Are you a young movie director still doubting whether you can achieve success in the movie industry?
I recently came across a video blog where four Hollywood heavyweights…
- Sam Raimi
- Quentin Tarantino
- Robert Rodriguez
- Guillermo del Toro
Give advice to young filmmakers. All four had something useful to say but what really resonated with me was what Tarantino said (wow,this dude loves to swear).
Quentin Taratino’s best advice to young filmmakers
“make a kick-ass movie!”
This may seem obvious, what movie director or producer goes out with the intention to make a “bad movie”. But a closer review, what Taratino is saying is to strive for excellence. Accept no substitutes and make no compromise.
Why do I find this advice useful?
As I’m currently producing my movie Bend & Break…my main goal was just to make my first feature film and gain more valuable movie making experience. There’s nothing wrong with this goal, however, I’m starting to realize that I might be making one too many compromises (that will lower the standard and quality of my movie) in order to just make a feature film.
Thanks to Tarantino’s advice, my goal now is to make Bend & Break a very good…a kick-ass movie!
It kinda reminds me of a article I read where Francis Ford Coppola said it takes just as much time and energy to make a bad movie…as it does to make a great movie.
So why settle for anything less than great?
To watch the video and learn more useful film making advice visit Digital Filmmaking Blog.
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Thank you for your postive feedback!
Nick,
Setting up a website/blog like this is pretty easy. You must first register a blog throught www.wordpress.com. It’s free, however, if you want to have your own domain name. You must buy yourself a domain name and webhosting…I use www.dreamhost.com for my website.
Regarding the website design, once you’ve setup your blog you can select different pre-made templates that have different themes,styles, colours to enhance the look of your site.
I hope this info helps get you moving in the right direction.
Ian.