Do you enjoy a structured, predictable environment where every day is just like the last? Do you enjoy planning things months in advance and knowing that those plans will not change? Do you prefer to work independently so you have control of every aspect of the project? Do you enjoy regular sleep?
Then film is very likely the last thing you would ever want to get yourself into.
When I began to dive headfirst into the world of filmmaking, this paradigm shift had to happen. While it was painful for the control-freak super-planner in me to embrace, I have accepted and actually come to love this process. Even in chaos.
Weeks (even months) of planning and negotiating in the film world can fall apart just days before production if a location backs out. Sickness or injury may strike at any moment, knocking out some of the most essential members of crew during pre-production (including the professor!), and scripts can be rewritten just days before shooting!
And yet, the film must go on.
So how do you save your sanity? Keep your spirits up (the non-alcoholic ones, that is) and continue to press on with what has not been significantly affected by the major fall outs. It's time to think outside the box, and see how we can make this film happen against all odds!
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