Comments on: So You Want My Job: Film Director

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:50:52 +0000

Hi…Im still in school but I really want to go study film directing after school.I live in South Africa and here they make allot of international movies.Should I go to a film school in Cape town South Africa or would it be better to go to a film shool overseas??

By: So You Want My Job « ami | alex meade international

So You Want My Job « ami | alex meade international — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:01:09 +0000

[...] The Art of Manliness blog has a nice series of interviews with men who have “desirable” jobs giving good insight into the bad and good side of their chosen career. This week they interviewed John Dowdle, a Hollywood director. John recounts his challenges getting into his field: “It took me 13 years of destitute poverty to start making a living making films. Before that, it was pretty brutal at times. I was almost evicted a dozen times. I once had to pawn my entire collection of jazz cds so I could take someone out for a business lunch. I once sold my car to make a short. ” and offers some great advice: “My best piece of advice if you’re looking to get into directing, is to not get good at anything else. The people who seem to stick with it are the ones who have no other marketable skills.” Anything is possible and like John, if you really want to make your dream come true be willing to sacrifice anything to make it happen. Read the full story here [...]

By: Detrick

Detrick — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:14:14 +0000

Hello, my name is Detrick and I was just wondering if my skills as an Artist can help in directing?

By: kiran

kiran — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:39:10 +0000

hi this kiran iam student off architect i have lot off intrest to direct the move i just want to learn that but i dont have money for that but if i get a chance i wil try to give my best of the of best for that pls help me

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:52:59 +0000

is it hard to get the job as a director? my dream is becoming a director and a writer and i just pray to god that he’ll give me that opportunity! but im sometimes scared that it won’t happen, could you help me?, that would be great!