Brad wrote:ExSphere wrote:This thread depresses me. From what I hear my openings in Austin TX are pretty good so i'll just see what I can get.
It shouldn't. Unless you were expecting that going from AMV'ing to real-world editing would be a total breeze. But if you know what to expect going into it and it's something you still want to do, then what's the problem? Sure it's not the easiest profession to get into, but it's also not the toughest. I think this was one of the biggest problems I had with the thread. As much as I love Castor, I really didn't like the whole "I'm here to crush your dreams" motif he had going on. How is that productive? There's a difference between preparing people for certain realities and being like "you're going to hate this, don't do it." (and yes I know I'm slightly exaggerating the tone, but honestly, only slightly). Especially when you realize that a lot of what is being talked about really applies mostly to film editing, whereas the much larger sector for this industry (commercials/television) simply works quite a bit differently. So, don't be depressed. If you have a passion for it and you enjoy it, then fuckin go for it.
Well, I kinda hope some people see this post as more of a subliminal message to pursue it if they really want to and to come back with *good* experiences. Although, I really wanted to warn people about the harsh realities without sugarcoating it which I felt was important, even though I overdid it a little. The original post I wanted to make 2 years back would have been a much more encouraging one since I was still new to it at the time. Don't get me wrong, even though I've had quite a few bad experiences, I've had a lot of great ones as well. Without the bad ones, I wouldn't have realized how much more suited amv editors are as producers/directors/writers/editors rather than just plain editors.
Of course Hollywood is just a small dot on the map for this profession and things are run differently everywhere else.
Sorry if my post came off that way Brad.
