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[matt]
"Cinemattic."

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 09:20:45

I work with my creative partner Dave. Our placement was originally supposed to be 2 weeks, after which 2 other creative teams were having 2 weeks each. One team would win a place on the grad scheme.

We did such good work that the creative director asked us if we wanted another week, this time in the digital department. At the end of that week, the work we were doing was going so well that the account team didn't want us to leave, and so actually asked the creative director if we could stay another week! He gave us 2.

During this time, the first of the other creative teams came in for their placement. After their 2 weeks was up, we were told we had "blown them out of the water".

And then yesterday, at 5:45pm, me and Dave were asked by the creative director if we would like a job as a creative team! We couldn't believe it. Dave actually went a bit white and had to have a sit down, whilst I simply couldn't stop my face from grinning like a stoned Cheshire Cat.

There is seemingly no sign of the 3rd team; perhaps the agency told them not to bother coming in.

I'm now sitting at my desk, still grinning, with a cup of tea and some cereal (which I just got from the big cereal cupboard in the office - the one near the beer fridge and the ice cream freezer.)

I love working here.

Oh, I'd appreciate your help here: the agency summer party is on Wednesday; the theme is 80s. Any film-related ideas for what I can go as...?

EDIT: Before anyone makes a joke, the theme is obviously the 1980s, not 80s as in the age of octogenarians.

Edited by - [matt] on 09/15/2009 09:23:48

Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 09:46:22

How about Lloyd Dobler in Say Anything? Find a radio-cassette player to carry over your head and you'll be instantly transported back to 1989.

ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 10:46:20

Bravo, Bravo and Mazal Tov!

quote:
Originally posted by Conan The Westy

How about Lloyd Dobler in Say Anything? Find a radio-cassette player to carry over your head and you'll be instantly transported back to 1989.

As in our MisterBadIdea, you mean? Yes, good one.

On the other hand, 80s blockbusters included ET, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and the first two Back to the Future movies. That's a whole lot of adventure and Sci-Fi. I'd go with that.

(Of course, some of the women might prefer to don lots of upper body padding and go as Dolly Parton in 9 to 5, to make the guys drool!)

Edited by - ChocolateLady on 09/15/2009 10:46:45

BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 12:20:52

[matt] - this is SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS!! And made especially sweeter by the unemployment figures. You guys MUST be good!

Now - films. OK
You and Dave go as Ripley and The Alien. YES!

OR

You and Dave go as The Dentist and Audrey the Plant from Little Shop of Horrors. DOUBLE YES!

thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 12:51:02

Congrats [matt]

Larry
"Larry's time / sat merrily"

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 13:17:42

Way to go!! Have some great ad ventures.

Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 14:07:29

Con[matt]ulations!

So young and so talented!

But enough of me...

Chris C
"Four words, never backwards."

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 19:00:40

Congrats, [matt]

quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady

(Of course, some of the women might prefer to don lots of upper body padding and go as Dolly Parton in 9 to 5, to make the guys drool!)

Of course, you or Dave may wish to go as Dolly Parton

You could put on the leather jacket and sunglasses and turn up as Maverick and Goose from Top Gun. Or the "other two" from the Village People.

If you want to cover the 80's both ways, find a character from Cocoon.

Edited by - Chris C on 09/15/2009 19:07:58

duh
"catpurrs"

Posted - 09/15/2009 : 19:08:20

You can't lose 'em all, kiddo!

RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."

Posted - 09/16/2009 : 02:25:08

- Leave a trail of Reese's Pieces and tell 'em you're Elliot from ET.
- Wear a black suit, fedora & sunglasses: Blues Brothers.
- One of you looks buff, one puts on 40 pounds. DeNiro at the beginning & end of Raging Bull.
- Wear a red dress & curly wig: Tootsie.
- Indian dress & wire rim glasses - Gandhi.

Beanmimo
"August review site"

Posted - 09/16/2009 : 16:37:40

That's a great massage for the Ego Matt!! Congratulations.

[matt]
"Cinemattic."

Posted - 09/18/2009 : 14:05:56

Thanks to everyone for the kind words

Haven't had time to reply til now I've been so busy!

As brilliant as some of your suggestions were, in the end I had to make do with raiding my housemate's room for any 80s-ish clothes and throwing together a crap outfit.

It consisted of an I Heart NY t-shirt and some aviators

(the only 2 items that were mine), some very baggy white cargo pant things, a grey cardigan, and a pair of white high-top trainers with luminous yellow laces. I didn't actually make it home after the party so I had to go to work the next day dressed like this.