For me there's a pattern. Shooting: This is going to be brilliant. Shuffling through footage: What was I thinking? First rough edit: Hang on a minute. Final cut: Okay, I'm still here. What's next.

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

couldn't be more accurate haha

@j.jmarlon1417

7 жыл бұрын

DSLRguide sigh, I needed to hear this. Like right now now!!!! I was feeling like this, and that was after I had finished the story board. looking at getting the location and finding time to actually be able to shoot it. I knew as a director, I can't have this mind set when I'm on set with everyone else.

@AshHayBrax

7 жыл бұрын

BrainInSkull so true... 1) idea came 2) shooting and nothing seems to go according to plan 3) during editing nothing seems to stitch together to make sense 4) then at the end half of the time the project can't be finished because it's not up to expectations It is not good to left projects un finished, but sometimes it's really not easy...

@nicholaslornadek8234

7 жыл бұрын

same for me both as a scriptwriter and a shooter; it's always like that, it's always some sort of cycle... everytime I do that sometimes it helps seeing some filmakers I love saying things like "i shouldn't have done this" while shooting a movie and then they are talking about their best movie or something like that it's though, but I take everything I do as archery: everything I do has to be closer to the target than the thing before

@2defaina

7 жыл бұрын

I probably add at first: Writing the script: This is going to be my best project EVER.

I think the famous and often cited quote from Ira Glass fits well: "“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through"

@ThijsGoedegebuure

7 жыл бұрын

Thats pretty inspiring bruh, thanks for quoting

@ximenamontero3910

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing it!

@LexaaaHeree

5 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing!

Something we all go through and not something everyone on the outside sees. Great video man!

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7 жыл бұрын

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7 жыл бұрын

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7 жыл бұрын

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7 жыл бұрын

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@j10ul27

7 жыл бұрын

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I can relate so much to that point of feeling sick over a project. Editing for me takes so much effort to even start, let alone being okay with finishing a project. Coming to terms with who you are as a filmmaker and what your current skills are at can be really humbling. I find I'm not proud of my edits until I take it from 90% to 95%. And that last 5% can take as long as the previous 90%. And even if you take the project to 95% on the edit scale, it's still so easy to dislike the film as a whole. Even after you poured so much work into it. It can be hard to come to grips with what you've actually shot and what you've got to work with. Acknowledging, yeup, I shot that. That's my work as a filmmaker and storyteller. Thanks for sharing your journey in the creative struggle.

@Samuel-ju2sp

7 жыл бұрын

Patience is so hard

@BeastPictures

7 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@JacobCrowMains

7 жыл бұрын

well said

@SammyBFilms

7 жыл бұрын

A film is never released, it just escapes. Hope this helps a little. ;-)

@jacemeyer696

7 жыл бұрын

Leftcoast Media House same!

I 100% can relate to what he said about how it actually looks compared to the perfect vision of how you saw it in your head. One thing I really want to focus on this year is improving my storyboarding so I can better translate my vision and I feel like a lot of filmmakers neglect its importance just saying "oh well I cant draw I know how its all supposed to look anyway" its more of a guide for other people to see your vision and be in the same headspace as you when it comes to making the project.

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

storyboarding definitely relates to this. I always 'forget' that I could draw storyboards, then put them in a timeline and do a rough edit with quick audio recordings of dialogue to see how the timings work. No doubt that would reveal many issues or things I hadn't thought of in my head. you're 100% spot on about using the "i can't draw" excuse to hide that we don't have a solid plan :)

@frostvisto9610

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, Pixar does work that way. As well as other animation studios that is. It's because the 'filming' is such an expensive part of a film. Like it has to be done right in that time. Filming it again would be too expensive, with all the people and equipment involved in that little timeframe.

@frostvisto9610

7 жыл бұрын

I understand what you mean. But the 'magic' in film is mostly made by everything coming together, or what the film changes in the process. Setting it in stone too much beforehand could kill some of that potential magic maybe?

Man I can hear the sadness in your voice about this project. I understand man. It is very tough to work so hard and not feel like your where you want to or should be at. Just want to offer some encouragement and say that the videos you do have helped me so much in learning how to do video and I wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am today without your help. I still have a long way to go, and get discouraged often, but people like you who have made it their goal to help others learn something such as film making are a huge encouragement and inspiration to people like me. Thanks so much for everything you do man, keep at it!

