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Pedro Chaves
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It's all fun.. but work!

Last week I met a few film students, that had a few questions for me, so I decided to play along, specially also because I love to give an hand to persons that want to get into "filmmaking".

But,.. I was amazed to see how " scholarized " those students were. In short most of their questions were about " the bling " (term that I prefer to use on this late night) and fame . It's like they were students in law or business school.

Well, I have nothing against " le bling " (french term, just add "Le" and it becomes french) and fame , they are all pretty good, and I like them too, but to become a filmmaker just for those two things, I find it quite awkward and funny.

When they asked me, why I was into filmmaking my answer was simple, but a little unconvencional for them it seemed: " I love this, because I'm having a fun every single day".

Appearantly "fun and directing" seemed like a weird combination for them. Which I don't get it, why not have fun, in what you do? Personally I would have an hard time imagining a director work 18 hour a day on a film if he wouldn't have fun. Directors, are persons in my point-of-vue that are still children in their hearts, persons that just want to have a blast while creating something amazing!

Which lead to another subject with the students: "The 18 hour a day work on a film", those guys apparently where thinking of starting working around 10 am and stop at 5pm. Waw.. I wonder what they are taught at filmschools in Belgium!

But all this actually leads to this: people are always complaining about actors/directors/musicians,.. and how "easy" their life is, and that they wish that they had the same life. And those people finally become wanabee directors that make a short film every decade, wanabee actors that are asking huge paychecks while they never acted before, and so on..

Actually, I once encoutered one of those types of persons once, it was an actor that came for an audition, he didn't brought a resumee nor an headshot, had no experience in acting, but was claiming to be the big shit, wanted an big paycheck otherwise he wouldn't act in the film, he also requested a personal assistant (WTF?!) and a driver.

Now, honestly me and the casting director couldn't hold ourselves after all those requested, and burst into a laught worth of American Idol!

Thing is, the business of art, is a business of passion and work! It doesn't matter if you are a director, actor, musician, comic designer, screenwriter, singer,... all of us are working sometimes 7 days per 7 with 4 hours of sleep each night!

And that's what it takes if you want to be one!

And we don't give a fuck about the workload, and you know why?

Because it's not for the money, it's not for the fame, ...

It's because it's a hell of a fun!

 

 

 

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brother.....can you translate the whole article into chinese? wakakakakakakaka
接近 16 年 ago
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good fellow:) i agree with you !
接近 16 年 ago
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I duno what you talkin bout...it's ALWAYS all about the BLING! hehe...naw really though I feel sad for people who only do art for the money and don't have any real pleasure in it as creating something. Although I know there are times when you have to do things just for the money in order to do what you want later on...but that's a completely different story.
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DJ: Its true DJ, sometimes we need to do things for the money to be able to do what we want later, but even though, we are always having fun doing it. jontse: you are so right!
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reni: here you go: thank you babblefish! :p 我上星期遇见了几名影片学生, 那有几个问题为我, 因此我决定特别地并且演奏, 因为我爱给手想要进入"filmmaking" 的人。但, 。。我惊奇看怎么"scholarized" 那些学生是。简而言之他们的问题大多是关于"bling" (我喜欢使用在这夜间) 的规定并且名望。它是如他们是学生在法律或商业学校。很好, 我有没什么反对"le bling" (法国期限, 增加"Le" 并且它变得法语) 并且名望, 他们是全部相当好, 并且我喜欢他们, 但成为摄制者正义为那些二件事, 我发现它相当笨拙和滑稽。当他们要求我, 为什么我是入filmmaking 我的答复简单, 但一小的unconvencional 为他们它似乎: "我爱这, 因为我获得一个乐趣每一天" 。 Appearantly "乐趣和指挥" 似乎象一个古怪的组合为他们。我不得到哪些什么它, 为什么不获得乐趣, 在您? 亲自我会有困难时期想象主任工作18 小时每天在影片如果他不会获得乐趣。主任, 是人在我点vue 那是寂静的孩子在他们的心脏, 想要有疾风当创造某事惊奇的人! 哪些导致其它主题与学生: "在影片", 那些人的18 小时每天工作明显认为开始运作大约上午10 点和中止在5pm. Waw. 的地方。我想知道什么他们被教在filmschools 在比利时! 但所有这实际上导致这: 他们祝愿的人们总抱怨actors/directors/musicians, 。。和怎么"容易" 他们的生活是, 并且那他们有同样生活。并且人最后成为做一块短片每个十年的wanabee 演员主任, 要求巨大的支付薪金支票的wanabee 当他们从未行动了前面, 等等。实际上, I 曾经encoutered 那些类型人的当中一个一次, 这是来为试演的演员, 他没带来resumee 亦不headshot, 没有经验在行动, 而是声称是大shit, 想要一张大支付薪金支票他否则不会行动在影片, 他并且请求了一个个人助理(WTF?!) 并且司机。现在, 诚实地我和铸件主任不能使自己在所有以后那些被请求, 和破裂了入laught 价值美国神像! 事是, 艺术的事务, 是激情和工作的事务! 这不事关如果您是主任, 演员, 音乐家, 可笑的设计师, 编剧, 歌手... 我们大家有效有时7 天每7 以4 个小时睡眠□夜! 并且那是什么它采取如果您想要是一! 并且我们不给一fuck 关于工作量, 并且您知道为什么? 由于它不是为金钱, 它不是为名望... 它是因为这是乐趣!
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I agree with you 300%!
接近 16 年 ago
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Oh Pedro my man, you really did this, thanks for your kindness. But sorry about that, actually I can read an english article.... feel bad to let you do this for me so..... about the poster, I will make sure it is over 120%, hahaha!
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Those film students obviously had never met a director, an art director, an action director, a cinematographer, or anyone else connected with a film before. Everybody is working like crazy when a film is in production. Musicians, dancers, visual artists, the 80 hour week can be the norm. I've known quite a few musicians and dancers and when they are on tour, well, they are working all the time, except those 6 hours a night when they are sleeping. I knew an artistic director/choreographer/lead dancer of a dance company for many years and when he was on tour, he didn't even have time to give me a call, even when we were in the same town!
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