🎬 Sh*t I Should’ve Done #3: The 47-Min Short That Should’ve Been 15-min behind the scenes career mistakes film directing learning by doing producer life self-taught filmmaker sh*t i should’ve done (series) short film production writing

Recently I was telling a story about happy accidents on set, and I brought up a short film I directed called Minor Blues. It was my second film, and I was (and still am, I guess) learning how to tell a story.

I wrote the script with my writing partner at the time — and she’s a really great writer. ...

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The Myth of the “First Film” creative process debut feature film directing filmmaking independent film makeyourmovie.today microbudget movie making masterclass nicole sylvester

Hey Filmmakers,

I’ll let you in on a little secret: the industry loves to play the “first” card.
“First-time filmmaker.” “Debut feature.” “First nomination.” You name it. It’s a marketing hook—one that helps build hype and make headlines. Because let’s face it, people love a good origin story.

If y...

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