Graduates, Graduates - as far as the eye can see…
Phew, what a night - 250 odd souls down in the vaults on the hottest day of the year networking their hearts out.
Yes, it’s that time of year again when students come out of their 3 year long chrysalis that is university, blinking into the lights of the onrushing animation industry. Rabbits in headlights doesn’t quite cover it.
So it’s all credit to the graduates of our accredited courses that our annual showcase event was such a success. Good reports all round (except for the temperature) and a general perception that the quality of graduates coming out of our courses is improving year by year.
MC Alan Gardner got all the students going with some networking workshops, and some six degrees of Kevin Bacon tailored to the animation industry, and then sent them off to work their mojos on some of the best animation employers going, Framestore, MPC, Aardman, Double Negative, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Cinesite, Rushes, Studio AKA to name but a few.
Award for most innovative marketing strategy goes to the student employing ’slap bands’ specially made with links to their website embossed on them to tag every employer walking through their vicinity. They’re not getting a plug here, as I didn’t get a bracelet, and I like freebies.
I took some photos of the do, and we’ll be publishing more on the event on the main site in due course.
Look out as well, for the online group we’re setting up with Imagine, to keep the networking going.
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