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Kabir Akhtar is an Emmy award winner who has worked on a long list of TV shows, such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls. This accomplished director-editor-producer has directed 45 episodes of TV as of today.\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and Director-Editor, Kabir Akhtar, discuss:\n\nWhy Kabir still uses a printed script\xa0\n\nMoving to Los Angeles and hearing \u201cno\u201d after \u201cno\u201d\n\nWhy post is the most important part of the process\n\nUnderstanding editing before you start directing\n\nDirecting episodes in an existing show versus directing a pilot\n\nThe different \u201clanguages\u201d you have be able to speak as a director\n\nEditing scenes you directed yourself\n\nEmbracing the creative instincts from others on set\n\nThe right way to step into your leadership role as a director\n\nBelieving in yourself despite the opinions of others\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s not really who you know, it\u2019s ultimately who knows you.\u201d [8:29]\n\n\u201cNo one is going to the movies to read a script. No one is going to the movies to watch raw footage.\u201d [14:08]\n\n\u201cFundamentally editing is dark arts. It\u2019s just doing a magic trick all day long.\u201d [20:43]\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s better to swing and miss than not swing at all.\u201d [33:06]\n\n\u201cI was completely convinced that it would happen and that it would absolutely never happen.\u201d [56:20]\n\n\n\nMentioned Resources:\nConnect with Kabir on Instagram\n\nMore about Kabir\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