I would love to work on a project with this person. He really has good intentions and puts his heart into his work and looks for others who treat their craft or art the same way. Inspiring! Leading by example. Excellent!
I love what Paul says, "It's thinking your plan very clearly... Start from the end and work your way back ... know where you are going to end up " In any project or industry, look at the end result(s) first and eventually you will get there.
Hi Marcus, thank you for your comment. We're glad to know many share this understanding as it applies to all phases and areas of pre | prod | post. To visualize what the movie will look like is definitely one of the more important aspects for preparation. Had I thought of this during the interview, I would have mentioned visualizing or imagining the cast and crew working together (thinking deeply what that might look like when brought together) along with their talents contributing to your and the director's vision. Best wishes on your current and future productions. John Paul Rice
I love these videos, how awesome! “Start with the end” so simple but so true. I’m an Architecture student and sometimes in my work we’re discouraged to start with the end in favour of experimentation and iteration. It’s refreshing to remind myself to use discernment and decide when it’s appropriate to start at the end.
Thank you for your comment Luke. I received this advice from a Systems Project Manager who shared his favorite book with me - The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick Brooks (published in 1975). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month While the book is geared toward the tech/software industry, the principles explored in the book are some of the most sound approaches I've seen applied in evaluating a method of work. The book also discusses project methodologies, their differences and how the application of them might look in practice. - John Paul Rice
Big rule for film media producers: big or small; keep the talent 🎭 HAPPY. A shoot or set will go much more smooth if actors are well fed, relaxed, safe, secure ready to work in a stress free environment. Dont get actors mad 😠 or treat them like dirt. The quality of the film, content will show.
I know it's occasionally difficult to see when I'm growing notoriety in every Great Wall of Text... BUT I think "Don't Rush" is possibly the wisest and hardest of these to keep solidly in mind. It's easy when it's the hobby for the sake of the hobby... BUT when there's a contest and a prize that comes up and you can't help thinking, "Oooo... I could qualify for that... Serendipity!" OR when you're "closing in on the end" of the filming and the season comes around for a Film Festival, or an Annual Awards something-or-other... "Serendipity!" starts banging at the back of your head... THEN it's damn difficult to face those demons down, to shut them up, and just KEEP ON KEEPING ON... It's hard not to push for "just five more minutes" of edit... filler... clipping and splicing... JUST ONE MORE PER DAY... BUT I check out a LOT of these smaller group projects, animators, storytellers... AND especially around "contest times" you can see it... RUSHED content looks RUSHED. Maybe it's the ubiquity of "forgetting some little thing" like he said in the vid'... I don't know, because it's often different from one film, animation, or short loop, or video... whatever to the next. BUT practically speaking with out fail... I can spot it. I can see it in the responses (where those are public threads) and I can see it in the work presented that earned those feedbacks... Sure, "Everyone's a critic"... It's a valid sentiment. I think it stands... AND along with that, there's a lot of just "grief" that gets threaded under presentations as well... NOT all of it deserved... BUT when I read through a feed full of repetitive complaints... AND THEN I go back and re-watch... AND see that thing they're ALL talking about, I can usually sum it up in that horrible word... RUSHED... SO... yeah, like he said... "IF the Distributor is giving you deadlines, you gotta meet 'em... BUT if you're thinking about just rushing up to make it into a festival or some chance for an award... You gotta balance that push for the rewards..." AND it NEVER GETS EASY... The more you do get out the door, and the more recognition you can grow for it... well... The more "It just seems like you've been doing this TOO LONG not to have an 'X' Award by now..." is a phrase that echoes in your mind even when NOBODY is saying it. ;o)
@@Greg-lo1tl Good for you... It's worth saying that just about everybody still thinks the awards were unfairly kept away from Val Kilmer in "Tombstone"... Nobody could do Doc' Holiday any better, and it was full of memorable lines and scenes... for not winning awards... You do this kind of thing for the love of the craft... remember that. ;o)
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to see Karen and David receiving the much due credit they deserve, applying themselves to learning and sharing for now over 10 years. - John Paul Rice
I'm 48 and have done film, tv stuff since the 1990s. I believe about 30-40% of these interviews. Some producers, writers are honest but a few gloss over stuff...
