Hey, on a totally different note, I shook hands with a millionaire the other day - without knowing it until afterwards.

My tutor asked if I'd come and talk to a few people about the sets I'd made for my animation, so I went back to the room where I'd built them, (I'd been editing in the editing suite part of the section).

And I explained about the sets and what I wanted to do in the future etc etc - thought not too much about it as I'd done this a few times before on the regular open days when prospective students and family come for a look around.

One guy hung back, it seemed just to say thanks and shake my hand.

But!  My tutor told me later that this bunch were from something called Screen South, and that they had the ability to spend a lot of cash - maybe on us or at least the college's Media section - AND!  The guy?  he turned out to be Malcolm Cockran who owns a few companies at Pinewood Studios and around the country... Knows people at Disney even...!

And... my tutor told me this bunch were very impressed with Media but especially with me.

Phew!

I don't expect anything will come of this (for me anyway) as my course is almost finished (end of August) but it's nice to be appreciated, and maybe the college will get some better equipment etc...

I just had to tell someone, I'm bursting with it.  Makes you feel great.

Hey cool! I hope something good comes of it for you as well as your school.
:)

awesome! time to start networkin! haha

Awesome, Fran.

Excellent news Fran!

gad...now I'm going to have to start reading the closing credits on films? feh...;)
go for it, girl..;)

Hey congrats! That's really cool.

Oh hey, that’s great news Fran! Appreciation is always a nice thing. Good luck with it all. Who knows, maybe some of these kittens will one day come working for you.

Excellent Fran, you never know what may come from such a meeting, not saying this will happen to you, but a friend I studied software engineering with landed a £1,500,000 software contract through a similar meeting, without going to the nerd levels, he presented on his final year project and there were some investors there looking at the college. ( Note this was a part time course he was already running a successful software company.)

A month later he goes to a company to pitch for a slice of a software contract and wins the whole thing from one of his college audience!

Fran, can we have your autograph before you get too famous. I think it will go up in value over the next few years. :-))

Very cool!!!  Do you have offer 8x10's with you're Autograph yet?? I think I may need a couple for the future. ;)

Hey! Do any of you guys want Fran's phone number??????

Congratulations!

Way to go Fran! Very chuffed for you!

Quote - Hey! Do any of you guys want Fran's phone number??????

It's already in my phone book between Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton.... :lol:

snigger....