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