It's always inspiring to hear the success stories of people who realized their dream later in life, with a family and comfortable successful profession to boot. Although being a lawyer probably gave Mr Mikita an edge in negotiations and pitches. But he still showed up to seminars and flew to LA to make this all happen, and had a notepad with him to write every free second he got. That shows what kind of dedication is needed to succeed.
It must be fulfilling to write about something so personal and real in your life, no matter how exaggerated or dramatized it becomes when it hits the screen
Ultimately, LUCK is everything. Apart from that, if you lack coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, corporate communities, and opulent opportunities... then you ain't *SHEET*. No exceptions. The whole "Pygmalion" thing is literally about the 1 in 1,000,000 situation; it's NEVER the rule nor the norm. Face it, if you're successful with ANYTHING, you were lucky. You might not want to admit it, but it's 100% true.
Two years ago my father died and I had nothing. No job, no past career. It was an emergency. Within a month I started volunteering in a warehouse. From that I got a volunteer position in a bookshop. Then one in a museum. Then a library. The whole time getting references, getting experience. Just last week, 19 months later, all that grind landed me a good job because I happened to be in a place where someone knew about an opportunity that hadn't been listed anywhere. They selected me because they saw my dedication. Is that luck? Yes, but could it have happened without all my hard work? If I hadn't dedicated myself to getting better, I could have been in the right place at the right time and never heard about that job because I wouldn't have been considered for it. Luck is about being ready to take advantage of an opportunity. It's about self-improvement and engaging with the world. So you can be bitter about not winning the lottery or you can take control of your life.
Luck helps but it's not everything - read any biography of successful people and you'll discover they are all tenacious and don't give up. Blaming luck is an excuse for those to not push themselves, because they're too afraid to fail.
You are a inspiration to a lot of people. Showing your never to old. To chase your dreams. When others say to move on. I will see my book published. Then turned into a movie. I'm having problems with the county. I live in. I have to fight that too. 🎥😄
This was my first imdb credit(s) - and my mom worked at the firm that funded the movie so I lucked out to get involved when I first moved to LA. Several people I met on this film ended up being key folks in helping my career turn into a professional one.
My friends who live back in my Irish hometown of Kilkenny get academy award nominations for all of their feature animation films all the while enjoying life in a fantastic Irish city. Story, quality of work, talent, thinking bigger.
If Richard Linklater did most of what he did in Austin, Texas, people can do this anywhere. And not just at writing a screenplay, but the entire production, too. Like “Tangerine,” you can make a full-length flick on an iPhone.
So many times I'll see an interview with a successful man and he'll admit, "I lied", "I misrepresented myself", and that's how I got my big break!! What if you don't want to do that? No chance?
Granted I'm not professional yet, I write/direct/produce all of my films in Michigan. My friends, family, and life are in Michigan and I have no intention of ever moving to LA. I know there's a professor at the University of Michigan who worked as a professional screenwriter from Michigan. There's even a professional actor who lives in Michigan that I've collaborated with on both of my features. If there's a will, there's a way (especially in modern times, more than ever.)
@@filmcourage Thanks for posting all of this high quality content! You've helped me out so much through the years. Your channel was one of the first channels I came across when learning how to make my first feature and I've been watching ever since!
Fr, don’t just sit on them. Send them out. You never know what could happen. You’re already ahead of 99% of us in that you have more than one script to show
What do you think of this story? Can you name any other filmmakers who have made a Hollywood level movie outside of LA and with their first movie?
Yes, David Fincher with Alien 3. And 20th Century Century Fox screwed him.
@@Filmmaker809 how did they 'screw' him?
@@roathripper Do the homework and find out. It's totally true.
@@roathripperTake a look how they treated him on Alien 3. Its all over the internet.
@@roathripperif you don’t want to think they screwed him specifically, then they absolutely screwed the film and the the franchise
It's always inspiring to hear the success stories of people who realized their dream later in life, with a family and comfortable successful profession to boot. Although being a lawyer probably gave Mr Mikita an edge in negotiations and pitches. But he still showed up to seminars and flew to LA to make this all happen, and had a notepad with him to write every free second he got. That shows what kind of dedication is needed to succeed.
It must be fulfilling to write about something so personal and real in your life, no matter how exaggerated or dramatized it becomes when it hits the screen
My dream ❤
Ultimately, LUCK is everything. Apart from that, if you lack coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, corporate communities, and opulent opportunities... then you ain't *SHEET*. No exceptions. The whole "Pygmalion" thing is literally about the 1 in 1,000,000 situation; it's NEVER the rule nor the norm. Face it, if you're successful with ANYTHING, you were lucky. You might not want to admit it, but it's 100% true.
Two years ago my father died and I had nothing. No job, no past career. It was an emergency. Within a month I started volunteering in a warehouse. From that I got a volunteer position in a bookshop. Then one in a museum. Then a library. The whole time getting references, getting experience. Just last week, 19 months later, all that grind landed me a good job because I happened to be in a place where someone knew about an opportunity that hadn't been listed anywhere. They selected me because they saw my dedication. Is that luck? Yes, but could it have happened without all my hard work? If I hadn't dedicated myself to getting better, I could have been in the right place at the right time and never heard about that job because I wouldn't have been considered for it.
Luck is about being ready to take advantage of an opportunity. It's about self-improvement and engaging with the world. So you can be bitter about not winning the lottery or you can take control of your life.
Luck helps but it's not everything - read any biography of successful people and you'll discover they are all tenacious and don't give up.
Blaming luck is an excuse for those to not push themselves, because they're too afraid to fail.
You are a inspiration to a lot of people. Showing your never to old. To chase your dreams. When others say to move on. I will see my book published. Then turned into a movie. I'm having problems with the county. I live in. I have to fight that too. 🎥😄
This was my first imdb credit(s) - and my mom worked at the firm that funded the movie so I lucked out to get involved when I first moved to LA. Several people I met on this film ended up being key folks in helping my career turn into a professional one.
My friends who live back in my Irish hometown of Kilkenny get academy award nominations for all of their feature animation films all the while enjoying life in a fantastic Irish city. Story, quality of work, talent, thinking bigger.
If Richard Linklater did most of what he did in Austin, Texas, people can do this anywhere. And not just at writing a screenplay, but the entire production, too. Like “Tangerine,” you can make a full-length flick on an iPhone.
So many times I'll see an interview with a successful man and he'll admit, "I lied", "I misrepresented myself", and that's how I got my big break!! What if you don't want to do that? No chance?
Granted I'm not professional yet, I write/direct/produce all of my films in Michigan. My friends, family, and life are in Michigan and I have no intention of ever moving to LA.
I know there's a professor at the University of Michigan who worked as a professional screenwriter from Michigan.
There's even a professional actor who lives in Michigan that I've collaborated with on both of my features.
If there's a will, there's a way (especially in modern times, more than ever.)
Thanks for posting!
@@filmcourage Thanks for posting all of this high quality content! You've helped me out so much through the years. Your channel was one of the first channels I came across when learning how to make my first feature and I've been watching ever since!
Thank you for your continued support! Love that you are able to make the work you want to make from home. Our best to you as you move forward.
I’ve written many screenplays in the span of ten years since I started doing it as a hobby. lol
Have you ever shown them to anybody? Ever thought about making it a career?
@@dustinalbright5012 Sent my stuff to a few people in the industry. Including Chris Pratt’s stunt double. Lol
Fr, don’t just sit on them. Send them out. You never know what could happen. You’re already ahead of 99% of us in that you have more than one script to show
I live in Finland. Do they have internet in Hollywood?
Yes, and plenty of egos, megalomania, pretentiousness, arrogance, and a distinct lack of wisdom and intelligence. That's just how Hollywon't rolls.
@@Novastar.SaberCombat This list fits for Kreml, too. 🤔
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