The Most Destructive Lie in Filmmaking
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Everywhere you look, you see people with special gifts making remarkable work. But are they really that much better than everyone else? Or is 'natural talent' more marketing than reality? More on: canonmastercla...
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Hey Rubidium, great video! I self-financed my first film, "The Very Last Day", in 2018 for $250K, and the film since then has made 1% (let me repeat that for effect: 1%) of its budget back. If there ever was a book about indie film failures, I should be on the cover! BUT, it also was selected in 30+ festivals, including the A-list Shanghai IFF, and I've learned more doing it than in 3 or 4 years of film school. I personally consider the film an economic disaster and an artistic success, and to be honest, as long as it's not the other way around, I'm okay with it. One of the reasons, I think, the film didn't do better business is that we lacked marketing appeal. For instance, my actors were all wonderful and I'd work with them again in the blink of an eye, but they were complete unknowns and added to the difficult subject of the film itself, that certainly didn't help. Anyway, fast forward to now and you can see me putting together a cast for my second feature, ahead of finding a distributor, and then we'll look for the budget. Basically, everything is in reverse compared to the first one as I figure, it's okay to make mistakes, as long as you don't make the same twice. All of this to say, I love and admire the same filmmakers as you, and like you, I'm well aware of the rocky paths they went through to get to where they are. And because of this, whenever I hit a bump in the road, I just dust myself off and keep going. Filmmaking isn't a speed race, it's a marathon.
Love this perspective Rubidium… thank you for sharing!
every aspiring filmmaker should watch this video....amazing job!
I really needed to see this today - thank you.
Brilliant!
I am reminded of Henry Winkler's comment (and he kindly attributed the quote) when he won his Emmy: "If you stay at the table long enough, the chips come to you." Obviously everyone's experience is different, and some might never get to clear the table, but there's a nugget of truth in there. Great video, Senor Rubidium.
Wow that was refreshingly honest and inspirational.... reality... not what most people think it is... Thanks!
as youve covered, its : luck, improving/learning from failure, and time in the game. i'd also add, its growing into yourself as a person as well. the more you learn about who you are as an artist and a human being (ideally through trial and error) the path to the real stepping stones are made clearer.
Rubidium your frank assessments of our industry are so refreshing. Thank you! The number one skill I try to impart on students is resilience. The hardest part is getting them out of their self entitlement and psychological hang ups. As much as possible I try to encourage them to adopt the "blank canvas" philosophy and to be resourceful and resilient.
thanks for posting this! This kind of inspiration really has helped me and I'm sure it will help others.
I always thought Bob Ross put it best: Talent is a pursued interest. Anything you're willing to put the practice into, you can become adept at.
thank you for this... this might of been the best: needed to hear, words on youtube I didn't know I needed to hear.
You're an inspiration brother, thank you for creating this content!
"One from the heart" is one of my favourite movies, It was a flop and no one liked It, if you havent seen it please do
Excellent video & advice! 👍
Well said!
Sorry, I don't agree with this at all; "there's no such thing as natural talent ?" That's just ridiculous. Beethoven was writing symphonies from the age of 4, and that's not natural talent ? And Einstein ?!? Geniuses clearly do exist, that extends into all walks of life, and to say they don't seems a bit naive. Using most of these great directors' earliest films against them - when they took any job they were offered to get a foothold in the industry - is completely unfair as they had no say or control over those projects (it's very noticeable that the directors you mention flourished as movies moved from the studio system to the auteur era.) Love your videos and it's always good to spark debate, but this feels more like someone who senses they don't have genius making themselves (and others, myself included) feel better by claiming that's because genius doesn't exist, when it clearly does.
You totally right. This video is well intended but pretty revealing.
So, genius can only be perfect every time? Technicians, engineers, and doctors need to be consistent -- perhaps this is what you mean. The average joe can put in the same amount of time, have the same supplies, same subject, same degrees, perfectly the same and never get the Godfather or a Jackson Pollack.
I don’t think the Equality Cult will be very eager to consider your excellent comment.
Genius is real. Equality is a myth. But that doesn’t mean average people can’t work hard and make something really good.
I understand your point about striving forward but I couldn’t disagree with you more about genius filmmakers. By your explanation that would mean that Mozart, Da Vinci and even Einstein are not geniuses. Unless you’re a savant, which is less than a hundred, you cannot be considered a genius. Nobody hits home runs every time they’re at bat but that doesn’t diminish their genius… in my opinion.
As someone working on developing their 3D animation skills, those special gifts are definitely marketing nonsense.
I'm afraid you are right:)
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Get a second hand C200 for under $1000 with 2 or 3 stills lenses and go to town. If you don't enjoy the process, in 6 months you can sell for as much you spent
Trust me, there is 'natural talent'... it might not get you all the way or it might not be in all fields you need to succeed but there are talents that just 'get it' than most. Add that to luck, and the willingness to elevate other skills to remove blindspots alongside the talents (a lot of talented people don't do this). Hollywood is full of natural talents, but they aren't endless talents. They might be a talent ina specific observation and drive at a moment in time. We can all be genius talents but it's finding the right time to find out when and where that talent can be unlocked. Most 'creative' people aren't ver good. Just because you want to do something creative it doesn't mean you are good at it. and to those who are good at it most aren't 'genius'. Understanding that talent is a massively nuanced observation rather than a blanket statement should be your first reference to understanding it.