You know, when I first got into filmmaking, I was one of those guys who just has to read LOADS. I had to get my hands on everything, and just READ AND READ everything! And I did. So why do we read so much and amass so much information? I think reading filmmaking material is comforting. We think that if we’re reading something we’re engrossed in the goal and we’re actively moving towards our outcome. This is true to an extent, but we’re fooling ourselves if we think it’s anywhere NEAR as powerful as getting out in the field and practising this stuff! Maybe it’s because we’re trained by school and academics in general that if we read LOADS, then we’ll get good at something. Yes, this is true in a field like history or English Lit. But in the field of filmmaking, the field of life, we need to get out and take ACTION – try the techniques, the new processes, learn from our failures and grow. So there’s a lot of new people who come in and they must … [Read more...]