Is everyone's ultimate goal to direct Hollywood features?

Absolutely not. The ultimate goal, for me, is a career in music videos while also directing as many (or few) independent or privately funded feature films as I think I have in me. And I'm not thinking very many... definitely the one that's been floating around in my head for 10+ years, and the rest would just depend on what I come up with as I mature, and what story's I stumble onto. It's not something I'd leap into, though... I think a feature film would take a LOT out of me. I'm a passionate person who puts everything I have into what I'm doing, and it drains me physically and emotionally. I couldn't do film after film, I know it, and I have no desire to.
 
Nope. My goal is to make low-budget flicks the way I feel like making them. No Hollywood, trendy crap that will be dated in six months because I tried to make it look like (insert flash-in-the-pan movie here).
 
no, but to make features that compete with Hollywood. And kick its stupid ass. And then apologize. And then kick its stupid ass again.
 
Winning an Oscar by the time I'm 50 would be epic.

But I'd be content going Corman style; straigh to DVD or SCI FI type stuff.
 
It's my goal, and I'm so determined to get there, so I'm pretty sure I'll do it.

Huge passion for film, and movie making, so I hope to get up there.

My next short will be even better than my last shorts, and I'll be putting money towards it :)

Robbie
 
My ultimate filmmaking goal is to have a film screened at Cannes. Some people will say that it's modest, some people will say it's un realistic, but as far as filmmaking goes, that's my goal. If was offered the oppurtunity to direct a Hollywood flick I would most definitely do it, assuming it was legally blonde 12.

As for life, I just want to be able to earn a modest living doing the things I love to do. I.E Film/photography. I would love to see more people making great films that make hollywood afraid and I think we are well on our way to doing that.
 
I agree with most everyone else. I'd like to just make a decent living. We are going Corman style right now :)
 
my goal is to remain fiercely independent. I have no interest in being a part of the current Hollywood system. If this were 1970, I might feel differently.
 
Actually my goal is to stay as far away from Hollywood as possible, both with the films I make and my actual physical location. Gah I cant stand LA...
 
That train left the station a long time ago.

However, although my parents were married, and I'm sure they weren't cousins, I think I'd like to be a critic.
 
Hollywood is such a subjective terminology these days... I'd LOVE to have 100mil. to spend on directing my sci-fi epic drama... will that happen? Who knows... It's something to pursue... you have to shoot for the top, is my motto. Most of all I want to glorify God in my work, and in doing so I want to work with excellence whether the budget is 10k, 100k, 1million, or 100million.
 
craigbowman said:
Forget the destination. Enjoy the journey.
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Excellent advice and something that I wish I would remember more often when the competitive side of me rears its head.

As for wanting to direct Hollywood features, I would like to at least once in my life, just for the experience of it. I have a lot of ideas that would need big budgets to be done properly. Lately though, I've become less interested in the idea of limiting my life and career goals to being a big Hollywood director as I was a few years ago.

I guess I just want to create and tell stories that interest me and mean something, while hopefully connecting to an audience so that I can make enough to survive without constantly worrying about money. I am open to other mediums beyond just feature films -- TV, web-series, novels, comic books, video games, or writing scripts that others direct on occasion.

One thing that keeps me motivated is that I've got several ideas that I will never be able to hand over to a studio and another person to direct. I just can't trust Hollywood with some of my most personal or favorite stories, even if I eventually get to make them and fail at making them to their full potential, at least I would have stayed with them the whole way. A good example would be something like The Matrix. Does anyone think that at the time that it was bought by the studio, any directors that were already entrenched in the industry would have been able to make sense out of the script and then actually do it justice? I think not. If I ever make it in Hollywood, I want to come in with a new voice that is my own.
 
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