
10 things I learned the hard way (from writing, directing and editing my first short film)
If you're starting out as a filmmaker, here are a few things to watch out for. If you're anything like me, you'll read them all carefully, maybe even make notes, and then go out and make all the mistakes you've been warned about anyway! Maybe the only lessons we truly learn from are the hard ones? 1. Your precious words are not so precious. It goes without saying that a good script is the foundation of any good short, and there’s lot of good advice out there about how to deve