Eight Skills You Need to Have to Be a Filmmaker

If there's one thing I learned in music school, it's that while school can certainly make you a more introspective and informed artist, it does little to prepare you for the actual life of being a creative, where you somehow have to translate all the theory and experimentation into real, practical ability that gets you noticed and earns you income. This helpful video will show you some of the skills you need to do just that.

Coming to you from Darious Britt, this video details skills that you need to have down pat to be a filmmaker (and many that apply to most any creative career). For me, the most salient point of the entire video was the talk about hustling versus talent. The other biggest lesson I took away from music school is that the person with all the talent and not enough drive gets eclipsed by the person with less talent but an unstoppable work ethic (even if that means taking less-than-glamorous work) ten times out of ten. Combine hustle with persistence and a willingness to learn, and you have an awesome foundation. Add in networking savvy, and you've given yourself the best chance to succeed.