The 3 Things Film School Doesn’t Teach (But Should)

I did not go to film school. My education was in classical theater. I’m writing this article because there have been countless moments in my career where I’ve identified a problem that my film colleagues assured me was of no concern, only to discover I was right when the production fell apart in precisely the manner I had predicted.

When this happens, I think it’s polite practice to let my colleagues simply chalk the problem up to bad luck… before I haul myself right out of that relationship. Once a mistake has been preemptively identified, letting it happen anyway is a form of sabotage. No thank you.

In this article, we’re going to cover the three tools most responsible for my flashes of seemingly prophetic insight. Overcoming impossible obstacles has become a vital part of my brand, simply because I am relentless in maintaining the habits and practices that keep my career sustainable. If you need some specific details against which to check my credentials as an authority on “making it from the ground up,” then I recommend taking a look through the other blogs I’ve written for Stage 32. At the bottom of this page, I’ve listed everything I’ve written to date.

My point is that learning and mastering the disciplines I’m outlining here will give you the same insight that protects me from the “bad luck” that runs so common in independent film. When people claim that nobody knows what makes showbusiness work or not work, it’s usually because they haven’t developed the habits…