working weekends and late night shows when friends were out.... Working with the Mad Men and the occasional genius The life of a cinema projectionist and cinema manager is a rewarding one but for a man in his mid to late twenties it meant missing out on a social life, late night buses and taxis home when everyone is out enjoying themselves takes its toll. Advertising Agency’s have a range of board rooms and preview theatres with the latest equipment but require men that can think on their feet work incredibly fast and under pressure. Making up show reels, transfering film to video, a whole host of AV equipment to be mastered. In addition you had to live and breathe the life of the advertising executive, the creative teams and the pressure of a new business presentation. While working for three of the biggest advertising agency’s in the world in their TV & Cinema departments gave me a complete insight to the workings of a modern advertising agency. No one else in the agency sees the full process quite like the TV preview theatre crew. From New business pitch, the creative reviews, selecting the production companies, reviewing rushes, the advert presentation, media buying, analytics and research reviews every stage of the process involves paying attention and delivering. My time in advertising was thrilling, I will always be grateful for the education I gained during that time, it was to serve me well in later years. And in my down time I was rubbing shoulders with Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson David Puttnam David Bailey and Ridley Scott - MAD MEN had nothing on us. View A classic CDP Cinema Advert

Young & Rubicam Group a worldwide Agency

McCann Erickson global advertising agency network

Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners (CDP)

Audiovisual Film & Television skills in Advertising