My first music video I directed I had a DP, producer/AD, and two PAs. They were all friends working for free/fun. I was able to look at the bigger picture and direct. Is there even one person in your area that can help with the productions in a meaningful/creative way? Professional filmmaking is a team sport and you are past the point of going it alone.

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

you've hit the nail on the head right there - much of the pressure would have been lifted if I hadn't gone solo on the pre & post production. The whole challenge of this project was to use cheap gear & small crew but like you say, there's no need to be isolated.

@devonfielding6611

7 жыл бұрын

Cinematography Database heyyy love your vids 💯

The one thing I like about you is you keep it real. I feel that a lot of successful channels sugar coat the truth. Thanks for being real man

Creative life is an unequal sine wave. One night's burst of creativity could be followed by a week of despair and wasted hours. But you always bounce back after giving yourself a little TLC and revisit your inspirations.

I'm in the middle of shooting my first film ever, a short film, and I've been feeling the same way. Your videos give me motivation to push through, thanks for that!

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

glad it helped - grit those teeth and get through it haha

@coocoo9120

7 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks, I will! (:

@JillRobertsIsmyGF

4 жыл бұрын

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@coocoo9120

4 жыл бұрын

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@JillRobertsIsmyGF

4 жыл бұрын

@@coocoo9120 I'm so glad you got that joke

I can't tell you how much i can relate to this! I have been depressed for over 2 month now, can't do what i love, can't relate to other people in my field coz they make it sound so so easy :( No one ever talks about the hard stuff and the emotional drainage thank you very much for the kind and encouraging videos, it just feels so much easier now to know everyone goes through this :)

Being a creative person is really quite horrible. The roller coaster ride may at first seem fun, but really it is sickening after a short while. What is worse, if you are in a personal relationship, you are required to be a bright positive person, when really, you feel worthless and think nothing will ever work. THEN the switcheroos start to happen. When you are super psyched because a project went fantastic, and super depressed because a project sucked, and then a year later, you find out the project that you thought was great, was really horrible, and the project you thought sucks is actually quite good... you stop trusting yourself entirely! My only advice is to attempt to build a firewall around yourself so you personal roller coaster doesn't affect those around you. Being a father and a husband, you need to be consistent. We know that that doesn't happen, but for the sake of those loved ones, we must make every effort.

@justarandomguywantingtostu6539

5 жыл бұрын

If a girlfriend or boyfriend thinks you should be positive all the time, then I don't want anything with these kind of couples. A girlfriend/boyfriend is supposed to support you

This guy is one of the most realistic person on KZread! Please don't change and thank youu

Simon, even though you may not be completely happy with your short, I genuinely think it's incredibly good. Your honesty is something we could do with a lot more of on KZread and in life generally, and is really admirable.

"If your feeling bad about what you are making...if you feel like it's not good enough...That is okay. It will pass, if you can get through it. It will make you stronger when you get to the end."- Simon Cade. Good stuff, Cade.

Self-compassion is probably the main skills we have to master. Sometimes I feel that "sickness" and deep self-doubt. It comes with the pressure, the unstable sleep cycles, the incredible amount of time spent re-watching over and over, trying to make the "best" version of it. It's important to keep creative people close, so you can listen, talk and put things back in perspective... Most of the time, we suffer more in our minds and expectations, thinking we are way worse than we are.

Projects are sometimes like a rollercoaster. One day I feel great, but the next day everything seems to go wrong.

This is so interesting, Martin Scorsese did Taxi Driver which was great, and due to that success he did the musical New York, New York that was a massive failure (I read somewhere that the first Rocky film was expected to be an unsuccessful movie and they made an agreement that NY,NY and Rocky would share profit, so the Scorsese film would make up for the money lost on Rocky, and it ended up being the other way around, Rocky saved NY,NY). But anyways, that movie failed so hard that Scorsese fell into depression, developed a drug addiction, and I think he even said that he would never make another movie again. And after all of that he went on to make Raging Bull, which some say it's his best film ever. There's also Francis Ford Coppola, some say that since he did Apocalypse Now on 1979, he did nothing but forgettable films until he made Dracula on 1992. (The Godfather Part III wasn't well received) That's 13 freaking years without doing something great, and he did The Godfather, part I and II are considered some of the best films ever! I think that the director's life is a rollercoaster, so just embrace it, it's about the journey, not the destination.

@nate1593

7 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Never assume that everyone has it easy. There are always challenges, just don't give up.

