The Film Director has immense responsibilities on his shoulders and is the most important person in any production unit. He has to guide his whole unit so that the film is shot successfully.
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Shahzaad Ausman - How can you become a film director
Shahzaad
Ausman - If
you are serious and looking to break into the Film Industry, then you will
require all the help you get.
Remember,
the film industry is like any other industry. It is like the Manufacturing
Industry. It is like the Car Industry. It is even like the Manual Labor
Industry. It is just another industry that makes up the job market. Everyone
treats it like an invitation-only elite community which in a way it is but it
doesn't mean you have to treat it any different to the other industries.
When it comes to the Film Industry, you probably
ALREADY KNOW that it is "About whom you know, not what you know."
Provided that you have basic common sense and you absorb anything that is
taught to you, then you can make it in the industry. Each department on a film
production will require you to have different skills: For example, a makeup
artist is highly unlikely to have the skills required to work in the Camera
Department.
ShahzaadAusman says this is something else you have to realize
when you are looking at breaking into the Film Industry. Be focused! Decide
upon the department you want to work in and go for it. You can change of
course, and you could change from the Camera Department to the Grips Department
and then to the Lighting Department as these department tend to be intertwined
with one another, but do not decide you want to be a Director, then a Director
of Photography, then a Producer, then a Location Scout and then a Gaffer. These
jobs are so varied then you will end up knowing some skills in each 'trade' and
not a lot of skills specific to one job.
Shahzaad Ausman: But this article is about How to Become
a Film Director, not how to break into the Industry. If you want to become a
director then there is a clear path you must follow:
- Runner
- (Director's Assistant)
- Third Assistant Director
- Second Assistant Director
- First Assistant Director
- Director
Below are the THREE THINGS you MUST do to answer: How to
Become a Film Director?
When you
are just starting, don't turn down ANY job. Whether it is for a Tea/Coffee
Boy/Girl on a Low Budget film or a non-paid student project. Experience is
Experience and in the industry, experience is KEY!
When you
are not working, get your video camera and start shooting your stuff. This may
mean just grabbing your cousins and siblings and make a short film.
Get
serious! Create an online portfolio/profile to show everyone you are 100%
serious. No, this does not mean you have to create a lavish website
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