how many of you know what you want to do with your life okay same answers but
with your life okay same answers but
with your life okay same answers but has it changed and as I said I still
has it changed and as I said I still
has it changed and as I said I still doubt what I want to do with mine but
doubt what I want to do with mine but
doubt what I want to do with mine but I’ve come to believe that doubt and
I’ve come to believe that doubt and
I’ve come to believe that doubt and uncertainty are good things you need to
uncertainty are good things you need to
uncertainty are good things you need to embrace them and make them your friends
embrace them and make them your friends
embrace them and make them your friends so today I’m gonna take you through my
so today I’m gonna take you through my
so today I’m gonna take you through my filmmaking journey and I’m going to talk
filmmaking journey and I’m going to talk
filmmaking journey and I’m going to talk about the lessons I’ve learned on the
about the lessons I’ve learned on the
about the lessons I’ve learned on the way and I hope that you find them of
way and I hope that you find them of
way and I hope that you find them of some value so when I was in college I
some value so when I was in college I
some value so when I was in college I had some vague idea of what I wanted to
had some vague idea of what I wanted to
had some vague idea of what I wanted to do with my life I had an early interest
do with my life I had an early interest
do with my life I had an early interest in theatre and the arts and film so I
in theatre and the arts and film so I
in theatre and the arts and film so I did a little bit of research and I
did a little bit of research and I
did a little bit of research and I applied for a master’s in filmmaking and
applied for a master’s in filmmaking and
applied for a master’s in filmmaking and I believed very naively at the time that
I believed very naively at the time that
I believed very naively at the time that after I graduated I would make a film
after I graduated I would make a film
after I graduated I would make a film but the reality was very different films
but the reality was very different films
but the reality was very different films needed money for actors for locations
needed money for actors for locations
needed money for actors for locations you needed a distributor equipment and a
you needed a distributor equipment and a
you needed a distributor equipment and a crew and I had none of that the reality
crew and I had none of that the reality
crew and I had none of that the reality was I was pretty lost
was I was pretty lost
was I was pretty lost so I assisted documentary filmmakers and
so I assisted documentary filmmakers and
so I assisted documentary filmmakers and did some theater work and I floundered
did some theater work and I floundered
did some theater work and I floundered around in Delhi for a while the truth is
around in Delhi for a while the truth is
around in Delhi for a while the truth is I was pretty lost so I asked people for
I was pretty lost so I asked people for
I was pretty lost so I asked people for advice and everyone told me to move to
advice and everyone told me to move to
advice and everyone told me to move to Bombay because that’s what you do if you
Bombay because that’s what you do if you
Bombay because that’s what you do if you want to be a filmmaker in India so there
want to be a filmmaker in India so there
want to be a filmmaker in India so there I was I was in the right city I had the
I was I was in the right city I had the
I was I was in the right city I had the right degree it had to work out now
right degree it had to work out now
right degree it had to work out now right so I wrote lots of emails and I
right so I wrote lots of emails and I
right so I wrote lots of emails and I made a bunch of phone calls and I met
made a bunch of phone calls and I met
made a bunch of phone calls and I met lots of people and I waited four months
lots of people and I waited four months
lots of people and I waited four months for the phone to ring and finally I
for the phone to ring and finally I
for the phone to ring and finally I found some work in commercials and films
found some work in commercials and films
found some work in commercials and films now living in Bombay made me realize
now living in Bombay made me realize
now living in Bombay made me realize something
something
something that I wasn’t very inspired by
that I wasn’t very inspired by
that I wasn’t very inspired by mainstream Bollywood cinema it just
mainstream Bollywood cinema it just
mainstream Bollywood cinema it just didn’t do it for me they didn’t seem to
didn’t do it for me they didn’t seem to
didn’t do it for me they didn’t seem to be telling stories about people and
be telling stories about people and
be telling stories about people and places and things that mattered they
places and things that mattered they
places and things that mattered they didn’t seem to stand for anything and
didn’t seem to stand for anything and
didn’t seem to stand for anything and for me work had to count it had to mean
for me work had to count it had to mean
for me work had to count it had to mean something now the thing is this is a
something now the thing is this is a
something now the thing is this is a conundrum because if you live and work
conundrum because if you live and work
conundrum because if you live and work in Bombay and you’re not inspired by
in Bombay and you’re not inspired by
in Bombay and you’re not inspired by mainstream cinema what do you do at the
mainstream cinema what do you do at the
mainstream cinema what do you do at the time I
time I
time I see any other way forward or any other
see any other way forward or any other
see any other way forward or any other way to be an independent filmmaker now
way to be an independent filmmaker now
way to be an independent filmmaker now this is hard for you professionally and
this is hard for you professionally and
this is hard for you professionally and personally because you’re torn about
personally because you’re torn about
personally because you’re torn about what to do on one hand you want to stay
what to do on one hand you want to stay
what to do on one hand you want to stay on in Bombay and hope for better work
on in Bombay and hope for better work
on in Bombay and hope for better work but on the other hand you want to make a
but on the other hand you want to make a
but on the other hand you want to make a change and every few months I would
change and every few months I would
change and every few months I would question my career choices and I would
question my career choices and I would
question my career choices and I would look at friends of mine with regular
look at friends of mine with regular
look at friends of mine with regular nine-to-five jobs and a regular paycheck
nine-to-five jobs and a regular paycheck
nine-to-five jobs and a regular paycheck and I would wonder what on earth I was
and I would wonder what on earth I was
and I would wonder what on earth I was doing with my life now being the
doing with my life now being the
doing with my life now being the freelance filmmaker can be pretty
freelance filmmaker can be pretty
freelance filmmaker can be pretty soul-crushing at the best of times you
soul-crushing at the best of times you
soul-crushing at the best of times you have no regular job no office to go to
have no regular job no office to go to
have no regular job no office to go to no identity and no sort of structured
no identity and no sort of structured
no identity and no sort of structured path to follow now I lived with this
path to follow now I lived with this
path to follow now I lived with this dilemma for a while but I waited for the
dilemma for a while but I waited for the
dilemma for a while but I waited for the work to get better and when it didn’t I
work to get better and when it didn’t I
work to get better and when it didn’t I was faced with the frightening prospect
was faced with the frightening prospect
was faced with the frightening prospect of moving right back to Delhi now at the
of moving right back to Delhi now at the
of moving right back to Delhi now at the time this felt like a massive failure I
time this felt like a massive failure I
time this felt like a massive failure I was hard on myself and the truth is this
was hard on myself and the truth is this
was hard on myself and the truth is this was a pretty devastating moment so there
was a pretty devastating moment so there
was a pretty devastating moment so there I was back in Delhi and it was back to
I was back in Delhi and it was back to
I was back in Delhi and it was back to the drawing board I knew that I wasn’t
the drawing board I knew that I wasn’t
the drawing board I knew that I wasn’t very inspired by films we were making in
very inspired by films we were making in
very inspired by films we were making in India and I thought perhaps there’s a
India and I thought perhaps there’s a
India and I thought perhaps there’s a world of opportunity outside and I knew
world of opportunity outside and I knew
world of opportunity outside and I knew that India was a destination for
that India was a destination for
that India was a destination for international film crews looking to
international film crews looking to
international film crews looking to shoot so once again I made lots of calls
shoot so once again I made lots of calls
shoot so once again I made lots of calls and wrote emails and knocked on doors
and wrote emails and knocked on doors
and wrote emails and knocked on doors and with a bit of luck and perseverance
and with a bit of luck and perseverance
and with a bit of luck and perseverance I was hired as a set production
I was hired as a set production
I was hired as a set production assistant on a British film being shot
assistant on a British film being shot
assistant on a British film being shot in India now being a production
in India now being a production
in India now being a production assistant is very low down in the film
assistant is very low down in the film
assistant is very low down in the film food chain but the work was good the
