For many emerging filmmakers, a career breakthrough can often feel out of your hands. This post was written by Izzy Stevens. But what if you could bet on your own success? What if you had far more sway in your career than you thought? As an assertive four-year-old rocking leadership shoes too large for her awkward feet, I relished ordering my school friends to act out violent death scenes from Titanic (whether they liked it or not). So it seemed in the cards that I’d someday become a film director. But I came to it by way of an unorthodox acting career. One which had some lucky early success in TV and film, only to spit me out into film school, where I found true love behind the camera. As it goes, a few years later, I was about to bounce into production on a feature film when the pandemic hit. I took a right turn somewhere between waiting in the Trader Joe’s line for pickle chips and staring into the abyss of isolation, and I officially became a creative coach. For filmmakers. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 28 June, 2023