A brief of working at Framestore

Framestore

September 2012 – Present

Again like Sonny I started work at Framestore doing a weeks worth of work experience. In this week of work experience I found it was a very different experience to what I had at Sonny. In Framestore it is mainly in house jobs and tasks that I had to do. I made cups of tea and coffee and sent them to different VFX suites and colour suites.

Unlike Sonny, Framestore is a very big office and needs a lot of runners to cover jobs and tasks.

Framestore is a very well known company and has a lot of people coming in and out of the office everyday. This shows that you are on your toes all the time at Framestore. When I was doing work experience there I decided to wear some stupid shoes which made my feet bleed like mad!!! It just shows you how important runners are to the media industry.

I also went on runs around the Soho area and because I did many runs when I was at Soho I knew my way around easily and because Framestore is more in Oxford circus rather than Soho, I learned even more places around the West End.

Framestore asked me to have a job after a week of work experience. When my boss asked me if I wanted it I was so excited and thrilled, it made me have so much motivation. I have learnt so much whilst at Framestore. I didn’t really know much about visual effects until I came to Framestore.

I have made so many new friends and they have all told me what they want to go into.

I have learnt the way post production places work in comparison to production companies. The type of equipment they have at Framestore at first hit me with confusion but after a while I am starting to understand what equipment they use etc.

As a runner in Framestore we have to show our professionalism and great clients to the welcoming place of Framestore.

I have learnt not only skills from a technical and media side but also life skills which will help me on the way.

I have become much more confidant whilst working at Framestore due to the help of answering telephone calls at Sonny.

Framestore helps you reach the goal you want to and you have so much support around you.

One of the managing directors of Framestore said to the runners team that we are one of the most important keys to the film industry and again that just increased my willpower and motivation to go to where I want to be.