food chain but the work was good the
food chain but the work was good the crew was inspiring and I liked what I
crew was inspiring and I liked what I
crew was inspiring and I liked what I was doing so slowly I worked my way up
was doing so slowly I worked my way up
was doing so slowly I worked my way up the film food chain to become a first
the film food chain to become a first
the film food chain to become a first assistant director I felt like I’d hit
assistant director I felt like I’d hit
assistant director I felt like I’d hit my stride now that’s a pretty big deal
my stride now that’s a pretty big deal
my stride now that’s a pretty big deal early on in your career because I had a
early on in your career because I had a
early on in your career because I had a chance to work with some of the world’s
chance to work with some of the world’s
chance to work with some of the world’s most amazing filmmakers very closely
most amazing filmmakers very closely
most amazing filmmakers very closely it was quite rewarding on the back of
it was quite rewarding on the back of
it was quite rewarding on the back of that in 2007 I won the prestigious in
that in 2007 I won the prestigious in
that in 2007 I won the prestigious in LAC scholarship and this supported me
LAC scholarship and this supported me
LAC scholarship and this supported me financially to work and live in London
financially to work and live in London
financially to work and live in London and New York and work on film there now
and New York and work on film there now
and New York and work on film there now working in these two cities was amazing
working in these two cities was amazing
working in these two cities was amazing I learned a lot and it
I learned a lot and it
I learned a lot and it in my mind and my my head into new ways
in my mind and my my head into new ways
in my mind and my my head into new ways of thinking
of thinking
of thinking in 2008 I worked on Danny Boyle’s
in 2008 I worked on Danny Boyle’s
in 2008 I worked on Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and as you know the
Slumdog Millionaire and as you know the
Slumdog Millionaire and as you know the film just exploded I was named checked
film just exploded I was named checked
film just exploded I was named checked in an Oscar acceptance speech and it was
in an Oscar acceptance speech and it was
in an Oscar acceptance speech and it was a very rewarding moment and I remember
a very rewarding moment and I remember
a very rewarding moment and I remember clearly thinking to myself that it has
clearly thinking to myself that it has
clearly thinking to myself that it has to work out from now on right so that I
to work out from now on right so that I
to work out from now on right so that I was I had worked on the biggest film of
was I had worked on the biggest film of
was I had worked on the biggest film of 2008 I had a scholarship under my belt
2008 I had a scholarship under my belt
2008 I had a scholarship under my belt and feature films named feature films to
and feature films named feature films to
and feature films named feature films to my credit so I sorted myself out to the
my credit so I sorted myself out to the
my credit so I sorted myself out to the work-permit and I made a big move to
work-permit and I made a big move to
work-permit and I made a big move to London world cinema I thought here I
London world cinema I thought here I
London world cinema I thought here I come but the reality of working in
come but the reality of working in
come but the reality of working in London was very different it was hard to
London was very different it was hard to
London was very different it was hard to find work the financial crisis at hid
find work the financial crisis at hid
find work the financial crisis at hid and recession set in now London was much
and recession set in now London was much
and recession set in now London was much more expensive to work in than Bombay or
more expensive to work in than Bombay or
more expensive to work in than Bombay or Delhi and very soon I ran out of my
Delhi and very soon I ran out of my
Delhi and very soon I ran out of my savings and once again I was faced with
savings and once again I was faced with
savings and once again I was faced with the prospect of moving back to Delhi now
the prospect of moving back to Delhi now
the prospect of moving back to Delhi now this was even harder than the move back
this was even harder than the move back
this was even harder than the move back from Bombay a few years ago because I
from Bombay a few years ago because I
from Bombay a few years ago because I had left in there with such hopes but
had left in there with such hopes but
had left in there with such hopes but something interesting happened at this
something interesting happened at this
something interesting happened at this time I believed that I’d learned some
time I believed that I’d learned some
time I believed that I’d learned some lessons from my move back from Bombay I
lessons from my move back from Bombay I
lessons from my move back from Bombay I had toughened up and I was able to get
