The one requirement for this article was to have some practical tips, and we all love a nice bullet point on the internet, so let me start with a few of those, and go from there. I feel a little odd giving tips, as I’m still in the thick of it, and still feel clueless half the time. But I’ve certainly learned some things, and here are some of those things, starting with the big picture." Let go: Whether you are a director, a producer, a department head, or really anything else, your job isn’t to control everything. Your job is to empower everyone’s strengths, including your own, to tell the best story you can. Learning how to do this is a continuous process.Let the failures be your best friends: The more personal they feel, the more they have to teach you.Just keep going: There are always reasons to stop, wait, or hesitate. Just keep moving forward.I’m going to take you through the story of making POOLS, from a frivolous freewrite five years ago, to shooting, to re-editing the “finished” film two times, to where we’re at now.We world premiered at SXSW Sydney in October, and took home the Audience Award. We’re now getting ready for our North American Premiere at TIFF Next Wave on April 12th, and the premiere sold out a week in advance. We are so excited to see this growing demand for the film and so thrilled to have been invited. TIFF Next Wave is TIFF's...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 8 April