This came in from a film student and tech diver searching for
answers in life as he approached graduation and wondered where he was
going next.
1. How did you know the amount to bid on a job when you first started?
I had absolutely no clue! I ended up charging what I thought I
needed and made a lot of mistakes and cut myself short... all in
learning! Today you can search for rates online and have an idea of
what other's charge.
2. How did you land your first job?
Volunteered and worked my butt off until people noticed.
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3. What would you liked to have known when you got started?
That everyone else was equally as clued out as I was. I kept
thinking everyone in the room knew more than I did... not true. Have
confidence in your abilities, creativity and brains. You deserve good
compensation for good hard work.
4. How do you afford all of those fun toys?
Hard, hard work. I live a simple life and always prioritize my
passions. I drive cars until the wheels fall off and always pay my
bills on time. I never use credit and buy only what I can afford at the
moment.
5. Do you feel this type of media entertainment is on the rise for the public to enjoy?
I think people enjoy outdoor adventure entertainment but television
is changing rapidly. Internet-delivered content is on the rise.
Television budgets are crumbling. There is room for the entrepreneur
that can work small and look big. There is little room for high-end,
large-crew productions. The successful content-generator these days
will learn everything they can about the web and work to stay ahead of
the trends.
6. What's the best part about what you do?
I love what I do every day. I edit in my pajamas and run across the
road to the spring for a swim each morning. I like controlling my own
schedule and life and consider myself virtually unemployable. I dislike
working for others who control my activity and creativity. Although it
is always a stress thinking about where to get the next paycheck, that
is the best part of my work life.
7. What is the best book on the subject?
"Rebel without a Crew" - Robert Rodriquez. It is about a successful
Hollywood filmmaker who decided to go make films instead of staying in
film school and blowing all his savings. He sold his body to science to
fund his first movie and make it big in LA.
