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I must warn you, this is probably going to be fairly self indulgent. Still, mercifully not so much as my woefully ill-fated attempted at Vlogging circa 2008.

Alas, I have no wonderful news of conception, so Cheebs wins on the update front. However, I have been similarly absent for the better part of 2 or 3 years. In fact, I'd guess that of my 10,300 or so posts, less than 300 have been since 2010.

Strange to think that when I first joined this forum I was THIS chirpy looking twelve year old
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and have gradually become this frightfully flamboyant chap. Still yet to turn 20, but I like to think there's been some maturation in that time.
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And let's not even talk about what came in between!
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I SAID DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!

So, where was I and where am I now? That 12 year old wanted to be a Drama Teacher, though over time thoughts of English Teaching, Marine Biology and Journalism came to mind. However, a variety of circumstances eventually led to me starting my Bachelors Degree in Film Studies at the University of Warwick (central England, near Birmingham).

For those of you interested, the course itself is very theory based - in my first year we covered the basics of academic film criticism and a broad History of film, as well as areas of TV, Avant-Gardism and a whole heap of different theoretical readings. I tell you - Saussure can go suck a lemon.

HOWEVER, I found that the location of Warwick Campus in the fairly rural Midlands of England just wasn't working for me, and so transferred to King's College London - a fortunately equally prestigious institution. Here in my second year things are getting a little more specific. Currently I'm focusing a lot on National cinemas - Hollywood, Chinese and British, although I'm also doing a module in Documentary Cinema (THERE IS NO TRUTH! STUART HALL WAS RIGHT. MY LIFE IS A LIE!)

But rest assured, my view of the future is very much aimed in the practical areas. In fact, my ultimate ambition of being a Screenwriter is very much a product of my time here. Folks may recall my string of "screenplays" from years gone by. Though terribly structured, formatted and featuring ensemble casts even Joss Whedon would call excessive, I loved making them so much I carried on. I've since written 2 feature length screenplays and a few short films. Though I've not found the time to make them yet, a few friends of mine are establishing a small production group. With my interests on the page more than behind the camera, I might hand over a few scripts to them to bring to life, so stay posted.

On that note, if any of you are interested in a MOVING BREATHING TALKING Ferretchucker (really guys, you can just call me Gabriel now ;) ) then by all means, take a look here at some making-of footage of one such production I acted in. (skip to 6:10)

Being in London has certainly been a breath of fresh air, especially for my film interests. With the BFI on the doorstep and the largest film library in Europe at my disposal I am certainly not wanting. Not to mention events like the London Film Festival - those of you who have me on facebook may have seen that I was lucky enough to procure tickets to Kill Your Darlings. Daniel Radcliffe may be a tad annoying, but walking within feet of him down the Red Carpet in Leicester Square was a beautiful taste of what I hope becomes a trend in my life.

Besides that? Well, in less than one week I celebrate my 2 year anniversary with this wonderful fellow. It's still early days yet in the grand scheme of things, but still, I'm a very happy Stoatthrower.
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I warned you this was self indulgent. I'm sure time have changed and many of the now regulars don't even really know who I am, but hopefully there are those who are still interested. I know I promise it a lot, but I really will try to be a more frequent attendee on this fine site!

Thanks for your time!