<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> <strong>April</strong> 20<strong>13</strong> Page 6Jery’sWorld“I’m gonna treat myself with my increase – perhaps a new pair of socks!”Interested in having London as a financial centre built around youand your taxi in a documentary film? Now’s your chance withDutch filmmaker Thomas Vroege...Looking for afuture film starThomas isa filmmakerwho couldbe lookingfor you!Hello Dial-a-Cab taxi drivers,I'm Thomas Vroege, a young documentary filmmaker from Holland. For some time I havebeen interested in the financial centres of London. There are a lot of films already being madeabout London as a financial centre, but I want to do something different.I'd like to make a documentary film from the perspective of taxi drivers, so, I'm looking fortaxi drivers who tend to work in either Canary Wharf or the City itself and are willing toshare their stories with me. What is your experience as a cabbie working in those areas? Doyou have funny, emotional or intriguing stories? Perhaps you’ve had some really weird peoplein your taxi? And how do you deal with the working pressure?In my work, I try to make unconventional stories but with total respect for the people Iwork with and I have always believed that London taxi drivers have a very special role in society,moving so many people every day and being acknowledged as the world’s best.<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> Editor Alan Fisher has spoken very highly of the drivers on Dial-a-Cab, soif any of you are willing to cooperate with me on this documentary and share yourstory I will be very grateful. Although we work on a small budget, there is room fora little payment if you want to cooperate. I think this can be an opportunity for taxidrivers to tell the world what it is like working in a difficult arena!I really hope for your reaction. You can either mail me or Alan Fisher if you areinterested...Thomas Vroegemail@thomasvroege.nl• Roadside repair• Roadside assistance• Running repair recovery• Accident recovery• Pay as you go to membership• Credit card taken at roadside0845 094 5307We make wheels turnso you can earn.
<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> <strong>April</strong> 20<strong>13</strong> Page 7<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> has mentioned the drawing ability ofClaire Ottley in the past. Claire has been withDial-a-Cab since 2000 and having begun inBrunswick House <strong>Call</strong> Centre, is now the DaCAccount Manager for a large City bank. Nostranger to this mag, Claire used to write a regularcolumn featuring fine wines and unusualrecipes.Now we hear that Claire has been taking LifeDrawing classes. Sometimes referred to as figuredrawing, this involves the drawing of thehuman form in any of its various shapes andpostures using any of the available drawingmedia. Put plainly, that means drawing live andnaked models of either sex.Claire told us that she had been drawing allher life, in fact ever since she could remember.Later on she studied Fine Art at CamberwellSchool of Art and Goldsmiths University.She also goes to Life Drawing classes once aweek at the Zabludowicz Collection on Princeof Wales Road NW5 and describes the art as thestudy of the human form, arguably the mostdifficult subject an artist can commonlyencounter - hence the reason entire coursesare dedicated to the subject.We asked Claire if there was any embarrassmentat drawing a naked man or woman whois just standing there in the buff.“None whatsoever,” she said, “usually, LifeDrawing models are registered with RAM(Register of Artist Models) and will be requiredto meet the professional standards required byRAM. They are often employed by film productioncompanies, medical schools and LifeDrawing classes etc. They are required to auditionand provide references, while the studentsLife Drawing reachesDaC’s accounts department!One of Claire's life drawingsdoing the drawing are more concerned withconcentrating on improving their drawingskills.”Being something of an investigative journalthat doesn’t like to keep things hidden, we feltit to be our duty to enquire whether the modelskept any delicate bits and pieces hidden!Claire refused to be drawn (sic) and explainedthat Life Drawing is to study the human form inall its various shapes and poses, so there wereno hidden areas. However the DaC AccountManager did admit that props are used occasionally- such as a piece of material.We also couldn’t help but wonder whethershould a model fail to arrive, would one of thestudents actually volunteer to be the model,but Claire refused to bite (sic again) and pointedout that the students were artists and notmodels!So would Claire consider taking herundoubted talent up to the next level? She didn’tdismiss the idea but just told <strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> thatshe would see how things went.Incidentally, the founder of the ZabludowiczCollection is Anita Zabludowicz, who is recognisedas one of Europe's top art patrons. Shehas been championing emerging artists sincethe 1990s and founded the ZabludowiczCollection in 1994. It contains over 2000 worksby over 500 artists covering a period over thepast 40 years and more of art production. Anitais also the woman behind Anish Kapoor’sArcelor Mittal Orbit tower which dominatedthe London Olympic skyline.Martin Cordell & Co. ACCOUNTANTSDoes your accountant supply you with the following?Over forty years of experience with the Licensed London Taxi Trade.Processing of self-assessment returns.Advice on trading as a Limited Company with its tax advantages and potential pitfalls.Preparation of accounts.Initial consultation dealing with loss of earnings claims (due to accidents on the road etc.)Letters to banks, building societies and other lenders.Specialist in-house facilities to deal with Inland Revenue enquiry cases.(This is expensive and time consuming. Ask your accountant how much he will charge should thisunpredictable event occur).A three hundred and sixty five days a year service.A‘nightshift’service.OfficesinNorthandEastLondon.First consultation free of charge.Martin Cordell & Co . . . Do!All for one yearly feeTheLondonTaxiTradesPremierAccountants(24 hour answering service for prompt service) 020 8980 7161 (24 hour answering service for prompt service)1-5AlfredStreet,Bow,LondonE32BE also atFront Office, First Floor, 9 Church Road, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4ASwww.martin-cordell.co.uk
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