that’s true and not
true.
The biggest hurdle is MAKING the opportunity.
How do you increase the odds of landing a contract as a Film
Director, Line Producer, a Department Head (if you’re not one
already), or even a UPM on a small independent production? Lots
of film school graduates are ready to burst with ideas to get
their scripts into production; how do they get to produce their
scripts? First you need to get the confidence of the person in
front of you. That single person in front of you needs to
believe that you can control your sphere of work so effectively
that he/she can get on with creating their vision.
If you’re already a working professional in film, you can easily
convince someone that you can control the heck out of your area
of expertise. But, if you want to upgrade, what do you know
about the relationship of your department to all other