So, all you multitudinous and faithful readers of my journal.. I just thought I better write some sort of update since my old one is so out of date now..

In short:
1) I didn't go back to 6th form college for various reasons, and ended up taking A-levels online over a 9-month period because I couldn't stand the idea of spending 2 more years in pre-uni education. All I can say is that I wouldn't recommend it, and it's not an experience I would ever like to relive, but now that it's over I'm glad I did things the way I did

2) I got into LCC! I am starting the BA Film & Television next week, which is an intensive, mainly practical/industry-based film-making course, i.e. right up my street This also means I have moved to London, which is rather exciting..

3) As such, my updates on DA are bound to be sporadic and rather more film-related, if I can figure out how to upload films that is!

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Meanwhile, if you're interested in fashion or have a lot of time on your hands, visit my polyvore account or you could even find me on twitter, although I rarely get round to tweeting!

Right. So I quit college... Well, actually I got ill and had to drop out, then decided not to go back to spend two more years doing A-levels. Instead, I have undertaken the mind-bogglingly difficult task of doing 2 A-levels in 9 months (including revision + exams) which I'm teaching myself from an online course :S It's actually going quite well so far - I've just taken my AS exams and took *two whole days* holiday before starting the A2 work.

Other exciting news includes applying for uni - namely a BA in Film & Video at LCC School of Media in London. But I'm trying to put all that out of my mind until I hear if I've got an interview...

Urrm, what else? Oh yeah, I made a short film! I'm currently cutting a 'trailer' to use as a showreel which I might see my way to putting up on DA at some point. Whole film should be done some time in the summer.

As far as art goes, can't say when I'll be doing much more of substance for the time being (far too much work), but I've got a ton of photography and some old-ish scans of artwork yet to be uploaded, so you never know! On the other hand, if you're into fashion I do occasionally update my fabulous polyvore account, or else you're in with a fair chance of finding me on twitter at 4 am

Ciao!

p.s.
Just to reiterate... I worked on effing Quantum of Solace y'all! (I'm still pinching myself)

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Also:
Please support , who's shaving her head for Amnesty!!
You can visit her journal about it here, and you can donate here!

Wow, so, life has changed a great deal in the last few months!
I'm over the glandular fever and busier than ever. Here are a couple of great things that have been going on:

1. Edited a comedy short for some guys I met through another contact - my first real experience with final cut and I think it turned out rather well (it's much more difficult than it might seem). You can see it here if you so wish.

2. Had some freelance work editing videos for Norfolk & Norwich Festival that can seen be on youtube like this one, (not all the videos here are mine - basically any which have titles starting with 'Norfolk and Norwich Festival - ...' were done by me )

3. Got work experience in the art dept. of the new Bond film Quantum of Solace and while there blagged my way into becoming a runner and ended up staying on till the end of the shoot! XD Without revealing too much, I got to do some rather exciting things e.g. helping to blow stuff up a lot as well as the general cleaning up, running errands, delivering messages and being leched on by the crew which was literally 98% male... All the while staying in a convent-cum-b&b with actual nuns. o_o That 3 weeks was probably the hardest I have ever worked. ever. 6-day-weeks and 12-15 hour days and no breaks or sitting down really takes it out of you!

4. Just found out a short documentary and essay I did earlier in the year have won me one of the 12 places on the Warwick Junior Commission which means I'll be taking my camera on a trip through several lesser economically developed countries and helping make a report on standards of education there. That should be happening in the next couple of months although I don't actually yet know where or when I'll be going!

5. Got a new short fiction project in the works too (I say in the works, I mean I'm thinking about it, fleshing out ideas, y'know...) BUT hopefully I will really follow through on this one and end up with something for my showreel.


Wow... so, I have to go back to college now?


+ DA news:
Not sure what I'll be doing on DA in the near future... I'm taking a bit of time off at the moment so maybe get round to looking/commenting a bit again... and in terms of submissions there's still a lot of GSCE stuff I never put up and also a selection of the better photos I've taken on travels and such over the last couple of years, so... yeah I haven't given up on this account yet although my gallery is now full of stuff I did when I was about 13...





Thank you for not bothering to read all that rubbish and skipping to the end!

Yours truly,

Jasmine

So, 4-month-long illnesses aside, I've had to defer college till next year - but this does leave me with 9 months to do what I like, so it's not all bad! That is if the old chronic insomnia doesn't ruin it all - surely 36 hrs is too long to be awake?

However, with a carefully constructed diet of caffeine and alarm clocks I'm trying keep that under control and am just putting my affairs in order so-to-speak so that I can forget about educational stuff for a while and get on with my own projects. It actually looks like 2008 could be a great year if I handle it right

Now it's just a matter of convincing the film industry that it doesn't matter that I'm under 18 and will they please let me have some work experience (pretty please?)

In terms of this page... I may get round to photographing some of my yr 11 CWK/exam pieces at some point.. and I may be producing some new artwork as well. We'll see.

Tara for now!

[Edit:]

Well, I still like this journal entry + din't want to get rid of it yet, but I thought I add some stuff as well...

#1 Sweeney Todd = love.. I wanna see it again

#2 Art - I'm going to be concentrating more on film for the next 9 months - building up a showreel n all that, but I will be doing a little art on the side - sketching, photography and a little bit of painting hopefully - I have some new stuff on the go right now so don't despair, I will upload something eventually.

#3 Life - Just got back from a fun-soaked-extra-long-weekend in Leamington spa avec mon frère... now down to work (heh). No really, I'm doing things, I promise! In fact, I am currently engaged in making a short film with which I can apply to do Warwick Junior Commission which would involve travelling to some LECD-type country and making a project entitled 'education as a right for all' or some such thing. If I get in, I will most likely take my camera and try to make a documentary - which is an opportunity I still can't quite get my head round.. sorry, this is getting quite self-involved (but wait, it is my personal journal, I don't know why I'm berating myself..) .... IN CONCLUSION: Ireallyhopeigetinprettypleasewarwickuni

#4 Umm.. Oh yeah, Hair - it got boring, which means I have to do something with it... what do people think of ash blonde/brown with bottle green sneaking out from underneath... pixie-fringe + bouncy loose curls/waves... this is my current thinking, but it may be a little too weird.... then again, maybe I'll just go to Videl Sassoon Creative school in London and say 'do whatever you want'. I haven't decided if I'm brave enough yet.

Au revoir encore mes amis!



Featured Deviants:

~ Amazingly imaginative/skilled digital painter (and we used to go to the same school!)

~ Awesome graphic/comic artist with intimidating technical skills - basically just stylish.

~ Truly magical semi-abstract wanderings in ink and watercolour + photography.

College is hard. And I have flu again

Don't expect any new artwork for a little while (although I still haven't submitted any of my yr 11 coursework..)



Featured Deviants:

~ Amazingly imaginative/skilled digital painter (and we used to go to the same school!)

~ Awesome graphic/comic artist with intimidating technical skills - basically just stylish.

~ Truly magical semi-abstract wanderings in ink and watercolour + photography.