Awesome, can't believe more people didn't give it a 👍🏼 he's kept the purity often lost in the⭐️ world. Profound take on being a producer. Takes it all HIGHER✨✨✨💥💥💥 bravo
What he really means is that this is at a very independent film level. But still follow labor laws like lunch & breaks etc. He mentioned no "big entertainment lawyers" and/or Union regulations. Of course you have to be very observant to who you work with and the crew you hire at this very independent level.
It's not difficult, it's super easy.... 😉. What makes it hard or causes problems is when people start calling their own plays or having their own Agenda. Dont hire crew or actors who do not care or are not trying to do top level work. Talent & skills require the best not good enough...
Thanks for your comment. Based on a test I took last November, I am ENFJ-A (www.16personalities.com/profiles/582fe9433de32). I've always felt that art should be honest, truthful - the authentic self coming through: "This is what I see. This is what I feel. This is what I know to be true (in so far as I can see it). This is what I hope for." - all from a place of learning and growth. To be sure, having a business sense is important but film in its purest form of art is about "feelings" that come from within you. Sometimes these are painful feelings but the most honest, authentic expression will find its way into the hearts and minds of others, inspire what is inside of them. - John Paul Rice
“Top ten tips?!?...Wow!!!” And started to look at the paper that he prepared with this tips a week before...First tip is - Try to don’t look at the paper when you speak about producing...
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I would love to work on a project with this person. He really has good intentions and puts his heart into his work and looks for others who treat their craft or art the same way. Inspiring! Leading by example. Excellent!
I love what Paul says, "It's thinking your plan very clearly... Start from the end and work your way back ... know where you are going to end up " In any project or industry, look at the end result(s) first and eventually you will get there.
Hi Marcus, thank you for your comment. We're glad to know many share this understanding as it applies to all phases and areas of pre | prod | post. To visualize what the movie will look like is definitely one of the more important aspects for preparation. Had I thought of this during the interview, I would have mentioned visualizing or imagining the cast and crew working together (thinking deeply what that might look like when brought together) along with their talents contributing to your and the director's vision. Best wishes on your current and future productions. John Paul Rice
@@NoRestrictionsEnt thanks John, and who knows one day we might work together.
I love these videos, how awesome! “Start with the end” so simple but so true. I’m an Architecture student and sometimes in my work we’re discouraged to start with the end in favour of experimentation and iteration. It’s refreshing to remind myself to use discernment and decide when it’s appropriate to start at the end.
Thank you for your comment Luke. I received this advice from a Systems Project Manager who shared his favorite book with me - The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick Brooks (published in 1975). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month While the book is geared toward the tech/software industry, the principles explored in the book are some of the most sound approaches I've seen applied in evaluating a method of work. The book also discusses project methodologies, their differences and how the application of them might look in practice. - John Paul Rice
Thank you for sharing.
Great advice. “Think It through and then follow through”
Seems like a nice guy.
Big rule for film media producers: big or small; keep the talent 🎭 HAPPY. A shoot or set will go much more smooth if actors are well fed, relaxed, safe, secure ready to work in a stress free environment. Dont get actors mad 😠 or treat them like dirt. The quality of the film, content will show.
Bravo! Thank you for this great insight, so humble and the joy of what you do is evident!
I know it's occasionally difficult to see when I'm growing notoriety in every Great Wall of Text... BUT I think "Don't Rush" is possibly the wisest and hardest of these to keep solidly in mind.
It's easy when it's the hobby for the sake of the hobby... BUT when there's a contest and a prize that comes up and you can't help thinking, "Oooo... I could qualify for that... Serendipity!" OR when you're "closing in on the end" of the filming and the season comes around for a Film Festival, or an Annual Awards something-or-other... "Serendipity!" starts banging at the back of your head... THEN it's damn difficult to face those demons down, to shut them up, and just KEEP ON KEEPING ON... It's hard not to push for "just five more minutes" of edit... filler... clipping and splicing... JUST ONE MORE PER DAY...