@sincerelysilvia

7 жыл бұрын

cool. while watching him talking, I also thought of Martin scorsese's taxi driver to ny,ny and him felling into depression until deniro helped him get out of it

Creative passion isn't about always having fun, it's about being willing to suffer and work hard for things most people would find ridiculous, simply because they mean so much to you and you can't keep on living without making them real and sharing them with the world. You put your heart and soul into the work, it's your child, your creation, so it's perfectly normal when you're worried about the result. It means that you care, that you want to create the best version of your idea.

Hey man, thanks for sharing! It's really inspirational to hear that others have the same problems. The most important thing is you were honest. That's hard to come by these days

I feel the same way, when things doesn't end up as I was expecting.

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

glad it's not just me

Your short is legit Simon, it has heart which is more than I can say for alot of shorts, dont over analyze it man. you did the work and had the guts to put it out there. respect.

Oh man, you have no idea how much I needed to hear this. Thanks so much ♥

I really love it when you make videos like this. They feel so honest and humble, and I'm always left feeling inspired.

DSLR guide is the best channel on youtube! so helpful in what i want to do in the future

Ok so I'm nowhere near a filmmaker, I make videos teaching English as a second language and I relate to this SO much. I feel so out of my depth! I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to editing, lighting, audio, effects etc but I want my videos to look pretty and professional so I rely on knowing the basics, bingeing on tutorials and winging it! I film something and think it's going to look amazing, and then I freak out whilst editing! It's made me feel a bit better to see that professionals self-doubt during editing too. By the way, you are an awesome speaker and I find your videos very interesting. Thank you!

@dareadodo

6 жыл бұрын

Simon, you and Darius Britt are my favourite people on KZread. You guys are role models. Thanks for keeping it real. That short film is very good by the way. The dialogue is great.

I really love your openness to your feelings and what you're thiniing. I barely even started getting into cinematography and to see that many years you've put into it amazing me, especially because you feel that it isn't that much time compared to other people. The years you put into your work is literally more than 1/5th of my entire life! I really really enjoy watching your videos and its so nice to see your growth over your years of putting in hard work!

I needed to hear this at this exact moment. I'm feeling the same, when you have big expectations on the work you're doing and when you release it you find out that it isn't as good as you thought it'd be. Also when you find out that there's a lot of people out there that are better than you at what you do or they receive bigger support from their audience. I think the majority of people that do something creative go through this but I seldom hear anyone talking about it. At the end I believe that all of this results in making you stronger. When you face the reality it can hurt and lower your self-esteem at the beginning, but if you can learn from it and accept that you still have much learning to do, you will improve and be so much better at what you do. And that's what it is all about: keep learning and improving while you do what you love and enjoy the journey.

*Simon m8 you've helped me create masterpieces like "history project II". Thanks bro*

Mate, that short-film was one of the BEST I have seen so far! :) I thought it was some kind of effect, but nope, it wasn't. I was totally into the story, as it was SO emotional.

This is probably my favorite video that you've put out. It shows the emotional side of you and your passion for film. You're still young and learning, but you seem light years ahead of most people your age. Struggle, learn, get stronger; that's how it all works. Keep up the good work and don't give up on your passion.

doing any kind of creative work and upload it into a platform where everyone can judge is a very brave thing to do. that's why we the creative people always found ourselves in this kind of trouble. but remember, if you do something that you love, the simple fact of being able to do it is your most precious reward. i've been making music for 4 years now and i never got a single penny from it. sometimes i feel bad because none of the things that i do are good enough, it feels like i'm never gonna make it. but in the end i feel blessed, because i found my passion and i thank god im able to do it.

You are your own worst critic. I am about to start film making and your videos have been really helpful so far. Thank you. By the way I thought the short film was really good.

Two uploads in a day, thank you based Simon.

I love your honesty. Thank you for keeping us updated and just sharing your experiences with filmmaking. it is very important for us filmmakers to just helping each other

I really appreciate how open and honest you are about everything, Simon. I've been going through the same sort of disappointment lately with my projects and it's really encouraging to hear from a fellow creative that things aren't actually as bad as they may seem. Keep up the good work!

Big inspiration for me and thanks you talked about it

I love your channel so much

All I can say really is: Thanks for your honesty! Your level of self reflection is amazing, as hard as it is for you.

