We’re all digital kids. If you aren’t, you must be living in the depths of the ocean stuck under the shipwreck of the Titanic. Eaon Pritchard (http://eaonpritchard NULL.blogspot NULL.com), the Head of Digital Innovation at Clemenger BBDO (http://clemengerbbdo NULL.com NULL.au/) knows all about the whiz-bang-shebangabang’s, he even hashtagged his ten tips.
Woo, Sydney! We hit that joint like there was no tomorrow, with John Kane from Happy Soldiers (http://www NULL.happysoldiers NULL.com NULL.au/) in tow. He made a pretty good impression on all that attended. Look at all those rad people hanging out! Look at all those plants! We like plants! As an aside, we can’t believe we even had a hand drawn chalk sign. We think that’s freakin’ cool. See you again soon, Sid-knee!
Penny! Like a fresh breeze she sailed in and told us the what-nots, the who-hows and the go-do-its. This super editor from ThreeThousand, the now sadly out of print Is Not Magazine, and writer for The Age is the go to girl for what’s the hip-hop-’n-happening in this town of ours. Penny spent the evening telling us to shut up, speak the truth, and not to use cliches, ever — which, at the end of the day, we think is pretty sound advice.
Junior last Wednesday was pretty rad. We had Jason Ross – the Executive Creative Director of CHE (http://www NULL.che NULL.com NULL.au/) give us 8 tips in 8 minutes, at the grand ol’ time of 8pm. According to the Chinese, the number 8 (http://www NULL.beijingmadeeasy NULL.com/beijing-society/china-lucky-numbers) is as lucky as it gets. So if you happened to find yourself there, be sure to think of yourself as one of the lucky ones.
It’s also pretty darn lucky we filmed the whole thing just in case you missed it.
‘FINALLY!’ We hear you say – ‘Junior events in Sydney’. Yes that’s right, we finally got shit together. And since we kept y’all waiting so long – we got two of the most awarded creatives in the country – Matty Burton and Cam Blackley, Creative Directors at Droga5 (http://droga5 NULL.com NULL.au) to give their 10 tips. But don’t worry if you missed it, it’ll be appearing as an episode of JuniorTV (http://vimeo NULL.com/user2421636) soon.
The next Junior event is in Melbourne on June 16 at the Workers Club (http://theworkersclub NULL.com NULL.au/) in Fitzroy. Guest speaker: Jo Walker, editor at Frankie (http://www NULL.frankie NULL.com NULL.au/) magazine.
Here at Junior we love the Internet as much as the next gaggle of square-eyed RSS-fiends, but compared to real-life, it sucks giant pear-shaped balls. You may be able to fly from tab to tab making click-leaps from Copenhagen to New York and back home again, but can you high-five new acquaintances over a beer in an authentic and hip warehouse space?
No! You can’t! Oh and don’t you devil’s advocate me Mr. Naysaying-Web-2.0-changing-the-face-of-communication-magee. I know your type and you’re wrong.
And that, our favourite bunch of blog-reading creatives, was an incredibly badly written and verbose introduction with the sole intent to convince you to come along to our Junior events, because the Internet never beats real-life.
At last April’s 10 tips in 10 minutes event, kids were sitting on the bar, some were hanging from the ceiling, most were sitting comfortably on chairs, but some weren’t, so yeah. What we mean to say is, ‘it was packed!’
Everyone was there to see Ghostpatrol (http://ghostpatrol NULL.net/)–illustrator, chilled bro, artist–speak about his life and times. Our favourite new JuniorTV cinematographer Louis Mitchell captured it all on film. Enjoy.
It feels great when people show up to the things you put on. We didn’t really ask anyone to come to our inaugural Junior Film Festival last Monday night; we never pleaded or begged or employed henchmen to break knees. Normal, everyday folk, much like you, just started buying tickets until it was sold-out — which probably had more to do with the fact we were screening the seminal documentary, Art & Copy (http://www NULL.artandcopyfilm NULL.com/), than anything remotely associated to us personally. You know, cause just like any troubled human, we hinge our personal worth on the amount of people interested in the things we do.
Then we were going to give free tickets away to our friends, but because it was sold-out, we couldn’t. Then they got reeeeaaal angry. They said, “But you told us you’d give us free tickets!” So we said to our friends, “We’re really, really sorry, but you should have bought a ticket in the first place you cheap, unsupportive inconsiderates.”
Anyway, don’t listen to our neurotic tripe, quite frankly it’s surprising you’ve read this far. And if you have, thanks, we need all the friends we can get after the free-ticket fiasco of 2k10.
The night was a huge success, blah blah blah, Junior goes from strength to strength, lots of people came, press releasey hoo-hah, floop-dy floop-dy doo.
And the whole thing could never have happened without the unending support of AJF Partnership (http://www NULL.ajfpartnership NULL.com NULL.au/), XYZ Studios (http://xyzstudios NULL.com/), and Campaign Brief (http://campaignbrief NULL.com/) — all of which we used and abused for our own gain. We really hope tacking your logos onto things makes you lots and lots of money.
Sometimes a room fills with incredibly creative people and you can’t help but smile. That’s how we felt last Wednesday when Ghostpatrol (http://ghostpatrol NULL.net/) gave his ten tips in, well, a few more than ten minutes. But we were secretly glad it was a little longer — there was something about his chilled demeanor, humility and beautiful illustrations that inspired everyone on a really deep level. Yeah! See what you missed out on! Everyone had a blast, and we transcended spiritually. Can’t get much more inspirational than that.
Listen up! We’re having our very own Junior Film Festival. Sounds kinda neat doesn’t it? But as you would expect from us, there’s a twist. There’s only one film. And it’s only one night. We just called it a festival to get your attention. Ha! There. Now we have it. Let’s continue!
The film is called Art & Copy — an incredible documentary that profiles several living icons of the U.S advertising industry since the ’60s. People like George Lois, Dan Weiden and Lee Clow.
If you’re keen for that sort of thing, we’ve got a three step process for you to follow:
1. Watch the trailer below
2. Click the ‘Buy Now’ button
3. Tell all your friends
Now, these steps don’t have to be done in that order. Instead you could buy tickets for all your friends, watch the trailer, and hope like hell that you’re getting what you’ve paid for. Which you will, of course, because we wouldn’t lie.
You’ll just have to trust us — this movie is a must-see for all creative people.
Want to know more about Art & Copy? Click here (http://artandcopyfilm NULL.com/).
When: Monday, 26 April
Time: 7pm pre-drinks for 7.30pm screening
Where: Kino Cinema – 45 Collins Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $17.00
SOLD OUT!
Once you’ve bought your tickets online, please print your paypal receipt and bring it on the night.
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