Chapter 1

About You

Filmmakers, by nature, are dreamers and communicators. More than the need to have a stable income, health insurance, or a pension, a filmmaker feels compelled to tell stories, to use a camera to find a new universe, or to explore the old universe in a new way. Whether you are an aspiring screenwriter, producer, director, cinematographer, editor, production designer, story editor, development person, or production executive, there is a reason you have decided that you want to work on movies more than you want security. Your friends and family may support your ambition—or not. You may care what they think in an abstract way, but you’re not about to be shifted off course from doing what you want to do. You don’t want to be difficult, ...

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