I'm glad you put the short in your description because I've been looking for your films and now I can see them! Thanks! You are a really huge help when it comes to my own film

first you gotta make sure your dreams are real... then make sure you can actually pull it off.

I really needed this today, thanks.

You don't know how much I relate to this video. I just finished editing my first "real" short film, my very first "big" project - 15 pages of script, 5 actors, 6 crew members, 20+ extras in one scene, three different locations, a solid week of shooting. It took me more than a f*ckin year to edit it, because as soon as I sat in front of my computer, I couldn't see nothing but crap. I stopped working on it, and the cast&crew were (rightfully) absolutely mad at me because it was due to release in March '16 and it will be ready - maybe - this February. So, as I was saying, I realized that this stone into my stomach was actually killing me creatively. I couldn't embark into any other project because I wasn't feeling confident at all about myself and my abilities. So I took courage and I committed to it. Every single cut, every curve adjustment, every fade was a painful kick into my pride's teeth. Then I finished it. It was a solid three weeks work, which I couldn't manage to finish in the time span of a whole year. I am now waiting for the music to be done by my composer and then we'll be there. I look at my film and I ask myself, "Does it suck?" Of course it does. It's utter rubbish, a fine editing cannot save a film from a lame story, a bad cinematography and an uninspired director. But at least it will be done and dead. I am now able to move forward towards new failures, new mistakes, new experiences, without feeling a complete vanaglorious unskilled wannabe (which I may be, but at least now I have the benefit of the doubt, having completed at least one project). I usually don't write this long ass stupid comments, but I really related to your video and your experience. Thank you, Simon, one more time.

to be frank I like hearing stories of struggle, tears, sweat and breakdowns more than the fun ones. because its normal to doubt everything and struggle even if its something you love doing and you wanna be doing. thanks for your honesty. its appreciated:)

THE VIDEO TURNED OUT GREAT SIMON

THIS IS SO RELATABLE

Simon, thanks for sharing this with us! It's one of those "I wish you didn't feel this way, but it's good to know I'm not alone in feeling this way" type of moments. Keep at it man, you're extremely talented and so young!

best quote i use for this feeling "TRUST THE PROCESS!!"

Very well said. I understand where you're coming from.

@fostej99

7 жыл бұрын

create Same, the story and acting was excellent

@DavidJohnson-nl2jt

7 жыл бұрын

create this was a moving short film. Keep going you are way to hard on yourself dude!

i really love how honest your videos are.

Failures can be the most valuable lessons in your life. Don't be afraid of it, just make sure you learn from it.

just what I needed to hear, other Cade.

@danielgunz2364

6 жыл бұрын

Francis Cade ur cousin simon

Very good Simon!

this is what i love about this channel, what you say here is so true and "relatable" , most people just dont admit it. keep on making videos like this!

Thank you so much for being so honest and sincere about the hardships behind filmmaking that people don’t talk about. Your videos are truly inspiring and relatable. Thank you for putting so much effort in them. Greetings from Taiwan:)

He is in a bad spot with that short film- he has this audience that he gives advice to and he doesn't want to disappoint. Meanwhile, he got screwed by some actors who didn't show up and the natural failures that come with risk taking. It would be a bad feeling to have a lot of pressure like that on what was basically an experiment that went bad (which is natural, that's why it's an experiment)

BTW, your film looks GOOD. It has an old feeling to it, which only enforces the ambiance! I bet it would have an amateurish feeling to it, if it was filmed with a modern mid range camera.

I love you for being so honest

One of top youtuber who tell real things rather than taking people's money, thank you so much for this im leaning filming stuff alone and your channel simon helps me a lot.

Simon the Advert on this Video was 6 minutes Long at one point I forgot what I was watching. To be honest if I wasn't a fellow KZreadr also and a little fascinated by the Advert Ie, how tf did they get away with making adds this long, it was awful crap they were Pyramid selling. I would have 100% Left without watching. So it's good to see what those long Non Skippable ads are like. Just some feedback All the best, great video.. Steve

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

six minutes with no skips? i've never heard of that before, sounds like it might be a glitch or something. thanks for letting me know!

@JAK0E

7 жыл бұрын

Steve's Kitchen mine was like 15 seconds... the longest I've ever had was a movie trailer that was 30 seconds.

