- The Twitter page that posts inspirational quotes so you can read it and choose to still do nothing for yourself.
- Making my own movies
- Trying to be better
“Do What You Can With All You Have, Wherever You Are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
I can name a thousand excuses why I don't want to go out and make my own art, but then I'd forget it's not about the gear, the budget ect...
what matters is that I went out and I tried, using what I had
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas A. Edison
It's easy to see the success of others and think "why not me?" I'm guilty of it often myself, but maybe it's because you haven't found your angle yet and your looking in the wrong direction.
'I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.' – Michael Jordan
Legends aren't born, they become them. #filmmaking#thoughts
'You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.' – Wayne Gretzky
Once you take the shot, next comes the harder part. Critically looking at your work and trying to see what is wrong, how could it be better and then trying to actively correct those mistakes so you can be better.
'I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.'
- Bruce Lee.
What is holding your film career back? Are you focusing on too many aspects? Focus on one, practice it 10,000 times, and you too will be feared.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr. Seuss
You spend so much of your time putting the energy from start to finish in creating films, content, pieces of art. You should create things that YOU want to see.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
– Albert Einstein
#Filmmaking is no different, without failure there is never a chance to grow and see what could have been done differently. When you make no mistakes you do not learn. #Staycreative
“Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” - Adolf Hitler
[Insert inspirational phrase here about how your journey is different from others so you shouldn't compare yourself to them.]
#filmmaking#followyourdreams#HustleEveryday#DoIt
Do or do not. There is no try.
- Yoda
Maybe it's time to work on that old script, or catch up with a book or film that got you into wanting to be a creative. Because in the end there is no try when it comes to chasing your dreams. You Do or Do not.
'Tomorrow you promise yourself, things will be different yet, tomorrow is too often a repetition of today. And you disappoint yourself again and again.'
- James T. McCay
Given these times, maybe it's time to work on changing that. #Filmmaking#Motivation
'Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.'
- Sun Tzu
The same mind frame can be applied when making a film; it's one thing to create a film but another to know the plan after.
Cinema Hack is finally back with a totally not click baity video for everyone to enjoy! Nothing hurts more than finding your export crashed. @MichaelMalko explores some helpful tips to consider if premier crashes while trying to export.
https://t.co/dGiwHnF6fB