had toughened up and I was able to get
had toughened up and I was able to get my act together and plug myself right
my act together and plug myself right
my act together and plug myself right back into the foreign film circuit that
back into the foreign film circuit that
back into the foreign film circuit that I had left now course the success of
I had left now course the success of
I had left now course the success of Slumdog a lot of big international crews
Slumdog a lot of big international crews
Slumdog a lot of big international crews were looking to shoot in India and I was
were looking to shoot in India and I was
were looking to shoot in India and I was there to work on them the scope and
there to work on them the scope and
there to work on them the scope and scale of the work I was doing grew I
scale of the work I was doing grew I
scale of the work I was doing grew I liked what I was doing and I was being
liked what I was doing and I was being
liked what I was doing and I was being paid extremely well to do it but
paid extremely well to do it but
paid extremely well to do it but somewhere inside I felt like the work I
somewhere inside I felt like the work I
somewhere inside I felt like the work I was doing was a compromise I was working
was doing was a compromise I was working
was doing was a compromise I was working on other people’s films I was helping
on other people’s films I was helping
on other people’s films I was helping them realize their creative vision not
them realize their creative vision not
them realize their creative vision not my own and I lived in denial about this
my own and I lived in denial about this
my own and I lived in denial about this for a long time but I believe that there
for a long time but I believe that there
for a long time but I believe that there comes a moment in your life when you
comes a moment in your life when you
comes a moment in your life when you have a moment of calling when you feel
have a moment of calling when you feel
have a moment of calling when you feel Restless and you want to do something
Restless and you want to do something
Restless and you want to do something else with your life
else with your life
else with your life something that is your own but you’re
something that is your own but you’re
something that is your own but you’re not quite sure what it is and you’re not
not quite sure what it is and you’re not
not quite sure what it is and you’re not quite sure how to get there
quite sure how to get there
quite sure how to get there so you self-sabotage your calling and
so you self-sabotage your calling and
so you self-sabotage your calling and fear sets in deep now I think most
fear sets in deep now I think most
fear sets in deep now I think most people get stuck in this phase of denial
people get stuck in this phase of denial
people get stuck in this phase of denial and never find that true calling it’s
and never find that true calling it’s
and never find that true calling it’s because fear is such a powerful emotion
because fear is such a powerful emotion
because fear is such a powerful emotion that you cannot fight it but I’ve
that you cannot fight it but I’ve
that you cannot fight it but I’ve learned that you mustn’t fight it you
learned that you mustn’t fight it you
learned that you mustn’t fight it you must play with it and accept it
must play with it and accept it
must play with it and accept it fear is not your enemy paralysis is you
fear is not your enemy paralysis is you
fear is not your enemy paralysis is you must have faith that if you jump a net
must have faith that if you jump a net
must have faith that if you jump a net will appear so in 2011 I met a fellow
will appear so in 2011 I met a fellow
will appear so in 2011 I met a fellow filmmaker I shall sued and she shared a
filmmaker I shall sued and she shared a
filmmaker I shall sued and she shared a remarkably similar film journey to my
remarkably similar film journey to my
remarkably similar film journey to my own we both shared the same
own we both shared the same
own we both shared the same disillusionment with Bollywood but more
disillusionment with Bollywood but more
disillusionment with Bollywood but more importantly we shared a hope and a
importantly we shared a hope and a
importantly we shared a hope and a vision for the future of filmmaking and
vision for the future of filmmaking and
vision for the future of filmmaking and storytelling in India so we took a small
storytelling in India so we took a small
storytelling in India so we took a small leap of faith and we started our own
leap of faith and we started our own
leap of faith and we started our own production company called Jamuna
production company called Jamuna
production company called Jamuna now the past five years of running and
now the past five years of running and
now the past five years of running and working at German have felt like coming
working at German have felt like coming
working at German have felt like coming home I was able to look back at my
home I was able to look back at my
