Jen Alvares

Quotes (6)

• “You can’t edit your way out of unclear direction. Clarity starts in development and pre-production. By the time you say “Action,” it’s already too late.”

  Directing#editing#producingSource: goodreads filmmaking

• “Career-building is fifty percent creative, fifty percent business. If you don’t respect both sides, you’ll stall.”

  Directing#career#creativitySource: goodreads filmmaking

• “It's important to understand that when you’re involved in a project, it's everybody’s job to work together for the sake of a project’s success. In no circumstances can you allow yourself to become another problem that everybody has to deal with.”

  Directing#careerSource: goodreads filmmaking

• “Building a successful career is a long-term endeavor. In many cases, it will depend not just on your talent and hard work but also on the positive connections that you make with other industry professionals and on the realization that your own success is rooted in your ability to help others first.”

  Directing#careerSource: goodreads filmmaking

• “It’s essential to be comfortable asking for advice or help — after all, there is a reason we have dozens of different specialists that come together to work on a film project.”

  DirectingSource: goodreads filmmaking

• “Be enthusiastically open to opportunities that come your way. Don’t rush to say ‘no’ but instead think about how you can make it work and how it can help your career down the line.”

  Directing#careerSource: goodreads filmmaking