@Steve-Owens

7 жыл бұрын

DSLRguide Yep, but I don't think it was a Glitch, it was some guy selling Rich Dad Poor Dad type books. I'm not telling you anything when I say on the Back end we can choose None Skippable and Long Non Skippable ads, I have never chosen to use the Long none Skippable's before and I had no Idea they could be that long. I clicked on your video whilst I was already watching another and when I turned back to watch it, I thought it was someone else's Video until I tried to fast forward it and the play line was yellow and un clickable. Not a problem but for both of us it's good to know.. Have a great week. Steve

@OrlandoStreets

7 жыл бұрын

6-minute ad? Really? Outrageous.

@gdawg2389

7 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a 6 minute advert with no skip button. The longest I've had to wait to skip is maybe 15 seconds. Even that length pisses me off, though.

Is everything ok, Simon?

thank you so much for sharing this. I can relate so much with what you are going through, it feels a bit better to know we are not alone ♡

Thank you for making your videos. I've only been watching them for a couple of months now, but they have really helped me to stay motivated and give me more motivation to want to be creative. Hearing about your experiences and how you've learned from them is something that I think of when people go to school and learn from professors or whomever that have gone through life and learned whatever they have learned to get to where they are and are now teaching it. Watching your videos, to me, is that same experience and is invaluable.

Have people forgot to capitalize titles?

And people still keep saying equipment isn't important...

@rileyjordan8114

7 жыл бұрын

RYSE it is important, a great film shot on bad equipment won't be great, but a bad film with great equipment will still be bad. Story and experience makes a film good, equipment alone won't.

@RYSEproductions

7 жыл бұрын

Riley Jordan i know, that has been preached to me many times here. I just feel that holding yourself back by not upgrading equipment out of principle is a dumb thing to do and this is the consequence. People outgrow equipment. At some point the basics just aren't enough any more and Simon is way past that point.

@rileyjordan8114

7 жыл бұрын

RYSE I agree. I think these videos are more for the beginners, but you're right about holding yourself back if you are better than your equipment.

@Thabooka

7 жыл бұрын

right - this guy got half a million subs on his audience and almost lost his mind with the shitty value equipment lol. I roll my eyes every time people say the camera dont matter - or a guy upgrade to his Arri or RED and you get a buncha dudes saying he should use a rebel or a mirrorless (Insert cheap camera)

@gbot94hitachi

7 жыл бұрын

Thabooka i need tp know where u live fam. if you say mirrorless is cheap i need to know

This is exactly how I have felt in previous projects. Thank you for speaking about this. It's nice to know we aren't all alone.

This helped me exactly on the point where i dont know if i should keep going with my youtube channel and hate myself for weird content nobody wants to see, or keep or trying looking for that content in my brain... or worse... ...chosing a life-long office carreer/job to be a watcher. Thanks a lot man. YOu made my day. My life.

*If I'm early, will he reply?*

@Personofel

7 жыл бұрын

no

@adhikshaju8582

7 жыл бұрын

Aakash Chandra bro

@adhikshaju8582

7 жыл бұрын

Aakash Chandra bro

@Clide0_0

7 жыл бұрын

Aakash Chandra hell no.

@tirthbhatt8937

7 жыл бұрын

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131 views, 31 likes

I like this guy. I cherish honesty. Anything worthwhile will take hard work and will involve some demoralization, even doing the things you love. It's a complicated issue, but never having to work a day in your life by doing something you love is a big lie.

Your honesty is so incredibly refreshing, Simon. Keep looking up and honestly never forget to look at how far you've come. Thank you for your content. I gives a humanity to the art - the sign of vulnerability and struggle is what makes it even more beautiful in the end when we hit our mark as filmmakers. Thank you!

seriously brother I felt the motivation which you passed through... have been loving your work a lot til now...Respect for you... Thank you...

Simon, I'm glad you're honest about your experience with your most recent project. I'm also glad that you shared something like this because most of the times we are not hearing this from our fellow creatives. Thanks a ton for sharing!

Dude you're one of the most authentic youtuber i've seen in a while and you kinda showed me, what i really want to do. very inspirational, keep it up pls

Your drive alone is what keeps us all motivated to keep on keeping on and growing! Great work as always man 😊

Real talk! You're absolutely on point with this topic!

Great advice man, not just for film makers but for everyone in general. I am going through a rough time and your words were so helpful.

Everything you speak is true.. now everything needs to be fast and grow fast but what we realise is that everything takes time and effort.

