There are limits--you can't practice enough to become Michael Jordan, for example.
@geoffreywilson70087 жыл бұрын
A man who tries but cannot achieve, could still try to pass that passion and experience to someone they believe can. You may not become Michael Jordan, but you can still coach for the next one.
@sleazycakes7 жыл бұрын
I'm more than just a hammer!
@vinesauceobscurities7 жыл бұрын
Can't believe Tarantino wore an Astroboy tie to that TV interview.
@edifiedreader4 жыл бұрын
You can't? I can't believe he didn't dress up as Astroboy!
@alexstrine21237 жыл бұрын
Alfred Hitchcock directed 17 films before "The 39 Steps", generally considered his first classic. He had been working for over a decade. I keep that pinned up on my writing desk to remind me this is work, and success is relative. You don't get to the classics without making a lot of stuff you'll forget.
@JohnSpawn17 жыл бұрын
I would argue "Blackmail" is Hitchock's first remarkable film and a classic as well. Your argument still stands, though ;)
@MrDman92027 жыл бұрын
Tom Waits and the lodger is great
@DorkyParanoia7 жыл бұрын
people forget that the arts (film, theatre, music, painting, sculpting, etc) are a craft that you have to keep working on. I forgot and this reminded me. Thank you :)
@Yoyoman8357 жыл бұрын
As a 16 year old filmmaker working on my first "real" short film, this literally made me tear up. I don't know why. Relief? Joy? Regret for all that time wondering why I sucked so bad? Still not sure. But I thank you and No Film School for this. I really needed it.
@jay-qk8dw7 жыл бұрын
Elite Lens Films I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR SHORT FILM!!!!!! its gonna get better with time, learn from your mistakes you'll do great stuff! i believe in you
@bobunitone7 жыл бұрын
I started at your age, I'm 27 now. Keep at it! I'm still making stuff today, more as an editor but I'm still learning. Your films will get better over time because you will have lived more and gained stories in your personal narrative that will reflect upon your craft.
@marcosayase7 жыл бұрын
I wanna see it! :D
@Yoyoman8357 жыл бұрын
marcos gualez - It's still in pre-production. We won't drop a trailer for a little while, but you can subscribe if you want to know when it comes out. :)
@Yoyoman8357 жыл бұрын
Thanks, guys! I've seen a lot of growth in myself just recently as well. I'm going to make a living off of this film thing. You watch. ;)
@indymogul7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@Jackhoppy7 жыл бұрын
As a senior in high school trying to get accepted into film school with only films that I am not quite proud of, studying techniques from all of the directors mentioned in the video, even after watching Slacker for the first time just yesterday, this video comes as a huge sigh of relief for me. Thank you
@tatehildyard53327 жыл бұрын
Jack Hoppy Please, try being forced to make your movies with a bunch of arrogant asshats who think they're deep and insightful. Scratch that, it's just one guy who's like that but I keep getting stuck with him and he's such an insufferable pompous little diva.
@averagejoe2257 жыл бұрын
I expect this channel will blow up and be huge in the next year or so, but from those of us who are already fans- keep up the good work man, talent never goes unappreciated
@johnmurphyfilm4 жыл бұрын
I know this video only has a little over 100k views, but it feels like everyone from every film school has both seen this video and breathed a sigh of relief because of it. Thank you for that gift to the community.
@nicklyskawa35043 жыл бұрын
I honestly can't say how much this means to me, I've been feeling insecure about my filmmaking abilities and your videos are comforting. They really inspire me and remind me to keep going :) Thank you!
@richardcorso71875 жыл бұрын
So as a 25 year old filmmaker in Denver, I have been at this for 9 years. I have made over 30 short films and my goal is to be in pre-production of my debut feature by 2020. And later this year I am going to be directing my first "big budget short". But some days it's tough. It's really hard getting into a business that less than 1% of people succeed in. But whenever I feel down, or I feel like I am going nowhere, I go to youtube and watch this video. It's so refreshing knowing that the people who I look up to and admire started exactly where we are now. And I am so excited to see what our generation has to offer.
@PistachioFilmsLLC5 жыл бұрын
keep at it is all you can do, i'm sure we all get disheartened in our quests. you just got to keep plugging away for whatever your goal is. Ours is just getting our first feature finished this year lol
@chairio62123 жыл бұрын
So how did it go? you ever get that feature film?
@richardcorso71873 жыл бұрын
@@chairio6212 Just finished the final working draft of the screenplay and obtaining funding is the next step! Obvious COVID put a lot of barriers in those plans. However-- not only did I finish that short film, but I made a second one! They are both in post-production now!
