I found an interview online about how to break into the film industry. There were many interviews to choose from however none of them were as engaging as this one.
This clip was done with the hosting of Jared Drake, who is a graduate of UCLA and does many short clips on how do conquer things in the film industry. This clip that I found on him is my favourite one; this one is about how to be a film director.
He is filming this on what looks like a film set or even maybe a studio to learn in at UCLA.
He starts by saying that to be a film director all you really need is a camera and an actor to film. Due to the fact that director is such a lose term, if you have the camera and actor then you are a director. He puts this across with humour which I liked. He then explains that there is a difference between being a film director and being a good film director. If you want to be a good one then you need to, like most things, practise. Get your camera and film a story; it can be anything at all. If you’re bored, then pick up the camera and film something as a story and then edit it.
A way to improve your skills as a film director is to go to film school. You go to film school to learn the ropes and skills need to succeed. It is a great place ad time in your life that is invaluable to you and your career as you learn who it is that you are as a film director. You can see what kind of films it is that you will want to work on in the future. The key to becoming a success and a much wanted film director for major productions is to have your name in credits with a well received film in festivals and such. You can do what is a called a ‘sleeper’ movie. This is an independent film that you have made with friends or family and it well received in the festival circuit or you could have a feature film that has been bought for big money by a distributor.
The biggest thing is to have good critically received film. Once this happens and your name is out there then you have your agent if you have one or if you don’t have one then get one, they get in touch with production companies and get your name out there further.
I found this clip interesting and helpful and look forward to seeing more of Jared’s clips in the future. I believe his voice was his down fall as it was quite low constantly and so that could potentially lose the audiences attention at points but overall I enjoyed it.
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