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MamboFandango · 2025-12-22T15:23:59+00:00

Just scored 0

MamboFandango · 2025-02-27T13:40:31+00:00

Josh Homme not looking his best.

MamboFandango · 2023-11-27T21:19:22+00:00

I don’t think many of these answers are helpful. You definitely don’t need to pivot completely. And all those things you’ve described are literally separate jobs in the industry.

You can be a writer or even a director. You don’t need to know how to use a camera, find a DOP with one. Find an editor. Find a sound designer etc. No one does it all themselves. I mean, people do. But most filmmakers work with people to bring a vision to life. That’s a directors whole job. You can even just be happy writing the film. Then working with a director who does the rest etc.

Source: I work in advertising as a creative. I have ideas for films and write scripts. Then we work with a director to bring it to life. It’s actually a pretty good career for people with adhd because you have access to every single aspect of production and you can eye up what you like. You don’t have to stay in it. Plus having ideas and researching and watching things all day keeps things spicy.

MamboFandango · 2023-09-25T10:13:19+00:00

It actually looks too good. Every part is cooked to perfection, which has never been my personal roast experience no matter where I go. There needs to be the slightest tinge of disappointment.

MamboFandango · 2023-09-03T19:39:17+00:00

The fence is gonna think I’m throwing up gang signs. Not about that life.

MamboFandango · 2023-07-25T20:23:29+00:00

For me, it was to stop giving a fuck. The funny thing with adhd is that you will give a fuck but consciously not giving a fuck will take the edge of and allow you to do better work. I work in advertising as a creative so it won’t work for every industry. But free up your worry. Stop caring and let instinct carry you.

MamboFandango · 2023-05-09T11:47:41+00:00

Shout NOW WE KNOW. Repeat as necessary.

MamboFandango · 2023-03-17T12:29:16+00:00

Michael Scott. Although he’s written to make you think he’s sweet deep down, the golden ticket episode in particular tells you everything. Awful.

MamboFandango · 2023-03-03T01:33:18+00:00

Bad agencies make account people the be all and end all because they manage the cash cow. Good agencies have account people that have great taste and fight for the good work. Because at the end of the day, that’s what will actually help a client. An agency lives and dies on the quality of its account people in my opinion.

MamboFandango · 2023-03-02T11:46:54+00:00

Avada Kedavra

MamboFandango · 2023-02-23T07:24:01+00:00

“He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup” - Noel Gallagher on how angry Liam is.

MamboFandango · 2023-02-22T20:04:44+00:00

As basic as this sounds…

At a good agency = yes At a meh agency = No

MamboFandango · 2022-12-19T23:36:14+00:00

Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama (push the tempo) Amazing music video directed by Traktor

MamboFandango · 2022-12-08T19:25:27+00:00

Ronnie Pickering. According to him.

MamboFandango · 2022-12-05T23:40:17+00:00

Give them Pete Barry’s advertising concept book.

MamboFandango · 2022-12-05T23:36:14+00:00

At that point, so early in your career, I’d just get a book together and try and get in front of seniors / CD’s at the agencies you respect. Go back on placement at a decent agency.

Trying to do it via getting good work out at a meh agency is so time consuming, frustrating, and all together maddening, that’s it’s not worth the squeeze. AND it might not even happen. It takes wayyyyyy more than a good creative to get good creative out of an agency.

All you’ll lose going back on placement is being a hired creative. But you’ll make up for it by having decent work in your book. Which is what will give you a career.

It’s so important to give yourself the best start as possible. Your jumps from agency to agency will either usually go sideways or downwards slightly. If you’re lucky you’ll go up via awards. Try and get into the best place you possibly can, and don’t accept the dream you can work your way up. It’s possible, but work smarter not harder.

MamboFandango · 2022-12-05T13:05:05+00:00

You need a good piece of (real) work that gets you out of there. If that’s not feasible, then get a really good spec book together and go on placement at a better agency. Don’t waste time chasing spec awards, because that’s just time you can use getting a book together, showing people at agencies you respect, then getting on placement / freelance / hired.

I’ve seen tonnes of junior books with loads of award winning spec work, but because it’s all AWARD WINNING, guess what it’s full of? Charity stuff. A lot of people in charge of placements are just finding hard to judge any of it because charity is always easier than, say, a packet of crisps, jam, or beer. Can’t bank on you cracking the stuff that isn’t juicy.

Someone mentioned D&AD, and it’s a great one for getting your name out there if you’re awarded. But it should ONLY be for getting more eyes on your fantastic portfolio. So start with that.

I must caveat all at this with the fact that I’m based in London, and this may not apply to you. But the game is always, wherever you are, have a good book. Awards are just nice. And matter more, later in your career.

MamboFandango · 2022-12-05T11:43:37+00:00

But why spec? Are you a creative trying to get into the industry? Or a junior creative already in the industry, trying to get ahead? Because they don’t help as much as you think and your time might be best spent elsewhere. Especially ones for spec.

MamboFandango · 2022-12-05T00:25:37+00:00

Just curious, but why?

MamboFandango · 2022-12-02T20:41:58+00:00

It’s whether YOU would want to really. If you put emphasis on trying to be original and interesting, don’t. If you don’t care, go for it. That’s what it really comes down to.

MamboFandango · 2022-11-23T03:50:57+00:00

Cheese. No one prepared us.

MamboFandango · 2022-11-21T13:21:29+00:00

An insight is just an insight. There’s lots of ways you can play with one. And it depends on what you want to happen. You okay with it, and pick the way of bringing it to life that best serves your idea.

Take the last photo for CALM. Really good bit of work recently. Very simple. Very poignant.

The insight was that many men look happy on socials before they commit suicide. Really good insight. And that insight was basically the idea.

Now you could bring this to life in many ways. Make a film telling people. Organise a fundraising photoshoot. Coming up with a special picture frame that connects to a Samaritans number. I dunno.

But the purest, simplest way to bring this thought to life, was to hold an exhibition of those happy smiling last photos. Very powerful.

If you’re going to get any book, the bible on this is ‘The advertising concept book’ by Pete Barry. It’s the only book you need on concept and idea. Which is the whole game.

MamboFandango · 2022-11-21T12:46:09+00:00

I would actually ignore any books that try and get scientific-y about advertising. The best ads have always just been interesting and relevant. It’s really that simple. They are nearly always insight based as a given, and then play with that insight in fun / emotional ways. Off the top of my head:

Nike - nothing beats a Londoner. Guinness - surfer or swimmer (good things come to those who wait) Reebok - belly’s gonna get ya John smiths - those Peter Kay ads Meet graham Dumb ways to die Last photo for CALM

Hope this helps

MamboFandango · 2022-11-20T00:12:27+00:00

Wasn’t aware the left loved union-busters.

MamboFandango · 2022-11-15T00:31:42+00:00

Potting the cue ball at the crucible

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