@hamzasheridan44724 жыл бұрын
A recently made a 5 minute short film with my friends at college, I had a wide view on what i wanted the film to be and when those things began going wrong, I felt disenchanted for a while, until my teacher said it was great and that it doesn't need to be a Tarantino, Scorsese, Anderson glory years film, it could be a Tarantino, Scorsese or Anderson first film. I feel more comfortable with it now and hope to continue making them because even though it went wrong in parts, and trust me, it did. I loved it, I loved the struggle of trying to piece up something that came from my mind
@haunttheeditor7 жыл бұрын
Guy and Madeline is really good, though.
@StolenPvP7 жыл бұрын
upkody that's what I was about to comment 😂😂
@KieranIsWriting7 жыл бұрын
upkody Personally I didn't think it was. I think it's for a niche audience tbh
@mikeleeson70987 жыл бұрын
TheMightyEgan That doesn't make it bad.
@chagonzales2297 жыл бұрын
upkody ho.
@tatehildyard53327 жыл бұрын
There's probably a shit ton of student short films that have not scene the light of day.
@lewisanderton8062 Жыл бұрын
Sitting here thinking I'm wasting away because I'm almost 22 and haven't made a feature film. You can't imagine how much I sigh with relief when I watch this video.
@aadityabhattacharya7 жыл бұрын
3:16 -3:26 Damien used that visual cue in La La Land Wow Ps love ur channel
@harrysvu7 жыл бұрын
AND in Whiplash. I hope he adds that to every single movie he does lol
@saiashwin266 жыл бұрын
Its a nod to Jean Cocteau i think
@triggerd73857 жыл бұрын
this channel and this video reminds me so much of every frame a painting
@jonson21007 жыл бұрын
So I'm just back from my watching La La Land for the first time, utterly crushed by the talent of the director while at the same time being hopeful to not give up and here you are telling me it's all going to be okay and to not give up, but just keep making, thereby reinforcing my main take away from the film and now I feel so very much happier than I did 5 minutes ago. Thank you. Your Film Blog is amazing.
@jonson21007 жыл бұрын
Oh, and not to mention that you refer to Chazelle's early work directly, which I was completely oblivious about.
@EricDarrell7 жыл бұрын
As a 40-year-old filmmaker with a long career, my advice to just own it. Show off your old stuff, don't be ashamed of where you came from. I'm commenting from a KZfaq channel that does exactly that.
@timonsteup28776 жыл бұрын
I first thought that Spielberg would be the exception because his first feature, a TV movie called Duel, was pretty great if not fantastic. But if you dig deeper you find out that had already made several movies at this point since he was 13 or so. And he also worked a couple of years for some TV shows. He made his terrible first movies at such a young age that he was able to make his great movies like Jaws in his mid-twenties.
@Thechewgar7 жыл бұрын
Guy and madeline on a park bench is a good first debut, good video BTW
@spiralofinsanity7 жыл бұрын
The title of this video could not be farther from the truth and this whole video has truly inspired me. Can't wait to see more from your channel!
@andrewharris7517 Жыл бұрын
This video is Electric! I’m 53 and was about to give up on my goal on being a filmmaker. I’m 2years from retiring from the NewYorkCity Police Department. I just figured let me settle in and just enjoy watching Movies. And then I saw your video… Thank you…
@TheMaplestrip7 жыл бұрын
_Royal Ocean_ shares its birthday with me ^_^ Happy anniversary~
@chrisleegitfilms7 жыл бұрын
talent is drive. the need to get better at something because you love it.
@PaulNewton5 жыл бұрын
I may not like many of my films but I still leave them up for everyone to see. Why not.
@IAmAFilmDude7 жыл бұрын
Great video. This is also the tough thing about growing a KZfaq channel, I consider all the shorts on there my 'early work' and fall out of love with them very quickly. I like the idea of showcasing the journey publicly though, as painful as that can sometimes be.
@EveryPixelMatters7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not forcing humor into this video.
@akisarkiniemi12467 жыл бұрын
Damien's first film looks amazing tbh. Great video btw. I love your channel!
@kizitoallcaps2 жыл бұрын
Yet another one of your videos that I constantly come back to. Thank you 🙏🏾
@framcescomariacarreri53497 жыл бұрын
there are always exceptions satyajit ray and his cinematographer Subrata Mitra had never operated a camera before when they started production on pather panchali, of course Ray had worked in advertising before so he had a visual sensibility but still
@tharkanzox14937 жыл бұрын
Just found the channel. Enjoying it immensely.
