my name is a team I’m a film cinematographer a producer and director
cinematographer a producer and director
cinematographer a producer and director and I’ve been working in the film
and I’ve been working in the film
and I’ve been working in the film industry for over eight years now I’ve
industry for over eight years now I’ve
industry for over eight years now I’ve been fortunate enough to basically work
been fortunate enough to basically work
been fortunate enough to basically work in the film industry shooting ads music
in the film industry shooting ads music
in the film industry shooting ads music videos documentaries all kinds of things
videos documentaries all kinds of things
videos documentaries all kinds of things and basically the number one thing
and basically the number one thing
and basically the number one thing that’s always bothered me in through our
that’s always bothered me in through our
that’s always bothered me in through our odd me growing up and whatever is this
odd me growing up and whatever is this
odd me growing up and whatever is this school I hated school I sucked at school
school I hated school I sucked at school
school I hated school I sucked at school and school was wasn’t the thing that I
and school was wasn’t the thing that I
and school was wasn’t the thing that I would look up to every day and you know
would look up to every day and you know
would look up to every day and you know say I want to go to school and you know
say I want to go to school and you know
say I want to go to school and you know got an education basically for me school
got an education basically for me school
got an education basically for me school was waking up I hated waking up in the
was waking up I hated waking up in the
was waking up I hated waking up in the morning alright number one number two
morning alright number one number two
morning alright number one number two school was my courses I hated all my
school was my courses I hated all my
school was my courses I hated all my courses I didn’t like math I sucked a
courses I didn’t like math I sucked a
courses I didn’t like math I sucked a mouse who sucks a mouse all of you look
mouse who sucks a mouse all of you look
mouse who sucks a mouse all of you look at that so many of you brilliant
at that so many of you brilliant
at that so many of you brilliant okay I’m not alone I sucked the math
okay I’m not alone I sucked the math
okay I’m not alone I sucked the math right I sucked at history geography
right I sucked at history geography
right I sucked at history geography everything I was pretty terrible right I
everything I was pretty terrible right I
everything I was pretty terrible right I didn’t make any sport team I was it was
didn’t make any sport team I was it was
didn’t make any sport team I was it was too like grade nine or something where
too like grade nine or something where
too like grade nine or something where I’d serving a goalkeeper for my soccer
I’d serving a goalkeeper for my soccer
I’d serving a goalkeeper for my soccer team in back in Canada so yeah I I
team in back in Canada so yeah I I
team in back in Canada so yeah I I wasn’t good at a lot of things but there
wasn’t good at a lot of things but there
wasn’t good at a lot of things but there was one thing I was good at when I was
was one thing I was good at when I was
was one thing I was good at when I was nine years old I was I was on an
nine years old I was I was on an
nine years old I was I was on an airplane watching a movie and the first
airplane watching a movie and the first
airplane watching a movie and the first thing that came to my mind was man I
thing that came to my mind was man I
thing that came to my mind was man I want to make this I want to make
want to make this I want to make
want to make this I want to make something like this I want to do this I
something like this I want to do this I
something like this I want to do this I want to keep doing this and I never want
want to keep doing this and I never want
want to keep doing this and I never want to stop that was when I was nine years
to stop that was when I was nine years
to stop that was when I was nine years old
old
old Here I am today right and I have a
Here I am today right and I have a
Here I am today right and I have a question for all of you right how many
question for all of you right how many
question for all of you right how many of you actually want to pursue a career
of you actually want to pursue a career
of you actually want to pursue a career in the arts
no many how many of you have considered
no many how many of you have considered it how many of you actually play music
it how many of you actually play music
it how many of you actually play music or you know do something or the other in
or you know do something or the other in
or you know do something or the other in arts okay that’s
arts okay that’s
arts okay that’s love you why don’t you want to pursue a
love you why don’t you want to pursue a
love you why don’t you want to pursue a career are you scared of something is
career are you scared of something is
career are you scared of something is there is there a mic what why don’t some
there is there a mic what why don’t some
there is there a mic what why don’t some of you want to pursue a career in the
of you want to pursue a career in the
of you want to pursue a career in the arts I mean I mean let me get that
arts I mean I mean let me get that
arts I mean I mean let me get that somebody because even as I want to
somebody because even as I want to
somebody because even as I want to eventually I would rather have the
eventually I would rather have the
eventually I would rather have the ability to make the money first and then
ability to make the money first and then
ability to make the money first and then go into something I want to enjoy okay
go into something I want to enjoy okay
go into something I want to enjoy okay so that’s that’s a common mentality that
so that’s that’s a common mentality that
so that’s that’s a common mentality that people have being an artist being a
people have being an artist being a
