One of the toughest lessons to learn in Film (that I guess can be said about other fields?) is that you have to invest in yourself first if you want people to invest in you. Sometimes that means investing your own money into projects that need it in order to be good.
PROPER SHAPES- VALENTINE
Directed by Eric Cortes
Art Direction by Alison Smetana
Animation by Alison Smetana + Eric Cortes
Watch:
https://t.co/z3TOGsEL9N
thrilled THE BATMAN is getting traction for a Best Cinematography nomination. Fraser's celebrating everything we want in genre storytelling, and the more recognition his work gets the more commonplace it will become.
One of the most important things I've realized over the last decade of failures and triumphs as a filmmaker is that I only can go as far as my team.
Choose your team wisely and nurture those relationships.
Mental health awareness has now gone mainstream and a documentary on a therapist absolutely has an audience. These topics on everyday people, doing everyday things, are the foundation of many great docs. The challenge will always be how to make it interesting to the audience.
What if I told you that art is an expression of the artist and whatever they choose to focus on....and whether we think it's "worthy" of engagement is completely in the eye of the individual?
Wild, I know
The duty of most filmmakers is to take a subject, no matter how niche or personal and find a way to make the art relatable to a wider audience. Linklater has made an entire career off taking what is specific & personal about his life to birth something that feels universal.