I spent years learning lessons the hard way so you don't have to. Hey. My name is Ramez Silyan and I'm a director. I've worked on shorts, commercials, and music videos. Recently, I directed the Lil Peep documentary, Everybody's Everything. In it, we see frontman Jesse Rutherford assume the Chrome character and travel from home to home as if on tour, seeking a receptive party. In his travels, he encounters Jaden Smith, Lana Del Rey, Mac DeMarco, Blake Griffin, and Benny Blanco, not to mention his co-star Devon Lee Carlson. It's a companion piece to the video for "Pretty Boy," which I also directed. It took me a decade to get here, and along the way, I learned a lot. The following may feel cliché, but clichés can be useful. Like a broken clock. 5. Listen, read, watch, repeat. Frankly, I don’t know shit. I’ll never know enough, but I know more than I did eight years ago. Consume as much knowledge as you can. Read about film, watch film, listen to film. The more you do, the less you won’t know. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 15 December, 2020