An email to Maree

Hi Maree,

How are you going??

Did you get my previous email about Brisbane?? If not here it is......

Just a quick note to let you know that my shortfilm - "Sukki's Story" has been invited to
this year's Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF). 24th July – 13th August 2006

apart from that.....i was so happy yesterday as I got your MIAF program!!
That was really a surprise. Did you end up going to any of the screenings? How was it?
I would love to know!!

Also, I 've tried so hard looking for work and here are a few conclusions that i can make:

1) generally, the salary in the Creative industry of HK is generally low, I did an estimation of how much my friends are getting....around 15K -18K a year....and that's in a company that does high profile films and high end positions like compositing or even 3d animation.


2) most of the jobs are not advertised on newspapers....mostly on those cgwebsites
but since now its the low season, there aren't many available.

3) i submitted a lot of spplications and only a few replied....which i think is the same anywhere.

4) my worst interview so far is at a company that only does wedding videos.

5) HK dont really respect the people working in the creative industry....its considered as a side job here in HK, people in HK respect business people, lawyers, doctors, celebrities...never a designer or a compositor...
unless you are Wong Kar Wai, they will praise you like GOD.

6) I finally had a great interview today, they do a lot of shows in house for a lot of satellite tv channels, cathay pacific inflight videos, mtvs, commercials, independent films/documentaries....etc. which is great!! One of their full time staff is going to leave in July, so there's going to be an opening soon. They ask if I would be interested.....but of course things are not simple in my life, not at this point at least. I have my concerns.

My concerns:

1) I told them that I want to go to London to attend an animation festival, and they ask me to contact them later in August.

2) the application for my visa of Living and Working in Australia is almost complete and I should really go and start looking for work in adelaide as soon as possible, (Adelaide has granted my application of sponsorship.)

3) this visa is my only chance of Living and Working in Australia and I have to take this opportunity or I will loose it forever.

4) I can always come back to Hong Kong as its still my birth Country.

so, I guess at this point, I am thinking of going to London in August, see if there's any work opportunity there, if not, i will come back to Australia and do some serious job hunting!! And if I jump forward 3 years......if I do so well in australia, I will stay and get settled, if I didn't do so well ..... and I hate working there....

I will return to HK as my last retreat.

Life is so complicated!!

i know its a long email.....sorry hehe!

cheers
Thomas