Eva's Summary
I’m a student at Bedford Uni studying Dance. I decided to go to Malia for the summer with a friend from Uni. We were going to try & find work in the 2 weeks holiday we booked. Bar work or dancers in a night club or something so we could stay out in Malia for the rest of the summer, but not promoting as it’s what most people do to stay out here. We booked our flight & off to Malia we went.
We got a dance job in club 69 which was good at the beginning because we had our days to go the beach and sunbathe and the dancing was a great workout, probably because we had to dance for about 7 hours straight. Anyway I started to get a bit bored of it especially all the groping people tried on.
Then one day when me and my mates were looking for fancy dress costumes to wear on our night off I saw Dave’s advertisement in Malia.co.uk office window for part-time promotion work & a fancy dress helper. I phoned up & an open intro interview was arranged for the next day. I met Dave in restaurant/bar. He outlined what he did, working with 20’s holiday, doing photos & video, plus doing fancy dress hire service for the holiday guests. I mention my interest in video work & I would like to do a bit of modeling if it was possible as I always wanted to do some modeling at Uni. Dave said if I was not selected for the position he would do a couple of test shoots if I was still interested, as he would like to get a dancer to do certain poses due to their flexibility. A few days past & I got a call for a trial to help promote the fancy dress hire with a girl that was in charge of running it. It was fun, as I got to dress up in a few outfits or an accessory to make people aware of the fancy dress while giving out flyers & telling them about it. This was for about 3 hours in the afternoon.
4-5 days later I informed Dave that my boyfriend (big mistake, but too long a story) was coming for a week. He said from previous seasons it would be best if I spent time with him till he goes due to past experience. I would not be focused on my work, make mistakes, wanting time out, blah, blah.
4-5 days later I informed Dave that my boyfriend (big mistake, but too long a story) was coming for a week. He said from previous seasons it would be best if I spent time with him till he goes due to past experience. I would not be focused on my work, make mistakes, wanting time out, blah, blah.
3 day later, Dave text me to come to the work base studio. I thought the worst.
He was going to pay me & say to finish due to finding another staff as it was peak season & sales results was needed. When I got to the work studio and sat down waiting for the bad news he said do you want the bad news or the good news first. I chipped in saying “ you want me to leave don’t you”. “No” was his reply. “The bad news is there’s going to be more hours to do if you want to work in the team” so I said maybe & when would I start. In my mind he did say I could have the off with my boyfriend at the time. The good news he said “ Is I would like to know if you would be interested in doing the video filming work on the al the 20’s excursion, (party nights, beach party, booze cruise, school disco night, in bed with? Interviewing, pool party etc) I was so excited about this!!! Yes, I said without a 2nd thought. Then I said when will I have to start, as you said I could have the week off with my b/f. He asked a few more questions about what I knew about video filming & editing and to be honest. I told I had not done much, just a small amount at uni, to do with my dance course for certain work, but I was a fast learner. Ok, he said can you come in on Sunday show me watch you can do with the booze footage he was filming, due to the guy who was doing the job as it was his day off. He explained what had happen to the team player (too much to say.) basically he had messed up big time too many times & was not getting sales results etc. As my mind was buzzing with the exciting news, I asked him about the modeling test shoots and would he still be able to do them. He showed me the model trainee information, I read it & thought this is an unbelievable opportunity not to be missed. On a few conditions, 1 been able to be patient & follow direction when been a photo test trainee. 2 start to think creative ideas for myself. I had loads of ideas of what I wanted to do. It was crazy that I’d landed this job so suddenly, I was really lucky!!!
When I went in on the Sunday to do a tryout, I was a bit late, as Dave was waiting for me.
I said I was sorry due to an issue with the boyfriend. He had started to do the video transferring to the computer (45 min already) in 10 minute you can start doing the editing. So I was a bit worried at this point as I felt a bit rusty but just thought, lets do this!
I had almost finished but just needed to burn the DVD and said I had to leave as I was going out to dinner with my boyfriend. Well I did not realised there was so much to do with editing, as I only did a 10 – 15 mins short video at Uni. He said sure, now I hope you understand why I said take time off while he’s here. I felt a bit awkward as I wanted to do this, my boyfriend had txt a few times, I didn’t know what to do. Dave said, go, I’ll finish it, but can I give it food for thought if I want you to have the position as the 20’s lifestyle if fast living. I knew I wanted this, plus the model trainee job, as I may NEVER get the opportunity again abroad.
The week was up b/f (now ex) said he was staying another 3 days. Dave gave me the option the video-dvd production work or boyfriend as we need to supply the 20’s guest with dvds of their holiday memories. As he was not going to give me 3 more days off. Well I had to fit my boyfriend in around my work. I hardly slept and worked ridiculously hard until my bf left and I could concentrate on the job in hand.
I had almost finished but just needed to burn the DVD and said I had to leave as I was going out to dinner with my boyfriend. Well I did not realised there was so much to do with editing, as I only did a 10 – 15 mins short video at Uni. He said sure, now I hope you understand why I said take time off while he’s here. I felt a bit awkward as I wanted to do this, my boyfriend had txt a few times, I didn’t know what to do. Dave said, go, I’ll finish it, but can I give it food for thought if I want you to have the position as the 20’s lifestyle if fast living. I knew I wanted this, plus the model trainee job, as I may NEVER get the opportunity again abroad.
The week was up b/f (now ex) said he was staying another 3 days. Dave gave me the option the video-dvd production work or boyfriend as we need to supply the 20’s guest with dvds of their holiday memories. As he was not going to give me 3 more days off. Well I had to fit my boyfriend in around my work. I hardly slept and worked ridiculously hard until my bf left and I could concentrate on the job in hand.
I’m so glad I did this as I have learned so much in the couple of months I was there.
I had someone else giving me a hand with data collecting, sales & delivering the dvds to the hotels & I got the sales up a little more than the previous guy.
I got the opportunity to work as a video camera girl.
We worked alongside the 2wentys and Freestyle holiday programs attending the events. I loved my job and some of the things that I got to witness were hilarious.
The modeling side was more challenging than I thought but at the same time I grew a lot more as a model.
Dave taught me a lot. I did loads of solo shoots, a few girl/girl shoots. I messed up by being late on my first girl-girl (pics below) shoot. I turned up 50 min late, the girls couldn’t do it as she needed to go and get ready for her bar job. Dave was not too pleased and said I had wasted the girls and his time, which is fair enough, so that was it for that session. I knew we didn’t need to be on duty for another 3 hours or so and said that, but he wasn’t having it. I really wanted to do this shoot (read my model journal and sandy bra see pics on photo page) even though I messed up, so for 10-15 mins I pleaded with him to do the shoot & promised it would never happen again, plus promised a shoot he wanted to do. We did the shoot & it was a really hot sunny afternoon and we finished as the sun was setting & Dave got me to hold the sun in the cup of my hands above my head. I was pleased with the photo when I saw it. I wasn’t too sure what he was doing or getting at with this pose, plus I had to be patient while he got me in the right position & framed it. The sun moves very fast, so I had to keep moving slowly so we got the picture. It was worth it! We did plan to do the same image but as an artistic nude figure another day, but it never happen, as the sunsets are not every evening and the times always clashed with our events
I got the opportunity to work as a video camera girl.
We worked alongside the 2wentys and Freestyle holiday programs attending the events. I loved my job and some of the things that I got to witness were hilarious.
The modeling side was more challenging than I thought but at the same time I grew a lot more as a model.
Dave taught me a lot. I did loads of solo shoots, a few girl/girl shoots. I messed up by being late on my first girl-girl (pics below) shoot. I turned up 50 min late, the girls couldn’t do it as she needed to go and get ready for her bar job. Dave was not too pleased and said I had wasted the girls and his time, which is fair enough, so that was it for that session. I knew we didn’t need to be on duty for another 3 hours or so and said that, but he wasn’t having it. I really wanted to do this shoot (read my model journal and sandy bra see pics on photo page) even though I messed up, so for 10-15 mins I pleaded with him to do the shoot & promised it would never happen again, plus promised a shoot he wanted to do. We did the shoot & it was a really hot sunny afternoon and we finished as the sun was setting & Dave got me to hold the sun in the cup of my hands above my head. I was pleased with the photo when I saw it. I wasn’t too sure what he was doing or getting at with this pose, plus I had to be patient while he got me in the right position & framed it. The sun moves very fast, so I had to keep moving slowly so we got the picture. It was worth it! We did plan to do the same image but as an artistic nude figure another day, but it never happen, as the sunsets are not every evening and the times always clashed with our events
OK, so that was a small insight into my summer in Malia and for any girls reading this who think they’d enjoy it as much as I did here’s a few tips.
I’m really glad I grabbed the chance of getting this position as I don’t know if I will ever get the chance again.
Listen to what Dave tells you, especially about reps, as 1 did the dirty on me & if it wasn’t for Dave & who he knew in Malia I would have missed my flight.
I learnt more in 7 weeks than I ever thought possible. You’ve got be open minded as you meet 100’s of guys, and not to be bitchy to the girls on holiday, as some are really nice, lots would leave me loads of girlie items when they went home, but there are a few that are pure bitches, as they were jealous of my job & the modeling.
I had loads of ideas for the shoots, but didn’t get to do all of them, my fault due to friends, 1 too many drinks, burning the candle at both ends. It’s been a great 7 weeks and I really don’t want to leave but got to get back to Uni.
Don’t miss the opportunity girls, I’ll never forget that summer!
I got over 50+ photos worth, more than I could afford to pay for anywhere in the UK, plus a lot of patience from Dave.
Read my Model Journal. I admit I haven’t completed it all yet, but will try to for when I go to the Reunion in November JJJ
Eva in Malia
Click to read Eva's modelling journal
Listen to what Dave tells you, especially about reps, as 1 did the dirty on me & if it wasn’t for Dave & who he knew in Malia I would have missed my flight.
I learnt more in 7 weeks than I ever thought possible. You’ve got be open minded as you meet 100’s of guys, and not to be bitchy to the girls on holiday, as some are really nice, lots would leave me loads of girlie items when they went home, but there are a few that are pure bitches, as they were jealous of my job & the modeling.
I had loads of ideas for the shoots, but didn’t get to do all of them, my fault due to friends, 1 too many drinks, burning the candle at both ends. It’s been a great 7 weeks and I really don’t want to leave but got to get back to Uni.
Don’t miss the opportunity girls, I’ll never forget that summer!
I got over 50+ photos worth, more than I could afford to pay for anywhere in the UK, plus a lot of patience from Dave.
Read my Model Journal. I admit I haven’t completed it all yet, but will try to for when I go to the Reunion in November JJJ
Eva in Malia
Click to read Eva's modelling journal