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Filmmakers Don't Make Excuses, They Make Movies - Motivation and Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers

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Overview

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Dive into a comprehensive video series featuring insights from accomplished filmmakers on overcoming obstacles and pursuing their cinematic dreams. Explore topics such as inner drive, motivation, perseverance through setbacks, and practical advice for aspiring directors. Learn from industry veterans as they share personal experiences, including financing challenges, career transitions, and the realities of working in Hollywood. Gain valuable knowledge on making your first feature film, balancing creativity with business, and maintaining emotional fortitude in a competitive industry. Discover how successful filmmakers turned their passion into a sustainable career and get inspired to take action on your own filmmaking journey.

Syllabus

- Most People Will Die With Their Hollywood Dream Still Inside Them by Bill Duke
- Day I Thought My Filmmaking Career Was Over by Joe Berlinger
- People Who Wait For A Filmmaking Career Will Never Have One by Thunder Levin
- Ultimate Filmmaking Motivation by Brian Jun
- I Bet All The Money I Have Most Of The Time by Kamal Haasan
- The Moment I Almost Gave Up On KILLING WINSTON JONES by Justin Trevor Winters
- Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Filmmaker by Jay Duplass
- The Life Of An Independent Filmmaker by Zoe Cassavetes
- My First Two Feature Films Were Made After 3 Years Of "No's" by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- Not Having Money Wasn't Going To Stop Us From Making Our Movie by Capella Brogden
- If I Don’t Make This Movie, No One Else Will by Patrick Shen
- What It Takes To Make A Living As A Filmmaker by Judy Chaikin
- I Wish I Had Quit On My Movie by Mike Hedge
- The Emotional Fortitude It Takes To Make It In Hollywood by A.J. Rickert-Epstein
- We Lost Financing On Our Movie 48 Hours Before Production by Justin Trevor Winters
- I’ve Made 25 Feature Films, Yet 1% Of My Time Is Spent Actually Making Movies by Rafal Zielinski
- If I Took No For An Answer, I’d Never Get A Film Made by Gary W. Goldstein
- From A Hit TV Show To No Acting Work For Two Years by Bill Duke
- The Only Way I Could’ve Changed My Creative Career Was To Change My Life by Alexis Kirke
- You’ll Never Be A Writer by Michael Hauge
- Advice To Film School Graduates by Spike Lee
- The Next Generation Of Filmmakers Will Fail In Public by Elle Schneider & Lily Cade
- Best Advice For A Filmmaker Preparing To Make Their First Feature Film by Patrick Creadon
- Be A Film Director Or Go Broke by Ted Kotcheff
- The Moment My Filmmaking Dream Became A Reality by Jay Duplass
- 4 Things Filmmakers Should Know Before They Make Their Movie by Jon Reiss
- The Moment I Was Able To Leave My Day Job To Be A Full-Time Filmmaker by Hunter Weeks
- No One Can Make A Viral Video by Joe Wilson
- A Gipper Speech For Filmmakers by Paul Osborne

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