@roshanpaul11845 жыл бұрын
I just finished working on my first real short, and I was super embarrassed by it. This video made me feel a little at easy. Thanks, Andrew.
@tvsonicserbia51407 жыл бұрын
What about Kevin Smith, his first film is pretty much his best one
@tvsonicserbia51407 жыл бұрын
hence the "pretty much"
@atrijitdas17047 жыл бұрын
it's his first commercial film maybe. but I'm sure he made a lot more stuff before that. shorts,sketches etc that were terrible
@tvsonicserbia51407 жыл бұрын
Well, he did go to that short canadian film course just so he could make that movie, and had trouble paying to make that movie, considering that in those days he actually had to pay for film, that's why it black and white, also he is a very vocal person on social media, and his personal life is very well documented because of his many documentaries, books and podcasts, so I'm pretty sure we would know if there was
@atrijitdas17047 жыл бұрын
I find it hard to believe that that movie was the first time he picked up a camera. Again, it was his first proper effort at making something for a real audience. doesn't mean he didn't work on stuff before that(like Linklater says in the video)
@SpiritOfRadio21127 жыл бұрын
That wasn't the first film he made considering the fact that he went to film school.
@PictureProductStudio5 жыл бұрын
This video essay is just the best encapsulation of what I was thinking about for ages and always try to prove to other people. It's great that now IMDb filmographies of known directors are MUCH fuller so that you can see that not one of them, not even geniuses like Orson Welles were overnight successes. It's good that this thought crossed my mind rather early into production of my first feature film. I'm still yet to finish it after 12 (!) years of hard work and learning through every possible mistake, but since I was also working on hundreds of amateur productions: short films, music videos, freelance gigs, etc. I am glad I never finished it in a few years as I intended, because now it will be a tiny bit better. Even though I am ashamed of my filmography now, full of unwatchable short films and so on, I'm glad that feature film has better chances because of all of them and I'm not disowning anything, even the worst... Still, I really hope that I will finally finish that train wreck of a feature this year because, well... I'm tired of it not coming through and I have more then 350 other big ideas I want to pursue. Hopefully 12-15 years behind the camera will make those projects move much faster, although I'm not intending on stopping learning: you should learn something every day if you want to stay in the game.
@emcvideoproductions5006 жыл бұрын
To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson, "every artist was once an amateur".
@FreeFormFemi3 жыл бұрын
cheers guys wish you all luck!
@LetsReadSFF7 жыл бұрын
Whenever I doubt myself as a film maker I watch Peter Jackson's Bad Taste. The film has such a gung ho spirit and is a joy to watch. It's a constant reminder that we all start somewhere.
@JourdanCameron7 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see more of your work in the coming years :)
@sciencefiction60602 жыл бұрын
This must be one of the most important videos on the internet.
@LeafingThroughTheFrames7 жыл бұрын
This is a lesson that I have to keep learning over and over again, lol. Film making and storytelling is really a skill that just needs constant practice, repetition, and hard work. Thank you for making this video. I'm so glad to have discovered this channel this year.
@newspeakfilms7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I needed to hear this! Making films for the last six years with no headway.
@PistachioFilmsLLC5 жыл бұрын
like he says. but and yeah just keep plugging away at it
@BadkarOchCompani7 жыл бұрын
thank you, you don't undersand how much i needed this today
@isaacroberts90897 жыл бұрын
This is very comforting to hear
@ick137 жыл бұрын
I really like what I'm seeing of Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, though.
