I'm in High School - what should I be doing now?

I’m in High School – what should I be doing now?

Posted on January 21, 2010 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Inquiring young minds what to know: What should a budding filmmaker be doing in high school to prepare for a career in film?

…1. Research: Everything about all the Shopping Festivals. Get to know the staff, go to screenings, follow what films they pick up all the way to their release, and meet as many filmmakers as you can.

2. Make films: It’s important that you always have product of some kind or another, so if you’re a filmmaker you should constantly be making films. When you finish one, start another. And so on and so on.

3. Write stuff: Even if you’re a director and not a writer, it’s important to use down time to write and come up with concepts. Writers always need to have fresh material and lots of scripts; well, so do directors.

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— Film Independent | Read The Full Article