There Are No Film Prodigies
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Royal Ocean channel and to celebrate, I want to talk about the most important lesson in filmmaking I've ever learned.
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Can't believe Tarantino wore an Astroboy tie to that TV interview.
You can't? I can't believe he didn't dress up as Astroboy!
A skill is a skill, you just have to learn it
Unless you're a prodigy.
somebody didn't read the title
There are limits--you can't practice enough to become Michael Jordan, for example.
A man who tries but cannot achieve, could still try to pass that passion and experience to someone they believe can. You may not become Michael Jordan, but you can still coach for the next one.
I'm more than just a hammer!
Alfred Hitchcock directed 17 films before "The 39 Steps", generally considered his first classic. He had been working for over a decade. I keep that pinned up on my writing desk to remind me this is work, and success is relative. You don't get to the classics without making a lot of stuff you'll forget.
I would argue "Blackmail" is Hitchock's first remarkable film and a classic as well. Your argument still stands, though ;)
Tom Waits and the lodger is great
people forget that the arts (film, theatre, music, painting, sculpting, etc) are a craft that you have to keep working on. I forgot and this reminded me. Thank you :)
Wonderful!
As a 16 year old filmmaker working on my first "real" short film, this literally made me tear up. I don't know why. Relief? Joy? Regret for all that time wondering why I sucked so bad? Still not sure. But I thank you and No Film School for this. I really needed it.
Elite Lens Films I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR SHORT FILM!!!!!! its gonna get better with time, learn from your mistakes you'll do great stuff! i believe in you
I started at your age, I'm 27 now. Keep at it! I'm still making stuff today, more as an editor but I'm still learning. Your films will get better over time because you will have lived more and gained stories in your personal narrative that will reflect upon your craft.
I wanna see it! :D
marcos gualez - It's still in pre-production. We won't drop a trailer for a little while, but you can subscribe if you want to know when it comes out. :)
Thanks, guys! I've seen a lot of growth in myself just recently as well. I'm going to make a living off of this film thing. You watch. ;)
As a senior in high school trying to get accepted into film school with only films that I am not quite proud of, studying techniques from all of the directors mentioned in the video, even after watching Slacker for the first time just yesterday, this video comes as a huge sigh of relief for me. Thank you
Jack Hoppy Please, try being forced to make your movies with a bunch of arrogant asshats who think they're deep and insightful. Scratch that, it's just one guy who's like that but I keep getting stuck with him and he's such an insufferable pompous little diva.
I expect this channel will blow up and be huge in the next year or so, but from those of us who are already fans- keep up the good work man, talent never goes unappreciated
I know this video only has a little over 100k views, but it feels like everyone from every film school has both seen this video and breathed a sigh of relief because of it. Thank you for that gift to the community.
I honestly can't say how much this means to me, I've been feeling insecure about my filmmaking abilities and your videos are comforting. They really inspire me and remind me to keep going :) Thank you!
So as a 25 year old filmmaker in Denver, I have been at this for 9 years. I have made over 30 short films and my goal is to be in pre-production of my debut feature by 2020. And later this year I am going to be directing my first "big budget short". But some days it's tough. It's really hard getting into a business that less than 1% of people succeed in. But whenever I feel down, or I feel like I am going nowhere, I go to youtube and watch this video. It's so refreshing knowing that the people who I look up to and admire started exactly where we are now. And I am so excited to see what our generation has to offer.
keep at it is all you can do, i'm sure we all get disheartened in our quests. you just got to keep plugging away for whatever your goal is. Ours is just getting our first feature finished this year lol
So how did it go? you ever get that feature film?
@@chairio6212 Just finished the final working draft of the screenplay and obtaining funding is the next step! Obvious COVID put a lot of barriers in those plans. However-- not only did I finish that short film, but I made a second one! They are both in post-production now!
A recently made a 5 minute short film with my friends at college, I had a wide view on what i wanted the film to be and when those things began going wrong, I felt disenchanted for a while, until my teacher said it was great and that it doesn't need to be a Tarantino, Scorsese, Anderson glory years film, it could be a Tarantino, Scorsese or Anderson first film. I feel more comfortable with it now and hope to continue making them because even though it went wrong in parts, and trust me, it did. I loved it, I loved the struggle of trying to piece up something that came from my mind
3:16 -3:26 Damien used that visual cue in La La Land Wow
Ps love ur channel
AND in Whiplash. I hope he adds that to every single movie he does lol
Its a nod to Jean Cocteau i think
this channel and this video reminds me so much of every frame a painting
Guy and Madeline is really good, though.
upkody that's what I was about to comment 😂😂
upkody Personally I didn't think it was. I think it's for a niche audience tbh
TheMightyEgan That doesn't make it bad.
upkody ho.
