Job Tales - I interview professionals to help you become who you wish to be

Inspired by Final Fantasy, and then The Matrix: Lars decided that’s what he wanted to do in life. He is an animator and cinematographer by trade, and has become expert in 3D animation and production for video games. Watch Dogs, Assassins Creed, Minecraft, League of Legends…. These are all games that millions of people play around the world, and that hundreds of professionals conceive, design, animate and produce in companies such as Ubisoft, where Lars worked for quite a few years. Lars tells us his story as a Producer of a Startup company based in California.

If you tune in to Al Jazeera, every morning you will be delighted by the big smile of Everton Fox as he announces the weather forecast. Everton is a Meteorologist and has worked for the Met Office and the BBC before moving to Doha. He was so kind to grant me an interview. I wanted to know how you become a weather presenter, and what is the path to this career. Enjoy the interview.
https://www.aljazeera.com/author/everton_fox_20111017112039307694

If you have come across his Facebook page, you know who I am talking about:

The Podcast Lawyer.

Gordon Firemark is an entertainment lawyer from California and he has created his own podcast; besides for having a beautiful voice, he is also very informative . I had the pleasure to interview him to ask how he came to become an entertainment lawyer, and a podcast lawyer.

I met Andrew hiking on the Swiss mountains. A British man who lived 20 years in Australia and the past 11 years in Switzerland. He works at a pharmaceutical company as a clinical scientist. His work is around drug development. Fascinating, for who needs ideas of what to do with a pharmacist or medical degree.

Organiser of a major event: this has become Gert’s specialty. Not just an event but the second largest rally in the world: the Morocco Desert Challenge. I have known Gert since the University years: we both studied communications. After working for Cable and Wireless as a Communication Manager, he decided to take a year off the corporate world and ventured with his 2CV all the way from Brussels to Cape Town. Gert tells us of his adventure, from writing a book to becoming the reference for rally organisation. The challenges during the Covid pandemic, and the next projects. 

Chris has worked as Line Producer for several decades. Film making is very appealing, but when you are not from the industry, you don't see the hard work that goes behind making a film or a TV series. Chris tells us how he started his job and what it takes to be a good producer.


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Catherine comes from New Zealand, but in the last decade she has lived out of a suitcase together with her husband and two children. We crossed path when she was in South Africa in 2014.

She started in the film industry, working as an Assistant Director. How Not to Fall in Love, Actually is her first novel. Then came Make or Break. A third novel is on its way to the printing house. Beautiful and with plenty of talent, Catherine is now a full time writer, full time mom and full time traveler. Her family's support and her own determination and passion for the job are the ingredients of her career. 

https://www.catherinebennetto.com/about-catherine

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My intention is to disclose all possible professions around the world. I stumbled upon John Wreford's blog by chance, and found his journey interesting. I asked him if he wanted to be interviewed to share his story with you and me, and he agreed. And like that, we connected. I from Switzerland, he from Bulgaria. John has lived in Syria for ten years and loves to cover stories in the Middle East with his photography. He is one of the "lucky" ones who knew at an early age what he wanted to do in life. He embraced his calling at full thrust. He is living the life he chose, with everything that his choice brings. 

John's blog: https://johnwreford.wordpress.com/

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When you work in film production, you get to meet very many professions at once. During my two seasons at Black Sails in Cape Town I had the pleasure to interact with all departments, from costumes to set design, from make up to transport. Hamish was hired from the UK to be the Armourer and Sword Master on the TV series. Fascinating job, and a vocational one, like Hamish will tell you. What an honor to have Hamish on my podcast, enjoy and leave me comments if you would like more of film careers told on my mic.

His website: Hamish MacLeod

His company: "History in the Making"

His bio on IMDB

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She wanted to be a ballerina, and she was attracted by the medical profession. Life and choices took her to start her career as an actress, first in theater, then in TV.  Fiona Ramsay, from South Africa, shares her experience on stage and on set, and tells us about dialogue coaching. You never know in life which door opens and how work eventually defines you. Fiona's advice: do your own work, and your own homework. Take your chance at becoming who you want to be.

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