10 questions to test (your belief systems) about being a Director.

[jpbankesmercer]

10 questions to test (your belief systems) about being a Director.

1. Am I a good Director?
2. Am I a great Director?
3. Am I an employable Director?
4. Am I a successful Director?
5. Am I working hard enough to be in demand as a Director?
6. Am I portraying my work to others in the best way?
7. Am I doing everything within my power to become the best Director I can?
8. Am I a storyteller?
9. Do People like my Directing work?
10. Do I like my Directing work?

When I really thought about these questions some of my initial honest responses were > NO <

1. Challenge the belief > Am I a good Director? Well I care a lot about Directing, I am good with people, I am conscientious, I constantly study the medium, I try my hardest to deliver the best I can for clients and my own personal projects, I constantly strive to improve at my profession. I am really good at working with and Directing Actors…Am I a great director? Well I haven’t had the opportunity to prove that yet, am I a bad director? No because a bad Director wouldn’t care as much as I do…
2. Start to replace my old method of thinking and believe it > I am a good Director, hell yeah!
3. Proclaim it > Let’s see what others think about it? If the response is bad (re-think) do I really believe it myself? If the response seems to go with my own rationalizing and people agree then it must be true.
4. Replace my old belief system > Yes I am a good Director.

Asking myself some hard question about what > I believe < (If I believe surley everyone else believes that too!) well it's helping me during this mamoth journey.

Jp.x

 

[jghenderson]

1. No, but i'm getting there.
2. No, but perhaps in 20 years if I work hard enough.
3. no comment
4. nope
5. In my head, yes. In reality, probably not enough.
6. I suppose
7. Same as #5
8. I sure hope so
9. The limited people that have seen my work seem to like it/think it has potential.
10. My most recent project, I finally actually like a small part of it. But the vast majority of my work, no I don't. I'm extremely critical of myself, which I believe is necessary to my (hopefully) eventual success.


I understand your point, of trying to not let yourself become discouraged/depressed. I think that is valid. But for me, I think I have to be hard on myself, to always push myself. If I began to believe I was doing this "correctly" too early, I might limit my growth and not live up to my potential. It's a depressing road to take though, so i'm not sure I would suggest it to others!

 

[Rolf Silber]

"Art is never finished, only abandoned" (whoever said this first).

All directors I know and who are really seriously working in the business in my country will start to tell you about their doubts in their own abilities, their current work, the work ahead, the next day of shooting, the "rushes" they just saw, the constant frustration they feel in the job mostly only when they had a drink or four too much.

Understandable, as captain of the ship and lion tamers they have to be cool and controlled the next second and tell people that they have to storm this height or cross that lake. The few who really adore their own work are mostly complete idiots. Funny enough: Sometimes you start to like your own work some years later. If you are a bit older like I am you may say then: "Oh, what did that guy do there..... nice." That's cool.