The festival continues…
Panels are interesting. If the festival is good, they have a plethora of speakers that have had some measure of success in the industry and relate their experiences to the next generation of aspiring writers/filmmakers. The real problem is that every success was achieved in a different manner, so what is being passed on seems to be a batch of unique experiences.
I find it strange that almost every other professional in the film industry that I have spent time with or heard from uses a caveat with everything that they say.
Well, in my experience…
I don’t suggest trying this but here is what I did…
This isn’t normally the way to get it done but…
I was told not to but…
It seems to me that the more we play by the rules, the more we can put ourselves into a place to make it easier for people to say, ‘no’. While rules are important to learn, sometimes it’s solely to know when to break them.
The panels are great and as usual, they provide a chance to meet successful people. The difficulty becomes how to turn those meetings into a situation to get to know them. If they don’t know you, they sure as hell won’t agree to work with you for 2 years.
It is an interesting and bizarre quest to become more successful by making friends. Because in the film biz, you work with your friends.
So it’s back to the ‘office’ for me to make new friends. And the BBQ. Yay friends.
(I think my liver needs a break)