Thank you for this man . I could totally relate to what you are experiencing/ experienced. Watching this made me realise that there is always room for improvement and we shouldn't bash ourselves for creating content least of our expectation. Let's just make the next one more self- satisfying . Thank you for being so bold with what you are going through and inspiring us, the viewers .

Definitely relate with the not feeling good about your work. Takes time man, we're all learning. Thanks for sharing and reminding us

I'm glad you are not giving up. I'm grateful for your contributions. When I make something, it feels, at the end, like a amazing date that goes terribly wrong but you are still so in love with her when you think about it all. Stay in love with your craft by doing for the love of the craft. What's the alternative? You're DOING it!

I really do understand how you felt! Just went through two videos battling ambition/vision vs. material and it took soooo much time but I try to see the positive and embrace the new experience. So glad for every video of yours, especially those like this

I feel like more people should talk about this because I think it hits you even harder when you just expect it to go smoothly

I'm with you on this topic, I've experienced that a few times...I just remind myself that my dreams don't have expiration dates and keep pushing...blessings man.

Simon, LITERALLY today i have been having tons of doubts about the quality of my films, I just know that they are not what i want them to be. this video definitively helped point out that it's normal to have doubts and also that i have time! on the internet it is definitely true that time seems to be moving much quicker and if you take a second to learn you will be surpassed by other creators, but I do have time. thanks so much.

I think the best lesson that I've learned being a filmmaker is that as soon as you tell yourself that there is no such thing as failure, then you will be free. Every film you make, there is a lesson to be learned, something to smile about, a challenge you overcame...there is always a lesson. Failure is no such thing. You learn from your mistake, move on and start the next project knowing that you've grown since then. Cheers Simon, keep your head up.

You've got one of the most unique channels for teaching film-making in my opinion. GREAT JOB. Enjoy the process of making art and the final product is simply a bonus.

I enjoyed your short film, and I know you know perfection will never let you release it. I can't wait to see your first full length film.

This was so incredibly timed. I've literally been in this horrible place of beating myself up constantly. Just to know someone else went through the same thing means so much.

@DSLRguide

7 жыл бұрын

honestly, have a read through the other comments too, I found it extremely encouraging to see how many others could relate. This seems to be a normal part of the creative process...

Your story goes beyond filmmaking. Even though I'm just a enthousiast in video, my professional job is electronic enginering and I feel exactly the same. When you give a 100% you care. If I may speak for all of us, DSLR Guide viewers, the best part in every single vlog you made, is the tremendous amount about the fact that you care. The connections between filmmaking and daily life. Your cheap ass video shocked me cause the story is so touching that I didnt realize this was the "shot cheap" project untill I finished the film. You rock dude!

You know that moment you make something and realise it's rubbish, it's the closest moment to giving up. Watching this video made me realise that everyone, big or small experiences this. I just want to say thanks for sharing these feelings that not a lot of filmmakers really discuss. Makes me feel normal again! Def plan to make more movies this year :)

I haven't quite started making videos and i have been a photographer for 3 years. Now i am interested in making videos and i know what it feels like to not getting the exact thing thats in your head. Truly said. Really appreciated 👍🏻

WOW... just have to let that sink in.. this is something everybody experiences but noone ever puts it into words!

Absolutely love your channel, Simon. Thank you.

Thank you for this! I very much needed to hear this as I'm sure a lot of us creative types did. I've been in utter despair questioning my ability as a filmmaker, it's so rough but when you have such a diverse and strong positive community on KZread it helps me and I'm sure a lot of other struggling filmmakers get back on the horse. I rather loved your short film and had an amazing look, story and message. Love your channel, keep up the great work :)

I love you for your honestly 😭❤ I really needed this! So many of us go through this but never talk about it. Thank you so much!

A really important thing to talk about, especially the self-doubt and even hatred after feeling like your vision and the reality are so far apart from one another. I think procrastination really is so seductive because it means we don't have to face reality just yet, which essentially boils down to not having to look ourselves in the mirror. It's kinda like seeing a picture of yourself that someone else took; it kinda destroys the illusion we have of how we appear to the outside world. Funny, I made a video about 'doing', and it essentially talks about the same problem from a slightly different perspective. Keep up the good work, Simon!

Thank you so much for expressing your honest feelings about your film making experience. Someone very close to me is very passionate about a film making career, but has been facing a lot of difficult times finding his way through the art of film making. I hope watching this video will give him the inspiration to stick it out.

Your honesty always comforts me. Thank you so much.