As part of my Media course at Bath college I had the privilege to attend a lecture by James Wetherly about his career in the media industry, both the good and the bad. For those who don't know James, he is 49 years young and has been in the creative industry for around 30 years. He has worked along side the BBC on huge projects, acting as production manager on Later... with Jools Hollend as well as working on many live shows such as the world renowned Glastonbury Festival.
What I gained from his time with us was that the key to his successes was two elements. The first was taking opportunities when they arised. Grabbing hold of a chance was key to getting anywhere in his career and smaller things that he did then led onto bigger stuff. The second, was being friendly. He stated that being friendly is the best possible thing you can be. Why? Please will remember it. This can lead to more work as well as getting some high-end contacts.
The latter part of his time with us was spent answering are questions, here were some of my personal favorite answers:
Question- Who was your Favorite client?
"I don't know really, I've been doing it so long that you tend to forget horrible people and you remember the nice ones... Actually my favorite job ever without a doubt was Later... With Jools Hollend because it was a series of just awesome acts I'd heard or, acrts I'd never heard of and continue to like ... "
Question- What really winds you up on Set?
"... I really hate people that are late and I really hate people that don't say thank you..."
You can enjoy the full lecture and full QnA here.
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