For most of the people reading this website, becoming a full-time filmmaker or working in film and television full time is the dream. Sure, you may have a few side hustles or a day job, but every time you finish that new spec or submit that new short, you dream of a time where you're employed to do that all the time. No more TPS reports, business suits, and boring meetings. Heck, I write for this website, love it, and dream of the day I don't have to do it to pay my bills. It's natural. With every glimmer of success in Hollywood (or the equivalent) the temptation to drop the day job and just take a swing grows more and more. Trust me, I've been there. I sold a script in 2015, quit my day job, and lived off my creativity for a few years. But when the consistent paychecks dried up, I found myself in a real pickle. I had rent due, I was waiting on a small option check, and I had no idea how I would make it to the next month. Turns out, I should not have quit that day job. Even though I was making money, my career wasn't in a place where it was going to sustain me. And I wasn't alone. So many people breaking in right before the pandemic quit jobs to pursue Hollywood, and then found themselves in an unpredictable situation where the town froze much hiring of low-level...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 12 August, 2024