BUT I check out a LOT of these smaller group projects, animators, storytellers... AND especially around "contest times" you can see it... RUSHED content looks RUSHED. Maybe it's the ubiquity of "forgetting some little thing" like he said in the vid'... I don't know, because it's often different from one film, animation, or short loop, or video... whatever to the next. BUT practically speaking with out fail... I can spot it. I can see it in the responses (where those are public threads) and I can see it in the work presented that earned those feedbacks...
Sure, "Everyone's a critic"... It's a valid sentiment. I think it stands... AND along with that, there's a lot of just "grief" that gets threaded under presentations as well... NOT all of it deserved... BUT when I read through a feed full of repetitive complaints... AND THEN I go back and re-watch... AND see that thing they're ALL talking about, I can usually sum it up in that horrible word... RUSHED...
SO... yeah, like he said... "IF the Distributor is giving you deadlines, you gotta meet 'em... BUT if you're thinking about just rushing up to make it into a festival or some chance for an award... You gotta balance that push for the rewards..."
AND it NEVER GETS EASY... The more you do get out the door, and the more recognition you can grow for it... well... The more "It just seems like you've been doing this TOO LONG not to have an 'X' Award by now..." is a phrase that echoes in your mind even when NOBODY is saying it. ;o)
My second film was rushed to meet a festival deadline, and suffered for it. He was absolutely right. I've given myself WAY more time for the next one.
@@Greg-lo1tl Good for you... It's worth saying that just about everybody still thinks the awards were unfairly kept away from Val Kilmer in "Tombstone"... Nobody could do Doc' Holiday any better, and it was full of memorable lines and scenes... for not winning awards...
You do this kind of thing for the love of the craft... remember that. ;o)
Fine finish from a compassionate human
Thank you!
not me crying at the last little monologue moment
Priceless. Good man.
Incredible. Gold.
Thanks you for doing this, this channel really helping me
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to see Karen and David receiving the much due credit they deserve, applying themselves to learning and sharing for now over 10 years. - John Paul Rice
I'm 48 and have done film, tv stuff since the 1990s. I believe about 30-40% of these interviews. Some producers, writers are honest but a few gloss over stuff...
more great tips that I hope to use next year!
Awesome, can't believe more people didn't give it a 👍🏼 he's kept the purity often lost in the⭐️ world. Profound take on being a producer. Takes it all HIGHER✨✨✨💥💥💥 bravo
And visualize what the movie will look like, even before one shot is filmed.
Great advice that I needed!
What he really means is that this is at a very independent film level. But still follow labor laws like lunch & breaks etc. He mentioned no "big entertainment lawyers" and/or Union regulations. Of course you have to be very observant to who you work with and the crew you hire at this very independent level.
He knows his thing!
5:55 Art Imitates Life
8:15 👌👌👌
This dude inspires!
Thanks!
He looks like Garfield's owner Jon
Why cut him off on another good story?? What is this? Pay per minute?
It is so difficult to make a good movie nowadays.
It's not difficult, it's super easy.... 😉. What makes it hard or causes problems is when people start calling their own plays or having their own Agenda. Dont hire crew or actors who do not care or are not trying to do top level work. Talent & skills require the best not good enough...
Another INFP? Seems more like a heart person than a business-person. Great to know producers have such a passion for the art!
Thanks for your comment. Based on a test I took last November, I am ENFJ-A (www.16personalities.com/profiles/582fe9433de32). I've always felt that art should be honest, truthful - the authentic self coming through: "This is what I see. This is what I feel. This is what I know to be true (in so far as I can see it). This is what I hope for." - all from a place of learning and growth. To be sure, having a business sense is important but film in its purest form of art is about "feelings" that come from within you. Sometimes these are painful feelings but the most honest, authentic expression will find its way into the hearts and minds of others, inspire what is inside of them. - John Paul Rice
I’m an ENTP so I think my perception would be drastically different.
“Top ten tips?!?...Wow!!!” And started to look at the paper that he prepared with this tips a week before...First tip is - Try to don’t look at the paper when you speak about producing...
He said a lot of words without actually saying anythingw
You don't comprehend well, do you!?