I received a DOCFEST delegate pass from Sheffield Hallam University, it was such a pleasant experience, attended a few films with Q&A and the film festival after parties with networking.
Film networking
I’ve been
talking to many film makers/ cinematographers at Shooters in the Pub
and at Ed Cartledge’s Film Pool. I also attended all the DocFest film festival
after parties which were really good for networking. The film industry
emphasises the importance of networking and collaboration. Business cards are
important because I was given them from a few people.
What I’ve
learnt from the advice of film makers that I’ve met and spoken to at Docfest:
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A common thing directors/
producers say:
“Corporate film work is where all the money is
at, but it is soul stealing.”
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Directed ‘How We Played The Revolution’ said: “Make
films about things that touches you, my mother always told me: You can’t be a
director, you’re a woman. It’s weird because she’s an artist.” She gave me a film ticket as well.
· Canadian Director Billie Mintz:
"Get out of
the film industry while you can! There is no money in it.”
“I live for beauty. People will just talk to
you if you are beautiful, people will just respond to you, you should start
talking to people. This is how you do it.” His website: http://www.imagin8r.com/
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Paul
D from London, Director for music videos:
“Working in a film set with professionals
must go both ways between members of the crew, especially the Director. Trust
of other people’s ‘professional’ opinions/knowledge between crew members are
vital, everyone knows what they are doing, specifically in their roles.
Listening is important because Directors get to consider what needs doing
correctly. An example would be: A gaffa working with lights, he would tell the
director what can be improved, what sort of lighting options there is and how
the overall film would look like. Then the director decides if it’s worth doing
or not. Another example would be the runner, if he arrives on time, and does
everything I tell him to and he does it, then he’s a trusted member of the
crew. It also doesn’t matter if the person is not skilled enough; working with
the same people in production develops a trust and bond between crew members.
This is when things get better because everyone knows each other and knows each
other’s capabilities.”
Disclaimer: The above quotes is what I remembered from memory.
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