Drew Ott
Wish I were banned.
"It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever." -Philip Adams
I find it pretty easy to just sit around on DVXuser and keep telling myself that I'm going to go make a great film eventually. I keep putting off the actual work and become complacent.
I ask all of you who have this same problem to change your mindset and begin to really put everything toward film (if that's what you really love). Those of you who keep putting off the responsibilities that come with shooting your first big feature, do what you can to put those responsibilities aside, and just go for it. In every single decision in life, it will always feel like there's a better time to act. If you don't fight the natural urge to be comfortable, your time will pass before you ever take the first big step. Stop dreaming and make it happen.
Note: The tone I'm using makes me sound kind of arrogant (or at least I'm interpreting it as that), but in no way am I trying to come across that way. I'm actually a great example of somebody who sits around on DVXuser and only dreams of making great films. I just recently started being able to re-motivate myself, and I figured if this post helps out one other person, it's worth it.
Also, I realize many of you have families and other responsibilities that make financial and creative risk-taking difficult, and I understand. I don't have those problems yet, so if you're saying to yourself, "Easier said than done," you are probably correct.
I find it pretty easy to just sit around on DVXuser and keep telling myself that I'm going to go make a great film eventually. I keep putting off the actual work and become complacent.
I ask all of you who have this same problem to change your mindset and begin to really put everything toward film (if that's what you really love). Those of you who keep putting off the responsibilities that come with shooting your first big feature, do what you can to put those responsibilities aside, and just go for it. In every single decision in life, it will always feel like there's a better time to act. If you don't fight the natural urge to be comfortable, your time will pass before you ever take the first big step. Stop dreaming and make it happen.
Note: The tone I'm using makes me sound kind of arrogant (or at least I'm interpreting it as that), but in no way am I trying to come across that way. I'm actually a great example of somebody who sits around on DVXuser and only dreams of making great films. I just recently started being able to re-motivate myself, and I figured if this post helps out one other person, it's worth it.
Also, I realize many of you have families and other responsibilities that make financial and creative risk-taking difficult, and I understand. I don't have those problems yet, so if you're saying to yourself, "Easier said than done," you are probably correct.