@WillN2Go15 жыл бұрын
You're tapping into The 10,000 hours. Anders Ericsson (look it up). The basic premise of which is, just about anyone, in 10,000 hours of deliberate practice 2-5 hours per day, can become world class at almost anything. (Of course something like the NBA requires height...) You need good coaching. So you can become a good writer mostly on your own, but you're not likely to become a great tennis player all alone. Vanessa Williams is more than what you can see, but just about everything you need know about Charles Dickens is on the page. Filmmaking is collaborative, at minimum you need actors, so build a group of friends with similar interests. Think Shakespeare wrote a play and then thought, now who can I get to play.....? He wrote for the actors he knew would work. He listened to the good ideas from the experienced, and figured out how to work with the inexperienced who had naive ideas. So there's no such thing as a prodigy-- period. In any field. Mozart's career is examined, he was writing symphonies when he was 17. They're okay, but completely derivative. The Beatles? Hamburg 12 hours a day, to a bar with drunks who'd be in there all day, and they got bored playing the same 12 songs 15 times a day, so... But here's the problem. The Dunning-Kruger Effect states basically that low ability people aren't capable of being aware that they're low ability. Basically it's really hard for you to tell if you're getting any better. What I've experienced. I write, then I'll have the Speech Function on my computer read what I've written, and it sounds like an audiobook. I've listened to thousands of audiobooks, so I have some level of expertise. As the Dunning-Kruger Effect relates to me is, as I learn more and more, and work on my writing, I know that I'm improving, but the audiobook version still sounds 'good' at about the same level. This is like what happened with Tarantino's movie, what he thought he had in the can, he didn't have; but he wasn't aware it wasn't there. What I do notice is that I can tell when a sequence of event happens more efficiently. So comparison with established works. One thing I have noticed as I've worked at writing, I've developed 'taste.' Ever see a crap movie but you thought it was good? Happens to all of us. But taste is not when you become a snob, but when you see something or read something and you have an idea of how it worked or went wrong (and no not the ending), But also how it did what it did and how it could be better. Stephen King writes wonderful 300 page stories, unfortunately he buries them in 900 page unedited 'stuff.' So how do I know? Well, every part should be essential. Somebody explain how in 11/22/63 endless pages about casting student plays has anything to do with the story of time travel and the Kennedy assassination? There are ways it could....but they are not there. The TV version condensed the story but seemed to include the endless repetition... I skipped 4-5 episodes and watched the end and never felt I'd missed anything. (All the streaming services want 10-12 episode series, figure out a good structure for various genres so they don't become 4 episodes stretched to 10 and boring. Come up with some multi episode outlines and you could be working next week. They have to be desperate.) Picasso said "Bad artists copy, great artists steal." Here's how this can work. David Lean transitions (good video. Thanks) Go out and quickly shoot, with your phone, a series of Lean transitions. Oh, it's overcast and rainy, so how are you going to do the match to sunrise? Do something else. Color. Mom says I want you to meet a nice girl, boring quiet guy looks down at his brown tie and then up/ teased red hair bright yellow dress female molotov cocktail. Make a list of Lean transitions, then go shoot as many as you can. By the time you get deep into this, almost none of the transitions you like will be traceable back to Lean. ' okay. Lesson over.
@runxiaoluo75597 жыл бұрын
Everyone thinks that we're sh*t when we are making bad films yet working hard; then suddenly, everyone thinks we are prodigies when we make a kickass movie. But we don't care. We love it.
@andresllanos33783 жыл бұрын
Really needed this at this point of my life, thank you
@videodreamer_7777 жыл бұрын
Wonderful message and thank you for your videos. Happy anniversary Royal Ocean!
@JohnnyRiz7 жыл бұрын
I really needed this sir. Being in film school I have struggled with the false idea that if I'm gonna be the best, I can't fail ever but boy is that not true.
@joschavandeijk7 жыл бұрын
I'll be having a drink to celebrate your first year tonight! Your videos are truly inspiring and they also stand out because you manage to avoid doing essays on films and topics that have been covered to death in other videos already. Keep 'em coming!
@Photographicelements4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is good to hear!
@neo-anderson7 жыл бұрын
Just when I am feeling down about myself and having to reconsider my aims and my goals, this video comes along. Thank you.
@MightyQuinn20217 жыл бұрын
This is comforting to know. my first film I wrote was pretty bad, so we didn't even put it on youtube. But the experience was good, and I won't try to film three different scenes in the same day at different locations again
@stevenbosch4297 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your anniversary.
@LordJagd7 жыл бұрын
You're so right about the morose comfort of seeing how all the greats weren't that great at the beginning. Even Kubrick and Malick's first works were terrible, with Andrei Tarkovsky and Akira Kurosawa being the only filmmakers I can say were good from the start, but even then their early works are super stiff and more promising than anything. This video was just what I needed after making my second film, which I wouldn't call a failure but certainly isn't the personal triumph that my first was. Even though I didn't end up making the film I wanted, I learned something invaluable: You're not going to get anywhere if you're afraid to suck.
@neonbarnowl7 жыл бұрын
I wanted to say the same thing, the hardest thing for me is getting used to the fact that the majority of what I make isn't going to be the masterpiece I want it to be. Only recently have I worked up the courage to start filming so I can practice and grow. Failure tends to be everyone's biggest hurdle
@parkersingley85437 жыл бұрын
You're wrong about Malick. Badlands rocks.