home I was able to look back at my journey and connect the dots and apply
journey and connect the dots and apply
journey and connect the dots and apply what I had learned in a very real way to
what I had learned in a very real way to
what I had learned in a very real way to our little startup so today I’m gonna
our little startup so today I’m gonna
our little startup so today I’m gonna take you through five insights from my
take you through five insights from my
take you through five insights from my years at German and I hope they make
years at German and I hope they make
years at German and I hope they make your leap of faith a little less
your leap of faith a little less
your leap of faith a little less intimidating the first thing I want to
intimidating the first thing I want to
intimidating the first thing I want to talk about is to question everything and
talk about is to question everything and
talk about is to question everything and I can’t stress this enough especially in
I can’t stress this enough especially in
I can’t stress this enough especially in this current political climate now the
this current political climate now the
this current political climate now the thing is everyone’s journey is different
thing is everyone’s journey is different
thing is everyone’s journey is different but you must question conventional parts
but you must question conventional parts
but you must question conventional parts and ways of going about them you must
and ways of going about them you must
and ways of going about them you must find your own way forward now I live and
find your own way forward now I live and
find your own way forward now I live and work in India and I haven’t worked on a
work in India and I haven’t worked on a
work in India and I haven’t worked on a single Bollywood film but I have the
single Bollywood film but I have the
single Bollywood film but I have the privilege of working on some of the
privilege of working on some of the
privilege of working on some of the biggest international films of the past
biggest international films of the past
biggest international films of the past 10 years now none of this would have
10 years now none of this would have
10 years now none of this would have happened if I didn’t question my career
happened if I didn’t question my career
happened if I didn’t question my career choices early on and I believe I
choices early on and I believe I
choices early on and I believe I wouldn’t have found a German if I didn’t
wouldn’t have found a German if I didn’t
wouldn’t have found a German if I didn’t ask myself some hard questions
ask myself some hard questions
ask myself some hard questions now this philosophy and this ethos of
now this philosophy and this ethos of
now this philosophy and this ethos of questioning things is something we’re
questioning things is something we’re
questioning things is something we’re very proud of at German now conventional
very proud of at German now conventional
very proud of at German now conventional wisdom tells you to ask two questions
wisdom tells you to ask two questions
wisdom tells you to ask two questions when you’re asked to make a film what’s
when you’re asked to make a film what’s
when you’re asked to make a film what’s your budget and what’s your timeline at
your budget and what’s your timeline at
your budget and what’s your timeline at German we try and dig a little deeper so
German we try and dig a little deeper so
German we try and dig a little deeper so if I asked to make an advertising film
if I asked to make an advertising film
if I asked to make an advertising film for example we will always ask what are
for example we will always ask what are
for example we will always ask what are we trying to sell who are we trying to
we trying to sell who are we trying to
we trying to sell who are we trying to sell it to why are we trying to sell it
sell it to why are we trying to sell it
sell it to why are we trying to sell it to these people what is the behavior
to these people what is the behavior
to these people what is the behavior we’re trying to change why does that
we’re trying to change why does that
we’re trying to change why does that behavior exist in the first place and I
behavior exist in the first place and I
behavior exist in the first place and I think that asking these questions will
think that asking these questions will
think that asking these questions will often scare our clients away but digging
often scare our clients away but digging
often scare our clients away but digging deep and unravelling helps us become
deep and unravelling helps us become
deep and unravelling helps us become better filmmakers the next thing I want
better filmmakers the next thing I want
better filmmakers the next thing I want to talk about is collaboration
to talk about is collaboration
to talk about is collaboration now filmmaking is perhaps the most
now filmmaking is perhaps the most
now filmmaking is perhaps the most collaborative of the arts you cannot do
collaborative of the arts you cannot do
collaborative of the arts you cannot do it alone and to explain this I’m going
