How To Talk About Your Film Career at the Holiday Dinner Table
What\u2019s the most effective way filmmakers can explain what they do, to people who don\u2019t understand the industry? How do you argue against the notion that \u201cfilm is not a real industry?\u201d What\u2019s the best way to approach a film course, so you can get the most out of it?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nEducating your family on what it takes to write a screenplay\n\nNavigating outsider opinions on the film industry\n\nWhy we can still love filmmaking even if we aren't\u2019 \u201cSpielbergs\u201d\n\nHow to get the most out of any film course you take\n\nThe most common defense mechanism of a filmmaker\n\nEmbracing the knowledge that you will always be learning\xa0\n\nWhy we can\u2019t fathom the fact AI is writing screenplays\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cMany doors are not open in Hollywood, so you have to find a window to sneak through sometimes.\u201d [4:16]\n\n\u201cIf they can\u2019t find that passion, I would change the subject to something that\u2019s way worse.\u201d [17:40]\n\n\u201cWe deliberately erase the labor of the people who create the art we want to see, because we don\u2019t like thinking about all the effort that went into it.\u201d [19:00]\n\n\u201cYou paid to take this class. So just pretend you have something to learn.\u201d\xa0[34:13]\n\n\u201cThe joy in a screenplay is witnessing another person\u2019s humanity.\u201d\xa0[41:12]\n\n\n\nResources:\n6 Ways to Make the Most of Any Film Course or Project.\n\n\u2018TMNT: Mutant Mayhem\u2019 Production Designer Yashar Kassai on the Future of Animation\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices