Harsh Truths About Working In The Movie Industry - Sophia Cacciola

Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDDPPSYvrs 0:00 - The Perfect Time To Begin Creating Art 11:57 - Every Artist Must Teach Themselves The Skills They Need To Succeed 29:28 - What Ingredients Make A Successful Artist? 45:07 - What Is Work Ethic? 53:44 - Harsh Truths About Finding Work In The Film Industry 1:09:52 - How To Make A Screenplay Better 1:21:32 - Just Because You Love Movies Doesn't Mean You'll Love Making Them 1:31:22 - How Our Perspective On Movies Changes Sophia Cacciola is a Los-Angeles-based producer, director, and cinematographer. With her production company Launch Over, she has made numerous sociopolitical genre feature films that have played at more than 75 film festivals and have been distributed worldwide. Sophia started out in music, most notably as the singer-songwriter-drummer in the no-wave punk band, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. MORE VIDEOS WITH SOPHIA CACCIOLA https://tinyurl.com/4p4xcpb5 CONNECT WITH SOPHIA CACCIOLA https://www.sophiacacciola.com http://launchover.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4677186 https://www.instagram.com/sophiacacciola https://www.instagram.com/launchover https://www.facebook.com/sophiacacciola https://twitter.com/sophiacacciola https://www.youtube.com/LaunchOverSophiaCacciolaMichaelJEpstein VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED The 3 Year Plan I Used To Become A Working Hollywood Director - https://youtu.be/fiYY8nixPqg Deciding To Be An Artist For The Second Time - https://youtu.be/IfyLTBxYLY8 Breaking Into Feature Filmmaking - https://youtu.be/rmxm-iIzs84 Making It Big In Shorts: Ultimate Guide To Making Short Films - https://youtu.be/8DD3zGzHL30 Sujata Day On Rejection, Issa Rae, Her Film Debut and Screenwriting - https://youtu.be/d_dWCSRBQzE CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!