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Gee-whiz. Take it easy...............no harm intended.
I really enjoy reading about other people and what they do for their jobs. I want to see if others are happy or wish they were doing something else. Its nice knowing that others feel the same way I do. I think our jobs really have alot to do with how happy we are.
I retired but I taught at a university, teacher education, and I loved it. I really enjoyed the students I worked with and loved to watch them learn and grow. I was also an Advanced EMT/Firefighter for 15 years and have always said it was the most emotionally satifying job I ever had. You really felt like you made a difference. I delivered two babies.
I grew up with a dad who said, "do something you love and then it's not work".
I now watch two of my grand daughters two days a week. They are the joy of my life! Nothing beats those little arms reaching up for you. Today I woke up with the 2 1/2 year old from her nap and she said, "I love you grandma"......just melts me.
I'm a filmmaker and own my own production company. I love it. This is my life dream. Now the key is just staying in business and moving my way up as a director, but this is what I most want to be doing! It's tough and competitive, and I get stressed about "making it" a lot, but overall this is the greatest job in the world. Maybe not the most "important" to society (though I'd argue that entertainment plays a critical role in societal happiness), but definitely one where no two days are the same and you never get bored. It's really something people are interested in, too. Maybe less so in Los Angeles because there are so many film professionals, but anywhere else, if you are talking to people, when they ask what you do and you say you're a filmmaker, their eyes light up, they want to know what kind of stuff you do, who you've worked with, etc. It's so much better than, "Oh, I'm an accountant!" *Yawn* "Oh I'm a lawyer" *feign interest, ask what type of lawyer* "Oh I work in the services industry" *double yawn*. Most jobs really are just jobs. Filmmaking is a hobby that can pay your bills if you're good enough at it, so that's what I love. Plus you meet such interesting people.
As much as I love filmmaking, the careers I most respect are scientists in cutting edge research fields, engineers, etc. The future of humanity is science and technology. Those are the people doing the work I most respect. I just don't have what it takes to be a great scientist or something, science was never my thing much, I was good at math and science but better at writing and philosophy, etc. One of my dreams is that one day I'd have enough money to start my own research company working on cutting edge biotech developments or medical treatments, I think that would be awesome. So who knows, maybe through filmmaking I could encourage other people to get into those fields, since I don't have what it takes myself to do that
where you from? I want to be a part of your movie making fun please.
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Originally Posted by JonathanLB
I'm a filmmaker and own my own production company. I love it. This is my life dream. Now the key is just staying in business and moving my way up as a director, but this is what I most want to be doing! It's tough and competitive, and I get stressed about "making it" a lot, but overall this is the greatest job in the world. Maybe not the most "important" to society (though I'd argue that entertainment plays a critical role in societal happiness), but definitely one where no two days are the same and you never get bored. It's really something people are interested in, too. Maybe less so in Los Angeles because there are so many film professionals, but anywhere else, if you are talking to people, when they ask what you do and you say you're a filmmaker, their eyes light up, they want to know what kind of stuff you do, who you've worked with, etc. It's so much better than, "Oh, I'm an accountant!" *Yawn* "Oh I'm a lawyer" *feign interest, ask what type of lawyer* "Oh I work in the services industry" *double yawn*. Most jobs really are just jobs. Filmmaking is a hobby that can pay your bills if you're good enough at it, so that's what I love. Plus you meet such interesting people.
As much as I love filmmaking, the careers I most respect are scientists in cutting edge research fields, engineers, etc. The future of humanity is science and technology. Those are the people doing the work I most respect. I just don't have what it takes to be a great scientist or something, science was never my thing much, I was good at math and science but better at writing and philosophy, etc. One of my dreams is that one day I'd have enough money to start my own research company working on cutting edge biotech developments or medical treatments, I think that would be awesome. So who knows, maybe through filmmaking I could encourage other people to get into those fields, since I don't have what it takes myself to do that
What do you do for a living and is it fulfilling? Do you really enjoy your work or is it just a paycheck? Would you like to be doing something that gives you greater sense of happiness but you can't afford to switch jobs? What would be your ultimate job that would give you the most joy? If finance's were not an issue.
I don't care to mention what I do currently b/c it's not something I want to be associated with really. When I had my previous career(s) I was more apt to mention.
As for the ultimate job and finances not an issue,I've noticed I could not have both. Now I don't have either...perhaps I should have went for the non-boring,low-paying job
I'm in Los Angeles artsyguy, this is really the capitol of filmmaking in the world so if you want to make it big, you have to be here. That being said, I think there's more money to be made when you're starting out if you start somewhere else. If I took my production company back to Oregon, or to some decent-sized city elsewhere, I really feel that I could crush the local competition in several years at most. I'm sorry but if you've seen most local cable ads you know what I'm talking about -- these people have no idea what they're doing. Taking away their clients would be like a hot knife through warm butter. But alas, I'd rather stick it out in L.A. for the time being because I'd rather be a small fish in a big pond.
haha, well I'm not shooting a feature for probably at least 14-15 months, the next year is music videos, corporate work, and some short films.
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