There's probably a shit ton of student short films that have not scene the light of day.
Wonderful message and thank you for your videos. Happy anniversary Royal Ocean!
Yet another one of your videos that I constantly come back to. Thank you 🙏🏾
Just found the channel. Enjoying it immensely.
So I'm just back from my watching La La Land for the first time, utterly crushed by the talent of the director while at the same time being hopeful to not give up and here you are telling me it's all going to be okay and to not give up, but just keep making, thereby reinforcing my main take away from the film and now I feel so very much happier than I did 5 minutes ago. Thank you. Your Film Blog is amazing.
Oh, and not to mention that you refer to Chazelle's early work directly, which I was completely oblivious about.
This is a lesson that I have to keep learning over and over again, lol. Film making and storytelling is really a skill that just needs constant practice, repetition, and hard work. Thank you for making this video. I'm so glad to have discovered this channel this year.
I'll be having a drink to celebrate your first year tonight! Your videos are truly inspiring and they also stand out because you manage to avoid doing essays on films and topics that have been covered to death in other videos already. Keep 'em coming!
Congrats Man! I just got into your channel a few months ago and I've been impressed ever since. Keep up the great work!
I just watched all your videos. Awesome stuff, man. By far my favorite video essays on CZcams.
Great video. This is also the tough thing about growing a CZcams channel, I consider all the shorts on there my 'early work' and fall out of love with them very quickly. I like the idea of showcasing the journey publicly though, as painful as that can sometimes be.
Sitting here thinking I'm wasting away because I'm almost 22 and haven't made a feature film. You can't imagine how much I sigh with relief when I watch this video.
Really needed this at this point of my life, thank you
Congrats man! I love your channel
Wonderful, inspiring video. Your channel is highly underrated -- the quality of your video essays are not so far off from those of other youtubers. Really needed to hear this advice, not as a filmmaker, but as an aspiring writer. Thanks for it.
So much inspiration in such a short video! Thank you for all of you great work, I'm a young filmmaker and a lot of my confidence comes from your channel :)
Lovely essay, looking forward to your work in the future!
Just when I am feeling down about myself and having to reconsider my aims and my goals, this video comes along. Thank you.
What a great message. Thank you for this video!
Damien's first film looks amazing tbh. Great video btw. I love your channel!
The title of this video could not be farther from the truth and this whole video has truly inspired me. Can't wait to see more from your channel!
Congratulations, man! I've just discovered your channel, really like it. Keep the great job :)
That's just what I needed to hear today, keep up with the awesome work!
Cheers, mate! Thanks for the timely message!!
I first thought that Spielberg would be the exception because his first feature, a TV movie called Duel, was pretty great if not fantastic. But if you dig deeper you find out that had already made several movies at this point since he was 13 or so. And he also worked a couple of years for some TV shows. He made his terrible first movies at such a young age that he was able to make his great movies like Jaws in his mid-twenties.
Great work again man. Insightful essay.
Your channel is amazing! I'm so glad I found it!
You're so right about the morose comfort of seeing how all the greats weren't that great at the beginning. Even Kubrick and Malick's first works were terrible, with Andrei Tarkovsky and Akira Kurosawa being the only filmmakers I can say were good from the start, but even then their early works are super stiff and more promising than anything.
This video was just what I needed after making my second film, which I wouldn't call a failure but certainly isn't the personal triumph that my first was. Even though I didn't end up making the film I wanted, I learned something invaluable: You're not going to get anywhere if you're afraid to suck.
I wanted to say the same thing, the hardest thing for me is getting used to the fact that the majority of what I make isn't going to be the masterpiece I want it to be. Only recently have I worked up the courage to start filming so I can practice and grow. Failure tends to be everyone's biggest hurdle
You're wrong about Malick. Badlands rocks.
Maybe he means his comedy short film Lanton Mills which is pretty impossible to find
Kyle C Yup I'm referring to that and his other early film, Deadhead Miles. One of his sophisticated classmates called these early works awful.
"You're not going to get anywhere if you're afraid to suck."
Now, this here should be put on a placard for every creative person to observe every day.
Your killing it with these videos keep up the great work!
_Royal Ocean_ shares its birthday with me ^_^
Happy anniversary~
it is very inspiring. Thanks for the essay Saladino
this is an amazing video....keep up the good work...
also happy 1st anniversary of your channel,may it grow up and lead you to success.
This is very comforting to hear
As a 40-year-old filmmaker with a long career, my advice to just own it. Show off your old stuff, don't be ashamed of where you came from. I'm commenting from a CZcams channel that does exactly that.
thank you, you don't undersand how much i needed this today
Congratulations on your anniversary.
