The Rise of The Freelancer
A few years ago, you only needed to walk into a coffee shop in any major city to see that the freelancer economy has been booming. Armed with laptops and flat whites, this creative elite seamlessly move from job to job, responding to the ebb and flow of the industry’s
CV writing – How to use credits
Our previous CV blog posts have looked at how a standard CV should look and examined how best to construct a CV for those without much experience. This blog will look at those who perhaps have too much experience for a standard two page CV and what to do with
Calling all Editors – Work with TCC!
If you are a confident Editor in Avid and/or Premiere and AFX, looking to expand your client base and work on exclusive projects, TCC are perfect to represent you. What is different about TCC? Apart from our wonderfully friendly team of experienced consultants, you can expect utmost professionalism and a steadfast work
Recruitment panel: Prepare for graduation
Earlier this month, our Account Manager Laura Davis was invited to King's College London to feature on a panel of recruitment professionals to help prepare students for life after graduation. The topic of discussion centred around the challenges that face recent graduates in the creative sector. Laura greatly enjoyed the
From Editor to Ed Sheeran
Peter Reeve has spent over 10 years working in the media industry covering a wide range of genres and styles. He was one of our fabulous freelancers for almost 6 years before he decided to take the plunge and set up his own production company, RMV Productions. His creative drive
Sadly saying goodbye to Sarah
It is with great sadness that after 4 and a half years as part of the TCC team our Senior Consultant, Sarah Dodds, is leaving us for new adventures. We wanted to look over the time she had with us and asked her to share some of her memories with us
Using hyperlapse for branded content
TCC's freelance Camera Operator and Photographer Tom Chambers talks using hyperlapse for branded content and his behind-the-scenes projects for Xbox's Halo Wars 2 promotional campaign, PlayStation’s Nioh street art commission and Google Play’s Indie Games Contest. According to timelapse video producer Geoff Tompkinson's blog, the difference between a timelapse and
TCC’s #FestiveFeedback
Take a look over our #FestiveFeedback advent calendar that was broadcast across our social media. Throughout December 2016 we celebrated client feedback about our wonderful freelancers with one advent calendar post a day right up until Christmas Eve (we receive great feedback for freelancers every day, so it was tough
Northern Focus: 10 reasons you should freelance in the North
As Tennyson once said, 'bright and fierce and fickle is the South/ And dark and true and tender is the North'. Although TCC has a base in London, we also have consultants that recruit for the North of England too. Whilst they may be a bit biased towards the North
Northern Focus: Greg Holt on QTAKE
Greg Holt is one of TCC's Video Playback Operators based in Manchester. He studied Media Technology at the University of Central Lancashire and has been in the industry since graduating in 2005. Greg has been doing playback on commercials and dramas for about 7 or 8 years but in the last 3 years he