it alone and to explain this I’m going
it alone and to explain this I’m going to give you a small example of a scene I
to give you a small example of a scene I
to give you a small example of a scene I was shooting back in 2012 on a small
was shooting back in 2012 on a small
was shooting back in 2012 on a small independent film so the scene is of a
independent film so the scene is of a
independent film so the scene is of a five six year old boy who’s supposed to
five six year old boy who’s supposed to
five six year old boy who’s supposed to be having a party and fun in a bathtub
be having a party and fun in a bathtub
be having a party and fun in a bathtub and take after take it looks staged and
and take after take it looks staged and
and take after take it looks staged and it doesn’t look real and the first time
it doesn’t look real and the first time
it doesn’t look real and the first time director and she’s worried about how to
director and she’s worried about how to
director and she’s worried about how to make the scene work so I asked the heads
make the scene work so I asked the heads
make the scene work so I asked the heads of department to step in so makeup walks
of department to step in so makeup walks
of department to step in so makeup walks in and makes a mohawk with the boys hair
in and makes a mohawk with the boys hair
in and makes a mohawk with the boys hair the art department walks in and makes
the art department walks in and makes
the art department walks in and makes soap bubbles everywhere and splashes
soap bubbles everywhere and splashes
soap bubbles everywhere and splashes water all around the prop master walks
water all around the prop master walks
water all around the prop master walks in and takes a rubber ducky breaks its
in and takes a rubber ducky breaks its
in and takes a rubber ducky breaks its head off and throws it around everywhere
head off and throws it around everywhere
head off and throws it around everywhere the camera department takes the cue
the camera department takes the cue
the camera department takes the cue takes a little sheet of glass sprays
takes a little sheet of glass sprays
takes a little sheet of glass sprays some water on it sticks it to the lens
some water on it sticks it to the lens
some water on it sticks it to the lens and suddenly the film works now any
and suddenly the film works now any
and suddenly the film works now any creative endeavor a production company
creative endeavor a production company
creative endeavor a production company or a film is a massive collaborative
or a film is a massive collaborative
or a film is a massive collaborative effort so find people who complement
effort so find people who complement
effort so find people who complement your strengths and weaknesses and
your strengths and weaknesses and
your strengths and weaknesses and partner up this is my favorite embrace
partner up this is my favorite embrace
partner up this is my favorite embrace chaos now I believe that the reason I
chaos now I believe that the reason I
chaos now I believe that the reason I keep getting hired as a first assistant
keep getting hired as a first assistant
keep getting hired as a first assistant director is because I’ve learned to
director is because I’ve learned to
director is because I’ve learned to visualize what to do when things go
visualize what to do when things go
visualize what to do when things go wrong and they often do now there’s
wrong and they often do now there’s
wrong and they often do now there’s something they say about filmmakers in
something they say about filmmakers in
something they say about filmmakers in India is that we
India is that we
India is that we like a military machine but we performed
like a military machine but we performed
like a military machine but we performed like a circus and it’s kind of true
like a circus and it’s kind of true
like a circus and it’s kind of true because things often don’t go as planned
because things often don’t go as planned
because things often don’t go as planned actors will be late
actors will be late
actors will be late stars will have tantrums generators will
stars will have tantrums generators will
stars will have tantrums generators will run out of fuel make up one look right
run out of fuel make up one look right
run out of fuel make up one look right wardrobe won’t fit it’ll drain when
wardrobe won’t fit it’ll drain when
wardrobe won’t fit it’ll drain when they’re supposed to be son and will be
they’re supposed to be son and will be
they’re supposed to be son and will be cloudy on a day that you needed bright
cloudy on a day that you needed bright
cloudy on a day that you needed bright sunshine but somewhere within this chaos
sunshine but somewhere within this chaos
sunshine but somewhere within this chaos I believe you can make beautiful films
I believe you can make beautiful films
I believe you can make beautiful films in India if you embrace it now in your
in India if you embrace it now in your
in India if you embrace it now in your journey things will perhaps not always
journey things will perhaps not always