Thanks! This is good to hear!
simply beyond an amazing video with a great message that every aspiring artist should watch
Thanks, i needed this one right now.
This channel is awesome - happy birthday! :)
Guy and madeline on a park bench is a good first debut, good video BTW
Great inspiration! Thank you 😊
Thank you for that piece of inspiration. It came absolutely at the right time.
I really needed to hear this.
You've done so many great videos in the space of a year! I want to start doing video essays but I don't know how I'd produce that many in that space of time
Thanks for sharing this!
Very thoughtful words. Nice.
I'm so glad I discovered your work :')
I've had my first short film since film school halfway shot for the last six month and it's been hard to find the motivation to continue the project. This pretty much confirms my suspicions that it's probably gonna suck. However, it does give hope for the future. Thank you sir!
Love this channel. Subscribed.
Thank you for making this!
Great vid, thanks for sharing.
great video with a great soundtrack as well!
I'm editing my first feature and this video is indeed comforting. Good luck!
This was good. I usually am not a fan of video essays. But this was really solid advice that I hadn't heard before.
thanks this was inspiring and reassuring.
This video essay is just the best encapsulation of what I was thinking about for ages and always try to prove to other people. It's great that now IMDb filmographies of known directors are MUCH fuller so that you can see that not one of them, not even geniuses like Orson Welles were overnight successes. It's good that this thought crossed my mind rather early into production of my first feature film. I'm still yet to finish it after 12 (!) years of hard work and learning through every possible mistake, but since I was also working on hundreds of amateur productions: short films, music videos, freelance gigs, etc. I am glad I never finished it in a few years as I intended, because now it will be a tiny bit better. Even though I am ashamed of my filmography now, full of unwatchable short films and so on, I'm glad that feature film has better chances because of all of them and I'm not disowning anything, even the worst... Still, I really hope that I will finally finish that train wreck of a feature this year because, well... I'm tired of it not coming through and I have more then 350 other big ideas I want to pursue. Hopefully 12-15 years behind the camera will make those projects move much faster, although I'm not intending on stopping learning: you should learn something every day if you want to stay in the game.
thank you, it's so beautiful
I've been stuck making a short movie stressing out to make it perfect... your video is very comforting haha!! thx :)
Thank you. I needed to hear this!
Making films for the last six years with no headway.
like he says. but and yeah just keep plugging away at it
Woww.. Thanks.
This gives me a new hope.
Great job.
congrats on your 1 year anniversary
Keep em coming!
thank you so much for this video.
I just finished working on my first real short, and I was super embarrassed by it. This video made me feel a little at easy. Thanks, Andrew.
Can't wait to see more of your work in the coming years :)
I really needed this sir. Being in film school I have struggled with the false idea that if I'm gonna be the best, I can't fail ever but boy is that not true.
cheers guys
wish you all luck!
This video is Electric! I’m 53 and was about to give up on my goal on being a filmmaker. I’m 2years from retiring from the NewYorkCity Police Department. I just figured let me settle in and just enjoy watching Movies. And then I saw your video… Thank you…
This makes me feel so much better
Good channel dude!!
Another video for my Inspiration and Help folder
Many thanks for this
this is such a relieving video to watch!! thank you for it:) but i just have to point out xavier dolan.... with his first film shown at cannes at the age of 19... truly iconic
Damn this channel is great, subscribed
To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson, "every artist was once an amateur".
Lovely! So much truth.
This inspired me to get back out there. Cheers, friend
Wow thank you for the inspiration I meZn it thank you. You really understand the beginner film maker.
What about Kevin Smith, his first film is pretty much his best one
hence the "pretty much"
it's his first commercial film maybe. but I'm sure he made a lot more stuff before that. shorts,sketches etc that were terrible
Well, he did go to that short canadian film course just so he could make that movie, and had trouble paying to make that movie, considering that in those days he actually had to pay for film, that's why it black and white, also he is a very vocal person on social media, and his personal life is very well documented because of his many documentaries, books and podcasts, so I'm pretty sure we would know if there was
I find it hard to believe that that movie was the first time he picked up a camera. Again, it was his first proper effort at making something for a real audience. doesn't mean he didn't work on stuff before that(like Linklater says in the video)
That wasn't the first film he made considering the fact that he went to film school.
this reminds me of how we are not perfect, we're just human. Anyway, love the channel and it's content. Keep the good work.
I may not like many of my films but I still leave them up for everyone to see. Why not.
Andrew you are a beautiful human being. Excellent vid.
thank you soooooo much!
thank you for this
talent is drive. the need to get better at something because you love it.
I really like what I'm seeing of Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, though.