James Dance: Film BA(Hons) graduate
My degree course helped me become independent for the first time and become more focused in what I wanted to be doing.
BA(Hons) Film 2004-2007
James runs a successful independent café bar in Falmouth. After spotting a gap in the market for a venue that could attract customers throughout the day, and year round, James came up with the concept for Loading, a retro gaming café with coffee and cocktails. He's made promotional inroads with international games publishers and maintained his close connections with film by sponsoring and helping to judge Cornwall Film Festival's best student film category in 2010.
After doing media production at college I knew I wanted to get into production in some capacity so a BA(Hons) in Film was the natural progression. What I liked most about Falmouth was the way it offered a bit of everything - you could walk into town and have everything on your doorstep, with the beach in walking distance the other way.
I worked part time as a chef throughout my 2nd and 3rd year. After graduating I got promoted to Head Chef, which allowed me to get more experience in the financial side of catering, and after 18 months I decided to open my own café/bar.
My degree course helped me become independent for the first time and become more focused in what I wanted to be doing. It also helped me cover and appreciate a number of topics I never would have looked into. I'm just an independent start up, but I'm looking to move into film production and get a company set up further down the line.
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