journey things will perhaps not always go to plan learn that that’s a part of
go to plan learn that that’s a part of
go to plan learn that that’s a part of it embrace it and you’ll be better
it embrace it and you’ll be better
it embrace it and you’ll be better served for it the next thing I want to
served for it the next thing I want to
served for it the next thing I want to talk about is something that I like to
talk about is something that I like to
talk about is something that I like to term is one for the real and one for the
term is one for the real and one for the
term is one for the real and one for the rent now I’ll try and explain how that
rent now I’ll try and explain how that
rent now I’ll try and explain how that works a German so we try and balance out
works a German so we try and balance out
works a German so we try and balance out our work between work that pays for the
our work between work that pays for the
our work between work that pays for the rent and our salaries and work that
rent and our salaries and work that
rent and our salaries and work that builds up our showreel and feeds our
builds up our showreel and feeds our
builds up our showreel and feeds our creative soul so if we asked to do a
creative soul so if we asked to do a
creative soul so if we asked to do a film for say a fashion brand and it’s
film for say a fashion brand and it’s
film for say a fashion brand and it’s high budget we’ll say yes because it
high budget we’ll say yes because it
high budget we’ll say yes because it pays the bills but we’ll try and balance
pays the bills but we’ll try and balance
pays the bills but we’ll try and balance that out we’d say a low-budget film on
that out we’d say a low-budget film on
that out we’d say a low-budget film on women and land rights or gender because
women and land rights or gender because
women and land rights or gender because that helps build our show really now in
that helps build our show really now in
that helps build our show really now in your endeavors or your production
your endeavors or your production
your endeavors or your production companies or startups whatever you want
companies or startups whatever you want
companies or startups whatever you want to call it you won’t always be in a
to call it you won’t always be in a
to call it you won’t always be in a privileged position to choose your
privileged position to choose your
privileged position to choose your clients or your work but the way to
clients or your work but the way to
clients or your work but the way to address it is to make sure you do one
address it is to make sure you do one
address it is to make sure you do one for the real and one for the rent and
for the real and one for the rent and
for the real and one for the rent and the last thing I want to talk to you
the last thing I want to talk to you
the last thing I want to talk to you about is something that I call finding
about is something that I call finding
about is something that I call finding your voice now early on in your careers
your voice now early on in your careers
your voice now early on in your careers external influences will be strong and
external influences will be strong and
external influences will be strong and it’s okay to reference other people’s
it’s okay to reference other people’s
it’s okay to reference other people’s work and to be inspired by it but often
work and to be inspired by it but often
work and to be inspired by it but often creating something new in this country
creating something new in this country
creating something new in this country especially in the films we make and even
especially in the films we make and even
especially in the films we make and even in the recent startup scene takes the
in the recent startup scene takes the
in the recent startup scene takes the form of simple copying but you will
form of simple copying but you will
form of simple copying but you will never create anything of any value
never create anything of any value
never create anything of any value unless you bring your own voice to it
unless you bring your own voice to it
unless you bring your own voice to it now what I mean by bringing your own
now what I mean by bringing your own
now what I mean by bringing your own voice is an endeavor to find something
voice is an endeavor to find something
voice is an endeavor to find something unique and something that is your own
unique and something that is your own
unique and something that is your own and this comes with exploring the world
and this comes with exploring the world
and this comes with exploring the world around you talking to people and life
around you talking to people and life
around you talking to people and life experience so to
experience so to
experience so to dude I would say find what moves you
dude I would say find what moves you
dude I would say find what moves you forge your own path and take that leap
forge your own path and take that leap
forge your own path and take that leap of faith
of faith
of faith thank you
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