Today I screened my very first feature film which was filmed over four years ago
It’s taken over four years just to get it to a place where it was even screenable
The sound had to be redone because the original recording was awful but some of that bad sound still remains in the final work
My decision making (or lack thereof) when it comes to shots, angles and direction is apparent and tells a story of an amateur just starting out
It’s all my lack of experience on display
But one person in the audience was brought to tears at the end, she gave such encouraging feedback of her experience watching the film that I’m super psyched to get going on the next one(s)
That was the best I could do back then
I’m much better than I was four years ago, wiser, more confident and trusting of my ability
But here is the thing, there is no escaping that learning curve, the only way to learn it is to earn it through experience
I realised today that you have to put your work out there and see what happens, there is no point hiding whatever light you have within due to fear or perceived imperfections in your work – you won’t ever get it perfect but you will see how you can do it better next time
Someone out there will appreciate the effort
Someone else will tell you how to do it better and life will definitely make a way for you to improve
The only thing stopping you is fear
And you already know what your particular brand of fear is
Tackle it head on
Put it out there
Put yourself out there
Have some skin in the game and be involved
take action
There is no telling how what you put out into the world will be received and to be honest, that’s none of your business or concern
It’s out of your control
The only thing in your realm of control is your capacity to create something and put it out there
The rest will take care of itself
So do just that
Be well
SRZ
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