people have being an artist being a filmmaker being a musician whatever
filmmaker being a musician whatever
filmmaker being a musician whatever you’re going to be broke all your life
you’re going to be broke all your life
you’re going to be broke all your life you’re going to be miserable
you’re going to be miserable
you’re going to be miserable you’re going to be basically left alone
you’re going to be basically left alone
you’re going to be basically left alone dying on your own without any money
dying on your own without any money
dying on your own without any money right no that’s not true I am now broke
right no that’s not true I am now broke
right no that’s not true I am now broke number one I am not dying alone number
number one I am not dying alone number
number one I am not dying alone number two number two and I’m not scared of
two number two and I’m not scared of
two number two and I’m not scared of going into anything right and I feel a
going into anything right and I feel a
going into anything right and I feel a lot of a lot of young people need to be
lot of a lot of young people need to be
lot of a lot of young people need to be need to be told that you need to be
need to be told that you need to be
need to be told that you need to be willing to achieve anything that you
willing to achieve anything that you
willing to achieve anything that you want your passion as one of the fellow
want your passion as one of the fellow
want your passion as one of the fellow speakers discuss your passion never stop
speakers discuss your passion never stop
speakers discuss your passion never stop pursuing your passion because number one
pursuing your passion because number one
pursuing your passion because number one your passion is what makes you go
your passion is what makes you go
your passion is what makes you go further if you’re great at something if
further if you’re great at something if
further if you’re great at something if you know you’re great at something
you know you’re great at something
you know you’re great at something that’s that’s better that way you will
that’s that’s better that way you will
that’s that’s better that way you will be able to go further number two keep
be able to go further number two keep
be able to go further number two keep educating yourself the school system
educating yourself the school system
educating yourself the school system will never tell you how to be a
will never tell you how to be a
will never tell you how to be a filmmaker will never tell you how to
filmmaker will never tell you how to
filmmaker will never tell you how to basically be an artist or be something
basically be an artist or be something
basically be an artist or be something or the other but what what what you can
or the other but what what what you can
or the other but what what what you can do is you can learn on your own you have
do is you can learn on your own you have
do is you can learn on your own you have the Internet you have people that are
the Internet you have people that are
the Internet you have people that are out there that are willing to teach you
out there that are willing to teach you
out there that are willing to teach you how to do something self education is
how to do something self education is
how to do something self education is key so that’s that’s that’s where I put
key so that’s that’s that’s where I put
key so that’s that’s that’s where I put it if you want to be an artist forget
it if you want to be an artist forget
it if you want to be an artist forget the school system do one thing study on
the school system do one thing study on
the school system do one thing study on your own right and a lot of a lot of you
your own right and a lot of a lot of you
your own right and a lot of a lot of you are scared of something or the other
are scared of something or the other
are scared of something or the other pursuing your passion because somebody
pursuing your passion because somebody
pursuing your passion because somebody told you you need a university
told you you need a university
told you you need a university degree or you need this and that and
degree or you need this and that and
degree or you need this and that and that let me be honest with you a
that let me be honest with you a
that let me be honest with you a university degree will only catch you
university degree will only catch you
university degree will only catch you somewhere in the arts I personally have
somewhere in the arts I personally have
somewhere in the arts I personally have university degree in film and nobody has
university degree in film and nobody has
university degree in film and nobody has ever asked me what degree I have or why
ever asked me what degree I have or why
ever asked me what degree I have or why I’m shooting something or whatever
I’m shooting something or whatever
I’m shooting something or whatever correct so here here’s how I’m going to
correct so here here’s how I’m going to
correct so here here’s how I’m going to put it if you want to be an artist
put it if you want to be an artist
put it if you want to be an artist number one never give up on yourself
number one never give up on yourself
number one never give up on yourself never stop believing in yourself number
never stop believing in yourself number
never stop believing in yourself number three we need more education out there
three we need more education out there
three we need more education out there schools need to pursue a path that
schools need to pursue a path that
schools need to pursue a path that basically teaches kids on how to be an
basically teaches kids on how to be an
basically teaches kids on how to be an artist you know and like you you need to
artist you know and like you you need to
artist you know and like you you need to do something about it correct number
do something about it correct number
do something about it correct number three don’t give up that’s the moral of
three don’t give up that’s the moral of
three don’t give up that’s the moral of the story thank you very much and yeah
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