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Renny Harlin is one of the great action film directors who has had a huge influence on the genre and continues to have a lot of love and passion for his craft. He\u2019s bringing that enthusiasm and lots of helpful insights to the conversation today.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nWhat made Renny Harlin decide he wanted to be a film director and his early influences growing up in Finland, which has a very small movie industry.\n\nHow much Harlin loves what he does and how grateful he is to do what he does.\n\nHarlin\u2019s early days making commercials and then getting noticed and transitioning to TV, and finally to feature films.\n\nHow Harlin survived and stayed motivated when he first moved to the US and was living in complete poverty, trying to break into the industry.\n\nMaking the jump from living paycheck to paycheck to being on the cusp of the action movie genre (with films like Die Hard 2) to being able to turn down work.\n\nWhy you need to keep luck happen by working hard and being persistent.\n\nLessons Harlin learned the hard way throughout his career.\n\nWhy he\u2019s walked away from certain opportunities that have come his way.\n\nHow technology has changed throughout Harlin\u2019s career and how that impacts his approach.\n\nThe importance of ground rules and maintaining trust with the audience, no matter how much technology and CGI is available.\n\nHow he learns to get better on set and how he has learned from audiences with test screenings.\n\n\nLinks to Resources:\nGo see Harlin\u2019s new film The Misfits (2021) in theaters now!\nYou can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.\n\nPlease like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices