Monday, September 19, 2016

Anybody can make movies

Anybody can make movies. It's why there's so many videos on Youtube. Moviemaking is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Ideas come to me 150 times a day! I've seen and had meetings with people that talked about making a movie idea they had that falls through ALL THE TIME. 


Real genius doesn't just show up out of thin air if you want to make films. Nobody wakes up knowing how to make something interesting. It takes reading books, watching more good and bad movies than thought possible, making terrible films for all to see at first.

Then you start to know your work. Basically, to have your MBA in film production and show business. This is a commercial business. When I meet people and they don't have any kind of business plan - it's all just talk at that point. What they don't teach in grad school is real financing. How to go out there and show you've done your homework, knowing your audience, your story, and how to bring a profit. Lastly, you'll need to prove you want to work with people to make some magic happen.

Just to say it again: Anybody can make movies. At the least, be a decent enough person that is likable, and consistently work smarter and harder than everyone else. Make a fucking movie! This isn't rocket science, people! That's how I do it anyway.

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