If you're a filmmaker, or aspiring filmmaker, why is it that you want to make movies? Is it the fame, fortune, dating hot actresses, an ego trip? Or something else?
The reason I wanted to make films (and make music, take photos, etc) is because i'm afraid of being forgot about many years from now... If anything, I want my kids and grandkids to have something to look at and say "wow, my grandfather did that 40 or 60 years ago? Cool!"... its like a legacy that lives on... if I would have gone into business, all i'd have to give to my offspring would be money... that doesn't last long anyways. I also like creating things... this world has too many people who just DO, but don't create... they might accumulate wealth, but they don't leave anything behind.
Anyone else?
Nick
There's a couple reasons I like filmmaking (besides the fact that I love movies, blah blah blah).
- It's a combination of all the art forms into one. I've tried each one individually, and can't say I excel at any specific one (well, I do think I'm an better writer than anything). I've dabbled in them all, have an interest in them all, but don't have the drive to focus on one. For instance: I can't play music worth a damn, but I think I know good music when I hear it and like to put it with images. I can't take good photographs or draw, but I know what images compel me. I like writing, but can't stand the 'fat' in novels-- describing locations and people and crap in detail-- so I cut to the chase and write scripts, which are leaner and get to the point. And I love acting, but I hate theatre. Anyway, you get the point.
- I have a terrible time doing a 40+ hour job. I've done it before, and it drives me nuts. I like the freedom and time.
- Meeting cool people is a nice perk.
- I'd like to be able to make something insane that some years down the road that will inspire somebody to let loose and express themselves.
- I won't lie, the poon-factor is always attractive.
1. Apart from loving film like nothing else, I realized that 80% of movies I find myself saying "i could definitely improve on that". So I decided to try and put my money where my mouth is.
2. Wanted to be a writer my whole life (like, since grade 1), but realized that novels are just not as powerful anymore. So film is the best thing to tell stories.
3. And yeah, like others said, if I had to work a 9-5 job for the rest of my life, I'd get a rifle and find a belltower real quick
4. Only way I'll ever get a hot, fake-chested, barbie doll goddess is if I am a respected director.
So Now Then -- you don't need a belltower, per se. Just a high altitude position.
Yeah, but a belltower's a lot more dramatic and evocative.
Quote from: SoNowThen13. And yeah, like others said, if I had to work a 9-5 job for the rest of my life, I'd get a rifle and find a belltower real quick.
And what would be funny is that while you're in jail, they would make a movie based on your actions, but because of the Son Of Sam law, you couldn't profit from it.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: SoNowThen13. And yeah, like others said, if I had to work a 9-5 job for the rest of my life, I'd get a rifle and find a belltower real quick.
And what would be funny is that while you're in jail, they would make a movie based on your actions, but because of the Son Of Sam law, you couldn't profit from it.
Or like that Cubs fan that won't get any money from that movie deal, even though it's SO BLATENTLY ripped off from his life... he's even been referenced in every article about that movie that the guy from King of Queens will be writing.
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The reason I wanted to make films (and make music, take photos, etc) is because i'm afraid of being forgot about many years from now...
I second that. My biggest fear is never having existed. It's a way of achiving immortality.
And telling stories...It's what I love.
i need to express myself
Y'know what? I thought about this a little more, and I should add one more reason:
I wanna give something good to the world. If movies make me so happy, chances are there are a few hundred thousand other people kinda like me, and if I can do a movie that pleases me, then it will probably please a whole lot of those people. It's kinda something like a missionary sense, like an act of goodwill. I hate those articles where an actor or somebody says something like "well, it's just a movie, we're not doctors or anybody, saving people's lives". That's bullshit. What we're trying to do is important. People need to be entertained and moved and challenged. We should be manipulating the most important and powerful and complete artform in the word, and we have a certain responsibility to that. And that makes me feel like I'm spending my time on a good cause. And I mean that, in all sincerity. That's why I get offended at certain films and filmmakers -- I feel they're abusing their power...
God, I hope there's nobody else like you...
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Quote from: mutinycoGod, I hope there's nobody else like you...
Too bad. There is. Just look at Amelie or Punch-Drunk Love. Or about half the films I ever get to make, for that matter (they can't all be uplifting while dodging the Spielberg schlock syndrome).
Money, attention.
I just have to.
I can't see myself being happy doing (future, not present tense) anything else. Besides, I think I'd rather fail at this than get lots of money doing something, as mentioned, like a 9 to 5. I don't really see myself as getting married within the next, say, 20 years, so that leaves me open to be not worried about supporting anyone, i.e. make any money at all.
Because movies make more sense than real life.
It's what makes me blissful. The concepts, the writing, the moment when you realize you have a brilliant line, the making, the spontaneous moments, the editing, the stress, feeling you have at 4 am when you know you've finally finished it. I don't think there's anything else out there that I would enjoy more, and I don't want to waste my time trying to find out if I'm right. (mind you, I'm not saying I'm God's Gift to Cinema, but I do enjoy myself)
Just be sure to give your trusty hand a break...
"A simple joke for a simple man." -George Costanza
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Spoken by a true master of his domain...
Quote from: GamblorI don't really see myself as getting married within the next, say, 20 years, so that leaves me open to be not worried about supporting anyone, i.e. make any money at all.
Just find a chick that will support you! Hahaha!
It's fun. And there's nothing like lying awake in bed at night thinking of shots or transitions that would work in a script.
Quote from: GhostboyI just have to.
DING! We have a winner.
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DING! We have a winner.
second that... or third actually
Aww c'mon, that's so cliched! Anyway, I would have put that if I had read the thread earlier!!!!
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All art is quite useless .
to meet chicks.
Quote from: cronopioAll art is quite useless .
... to the uninformed mind...
I'm an insecure moody-lame looser who has seen touches of beauty and the infinite connection in nothingness through Bill O'Reilly's why the hell am I doing this post talk.
I'm not afraid of dying but I'm afraid of living. I know the meaning of life and forget as I balance my checkbook. I'm barely learning how to drive and I love someone far away. I miss my father and need to call my mother. I'm the laziest and most driven-disciplined. I'm insane and analytical. I Live.
And want to touch all of you.
Cheers
wowowow :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:
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...amen...
Mr. Blume: What's the secret, Max?
Max Fischer: The secret?
Mr. Blume: Yeah, you seem to have it pretty figured out.
Max Fischer: The secret, I don't know... I guess you've just gotta find something you love to do and then... do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore.
Making movies is my Rushmore.
stories, it's all about the stories. i don't care if i read a book, listen to a song, talk to a friend, hear a joke, or watch a flick, i love indulging in stories. i feel i've got a couple to tell as well. as you may have noticed my spelling is horrible, so one of my options is ruled out. i can't play any instrument, another off the list. i think visually so that was the next logical step. i started off at a young age attracted to the actors but soon realized i cared more about the unraveling of the plot, and often thought how i could make certain films better.
i also came to realize that popular films/music were better shortly before i was born. in the last two decades the art has been taken out of the business, and it's sad. film's (and all art for that matter) primary function is to speak messages of discord to the norm. once we've totally lost that paramount characteristic then our jaded culture (and lack there of) will be lost forever. more columbines and more apathy to go around. it is our release, and shouldn't always be entertainment.
i want to make film to help expose and change things that i feel are wrong with society. i know it's idealistic and sounds pretentious, but i've seen films that have done this in the past for me. like: JFK, Ordinary People, Contempt, They Live, Brazil, Dawn of the Dead, and others. without any message what's the point. i love entertainment, but fear it's festering ability to bring about mediocrity and complacency.
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