/every casual or crew job i could find aswell as anywhere that looks for volunteers
with no luck whatsoever.
so i'm left lacking a portfolio
i did the summer course at the same place last year which lasted two weeks, so i plan to take some things i did during that
i've also taken it upon myself to convert a super small motorola earpiece/headset to work with a prompt desk
partly because they use the chunky over head/ear with a chunky mic style which i find annoy me and feel like they're in my way ... this one i converted is an in ear style bud with an over ear hook and a tiny electret mic (mini condenser like those used to mic up actors)
the only similar styles i could find already rigged up with xlr connectors were around £100 so at about £34 its a saving too :) and supposed to be very clear due to the type of mic
(obviously, not having a desk or packs around to test it i'm running on the assumption that it works, but i'm fairly sure it will. living in london i plan to see if i can get one of the theatres around to give it a try if possible)
i've also met the course director a few times thorugh various talks hes done, tours of the uni and an interview i went to last year for this course where they seemed to like me in the interview and suggested i do the summer course
they say they are mainly looking for enthusiasm in the subject, i feel more confident about that showing this time around now i've done the course and hopefully having things i've worked on at home will show that too even though i was unable to get "work experience"
do you think this will be enough to warrant a place?
and are there any other "projects" i could add myself like i did with the headset?
i'd like to have as much as i possibly can on my side for this interview so any advice would be lovely!