@kylechase8347 жыл бұрын
Maybe he means his comedy short film Lanton Mills which is pretty impossible to find
@LordJagd7 жыл бұрын
Kyle C Yup I'm referring to that and his other early film, Deadhead Miles. One of his sophisticated classmates called these early works awful.
@MisterKauffman7 жыл бұрын
"You're not going to get anywhere if you're afraid to suck." Now, this here should be put on a placard for every creative person to observe every day.
@BrianKeeble7 жыл бұрын
I just watched all your videos. Awesome stuff, man. By far my favorite video essays on KZfaq.
@guicosena7 жыл бұрын
thanks for the pep talk ;)
@Nikolausstadler5 жыл бұрын
To all those people mentioning Orson Welles or Damien Chazelle as exceptions, there are some things you have to take into account. Orson Welles was put into a boy's school where he was able to learn drama rigorously starting at the age of 10 or so. He developed those skills his entire life and after 15 years of hard work he made "Citizen Kane". Damien Chazelle practiced drumming all his life to get the musical intelligence he displays in his films and studied filmmaking for 5-6 years before he made Guy and Madeline. Because his musical films are so unique, he's filled his own respective niche which everyone praises him for because he writes from his experience and knowledge. Yes, there is talent, but it accounts for 5% - 5% is understanding what will make you different from others and being in touch with your own experience deeply. The rest is 95% work and only those that believe it will make it. When Spielberg got rejected from USC 3 times he believed it. When Kubrick didn't even get into college 'cause his grades were so poor he believed it. When Woody Allen failed his film class at NYU he believed it. I don't need to go on. It's up to you.
@alogh7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. Although, watching Scorsese's first short, you could tell the kid was going places.
@tekosomedia52666 ай бұрын
What a great message. Thank you for this video!
@PistachioFilmsLLC5 жыл бұрын
Yup, do it for loving it, thanks for that. Get started and get moving!!! all of our first short films we were varying degrees of unhappy with, but the whole purpose was to help us learn, and when we had time and as our experience grew we eventually got to a place where they are all getting re-edited (also digital remastered, as we shot 12 films on analog 8mm tape, all captured in pc at half screen size, it was 2001-2003) then when they're finished put them online, put up details/videos of the story behind them, mostly to re-enforce this message you just put out here, which we have also been saying for years. not that we compare ourselves to Orson Welles, but check out his avant garde short film "The Hearts of age" 7 years and 4 directed films before he got to Citizen Kane. No overnight film prodigies/geniuses is right.
@fuuanga7 жыл бұрын
I've had my first short film since film school halfway shot for the last six month and it's been hard to find the motivation to continue the project. This pretty much confirms my suspicions that it's probably gonna suck. However, it does give hope for the future. Thank you sir!
@joshparas67017 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, inspiring video. Your channel is highly underrated -- the quality of your video essays are not so far off from those of other youtubers. Really needed to hear this advice, not as a filmmaker, but as an aspiring writer. Thanks for it.
@JoshAtkinson5 жыл бұрын
I'm editing my first feature and this video is indeed comforting. Good luck!
@HingrettKatherine27 жыл бұрын
Another video for my Inspiration and Help folder
@2MuchSwag4Funzies7 жыл бұрын
All my friends know I'm pursuing film and they all think I'm amazing at it even though I've made like 3 films in the last 5 years, none of which I'm even that proud of. This is exactly what I needed to hear and should get me through my last finals and finally graduate and really start my career. Thank you.
@ddxgad7 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, man! I've just discovered your channel, really like it. Keep the great job :)
@graveyardshiftfilms20767 жыл бұрын
As comforting as is to see this, there is an exception: Orsen Welles (Citizen Kane).
@nowhereman60196 жыл бұрын
Graveyard Shift films He was in theater before hand.
@PistachioFilmsLLC5 жыл бұрын
@@nowhereman6019 yup and directed 4 short films over a 7 year period preceding Kane. I love Orson, but the overnight success from nothing to 1 film to success and praise is a fantasy. And the massive publicity stunt of war of the worlds broadcast 3 years earlier couldn't have hurt his rise i'm sure, lol. how is that for a publicity stunt bringing how many people that heard that broadcast to now knowing who you are, and using it as a career catapult? though still a 7 year climb from starting directing films to kane, but used his 1930's twitter to get him to millions lol, great stuff. but not overnight
@tonyisdabom247 жыл бұрын
Congrats Man! I just got into your channel a few months ago and I've been impressed ever since. Keep up the great work!
