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Conclusion: Now We Must Say Good-bye

What They Don’t Tell You

I was filled with excitement and high expectations the day I learned that Walt Disney Studios wanted me to work for them. I was also filled with high doubts about my abilities. I came expecting to learn the great secrets of filmmaking from the masters at Disney. But, alas, the techniques that I have shared with you weren’t taught in film school or when I first started at Disney. Nobody tells you that you will pour your heart into you work and then after a review it will be in tattered pieces on the floor. Nobody told me it is an emotional roller coaster. When the call to adventure ...

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