@drewmiez137 жыл бұрын
Congrats man! I love your channel
@NiamhAllStar217 жыл бұрын
This makes me feel so much better
@bladegrape72487 жыл бұрын
This was good. I usually am not a fan of video essays. But this was really solid advice that I hadn't heard before.
@yash15517 жыл бұрын
it is very inspiring. Thanks for the essay Saladino
@multiyapples7 жыл бұрын
congrats on your 1 year anniversary
@SebastianTinajero7 жыл бұрын
Your killing it with these videos keep up the great work!
@JeremyRatzlaff7 жыл бұрын
Cheers, mate! Thanks for the timely message!!
@nickolasbelliveau70957 жыл бұрын
So much inspiration in such a short video! Thank you for all of you great work, I'm a young filmmaker and a lot of my confidence comes from your channel :)
@benjaminfigueredo477 жыл бұрын
That's just what I needed to hear today, keep up with the awesome work!
@orhanersan39433 жыл бұрын
simply beyond an amazing video with a great message that every aspiring artist should watch
@glides43817 жыл бұрын
I really needed to hear this.
@kinodino22007 жыл бұрын
Thanks, i needed this one right now.
@sindycherman12807 жыл бұрын
this reminds me of how we are not perfect, we're just human. Anyway, love the channel and it's content. Keep the good work.
@abishorynbassarov12744 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that piece of inspiration. It came absolutely at the right time.
@kipperbill3 жыл бұрын
"With that, I'll give you the first of many years of Royal Ocean to come..." "....Cheers!"
@vishnuram46927 жыл бұрын
Very thoughtful words. Nice.
@bibobose7 жыл бұрын
Lovely essay, looking forward to your work in the future!
@AdrianDoll7 жыл бұрын
This channel is awesome - happy birthday! :)
@AmineHamouda7 жыл бұрын
I've been stuck making a short movie stressing out to make it perfect... your video is very comforting haha!! thx :)
@ericpa067 жыл бұрын
Your channel is amazing! I'm so glad I found it!
@Dina84854 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shooting my "it has to be perfect otherwise i can't do it at all" mentality right in the foot.
@vikramdawesome7 жыл бұрын
thank you, it's so beautiful
@pradyuminater7 жыл бұрын
it may seem a little odd to talk about your ISAO TAKAHATA video here,but i think you truly understand the conception and excution of ideas in movies, that is why you chose him as your subject of discussion. which i think is simply great because its the basic nature of movies...
@pradyuminater7 жыл бұрын
this is an amazing video....keep up the good work... also happy 1st anniversary of your channel,may it grow up and lead you to success.
@vijayrambharose94077 жыл бұрын
Great work again man. Insightful essay.
@xinzukin7 жыл бұрын
but...Orson Welles?
@facundobatto7 жыл бұрын
He made some short films before Citizen Kane. And got a hell of a contract to make that film.
@MightyQuinn20217 жыл бұрын
xynzu "The Hearts of Age", a short, and "Too Much Johnson" a previously lost silent film
@jordonhillhouse1677 жыл бұрын
I agree. Talent like that hasn't been seen before or since. Short films and lost films aside, he wasn't even 30 when he made Citizen Kane. He spent most of his 20s in the theatre. and radio, with little film work. He's absolutely a prodigy, maybe the only exception to this video.
@tomasmanchester76707 жыл бұрын
Not to take too much away from Orson, who I agree was an incredibly talented filmmaker, it has to be noted that his first film (let's say for the sake of argument that we're talking about Citizen Kane) is the same as say, Linklater's first film. To illustrate, try to imagine what Citizen Kane might have looked like if Welles had to make it with a non-professional skeleton crew. Of course, Welles is still the king.
@chagonzales2297 жыл бұрын
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@WalterLiddy7 жыл бұрын
In virtually every case, despite lacking budget and production values, the first movies of directors who went on to become 'greats' show definite promise, and you can see that there's something to it that hints at potential for future work. The question is: is the problem that there are resources not available, or is it that the director is simply not talented? Someone making films should have a pretty good idea which is the case.
@definitelynotofficial73507 жыл бұрын
The question is: are you saying that you can see the potential because you're biased from knowing that they did go on to become great directors? Or would you be able to see it even if you did not know who directed it?
@maltaylor7 жыл бұрын
Great inspiration! Thank you 😊
@JoseAngeloGallegos6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this!
@frided677 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I discovered your work :')
@nerdommeetsboy7 жыл бұрын
You've done so many great videos in the space of a year! I want to start doing video essays but I don't know how I'd produce that many in that space of time