Stop Being Afraid of Failure

[@theguardian2428]

"The greatest teacher, Failure is..." -Master Yoda

[@cjkalandek996]

I WAS LITERALLY THINKING OF WRITING THAT!

[@takeshi9473]

Holy ****. What wise words...

[@SamDiazProducer]

"Failure should be an option, fear is not"- James Cameron

[@topicruben]

Love that!

[@rocketgroot4311]

*James is my favorite director of all time*

[@SamDiazProducer]

@@rocketgroot4311 Mine too! Such a legend!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"Never let your success get to your head; never let failure get to your heart."_ *--- Anonymous*

[@filmriot]

That’s a great quote.

[@rmcvisuals]

I love this quote!

[@dragandragan]

Love the quote, even he still remained Anonymous 😬

[@DemetriosLevi]

That felt like a father to son talk...words of wisdom that can only be said through experience. I've been watching you guys since day 1...you taught me so much and the memories are priceless. Thank you

[@AustinNewman]

I think what is so special about Film Riot over the years has been the passion and dedication behind crafting great films that has carried through - regardless of early mistakes or overexposed... ahem, I mean high-key shots... It’s the ingenuity of filmmakers using affordable items to emulate Hollywood techniques is what has helped us all become better over the years. Thank you guys for your contributions to the community 🙏🏻🤙🏻

[@filmriot]

❤️

[@JonathanEBoyd]

indeed so well articulated

[@samboone2291]

bruh....you have no idea how relevant this is to my life rn. I'm really hesitating taking a job right now because of this very reason, but this really spoke to me. Thanks Ryan, you 100, keep it dat way homie.

[@filmriot]

So happy to hear it helped! Go get em!!!!

[@ShaundonProductions]

This has to be a sign. I been battling with this for months

[@CrashTv3166]

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

[@brannanidle7041]

Crash Tv - Thomas Edison

[@RobWatt]

nailed it on the head. 1:16 "Failure isn't fatal but failure to change might be" - john wooden . Keep failing, learning, climbing.

[@ChonnyStone]

I just ended my first full week in the Editorial department on my very first feature film. My credit will partially belong to Film Riot. Ten years ago I was making shorts with my friends in middle school and watching your videos. Ryan, I'm sure you've heard this story before, but you and the rest of Film Riot literally changed my life. What has always separated this channel from the now hundreds of other KZbin filmmaking channels is the unabashed honesty that you and your team brings to your work. The perspective that you provide is invaluable, and utterly inspiring. You didn't come from money, your family isn't super connected, and you didn't grow up in L.A. - just like so many of us. Your first feature will be a monument to the passion of filmmaking, and I can't wait to see it! Who knows, maybe I'll even get to work on it. Thanks guys :)

[@JacobsLadderProductions]

As a chronic perfectionist, it's been the archive of the 10+ years of your "Write, shoot, edit, repeat" montage that keeps me sucking until I suck less as a complete noob in the the moving picture world... Thank you so much for the decade + you've invested into helping all of us find that bigger hammer for those bigger walls!

[@InLightVFX]

One thing I try to remember is to experience failure but to not identify with it. If I make a film that fails it does not mean I'm a failure. "I'm a failure" is far too general a label to assign oneself for an incredibly nuanced and variable craft such as filmmaking. Thanks for the good word, Ryan!

[@congruityproductions]

I love this episode so much! Here at Congruity we've been doing film for 10 years and looking back at what I was doing at 8,13, 15, 16 years old I cringe every time. But now at 18 working on a feature level cinematic universe, I wouldn't be here unless I had failed in the past. Our team motto is "The quality of a film is not about how expensive your gear is or how much you have, it's about using what you've got to make something incredible." And we live by that every day. Thank you Film Riot for being one of my biggest inspirations over the years as well, it's been a pleasure learning from and growing with you. Excited for the years to come!

[@BrianMakesFilms]

Oh man. I have fear of failure on every single project. I shoot weddings and before every wedding I get massive anxiety (less than I used to) but it's terrifying. Shooting creative projects, especially with actors or models that I really respect and admire in my area - so much anxiety. I'm at a place now where I'm working on putting together a series of small videos with models, and I find myself petrified in the planning stage. I just need to accept that some projects will work and some will suck, and some will be in between and that's ok because I'll learn a lot. I think being in business making commercials and films as a living makes me feel like I can't afford to fail - but I think that's a fallacy. Even at the Hollywood level there are failures and directors still go on (usually).

[@Spadaiso]

I stopped myself from really going full-steam ahead on my channel because of fear of failure but I finally got tired of not creating things. Film school helped a lot and this video reassured me I’m doing the right thing. I would encourage anyone to take those first steps and put yourself out there.

[@arenhoogerdijk]

Honestly hearing that you were dry heaving gives me comfort. I have anxiety and often feel nauseated especially in the mornings. Knowing the people I look up to have had to deal with the same things I deal with is comforting. Thanks for sharing.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Ten years I've been watching you all grow and I've learned so much over the years, from a DIY slider to freezeframe a sneeze. In this time I've had my own channel grow and earn subscribers and some of that comes from Film Riot, we've learned together Ryan. I'm looking forward to the next ten years of failing because failing is what makes the success taste so sweet. Ten years ago we all looked like kids!

[@GorilieVR]

I'm watching this after a long day filming an indie horror film (im the DP) we're on day 9/18. y'all have been a huge influence and source of authentic information. this is 2nd feature (1st was a $300K zombie movie) and I've filmed many shorts, docs, and obviously commercials and weddings :D

[@Seph_vision]

The fact that Outsiders fell through may have been a blessing in disguise. Zombie films were and are still way over done and you've improved since then. I needed this video for different things in life right now. Thanks guys

[@jakobscott]

I've been filming for 15 years and own a successful production company. I fail at stuff all the time. I don't think failure ever goes away you just get a little more graceful each time.

[@hman2912]

Nicely said. Guess it depends how you define failure.

[@jakobscott]

@@hman2912 Absolutely. I mean everything from losing big clients over stupid mistakes and lack of hustle to forgetting the damn head phones so I couldn't hear ear bleeding interference that ruined an entire shoot... The list goes on! 😂

[@mambafxtrading_snakegang]

I remember how I spent three monthes writing and rewriting a script for a feature and had to find a casting Director and a location manager to find great locations and good actors for a film that never happened because the financier backed out at the last minute. That was the biggest heartbreak in my life and it was in my first year of film school. Thanks Ryan I needed to hear this

[@LunaScopeJustin]

I loved Proximty too!!! Also tell Kramer to talk about Intercept

[@curtisjudd]

Wow - gold here! Thanks Ryan. Super helpful to see that our heroes don't just glide right on up to making great films.

[@frisbee2424]

I remember watching these guys in the early days when I was still in school wanting to also figure out how to be a film maker. I then went to college and for the next five years the enthusiasm just died for me unfortunately. Fortunately I found a new passion in the process which was music and I've been really happy with where ive taken myself with it. I've recently over the last six months checked back in with Ryan and the FR family and I am so happy and proud with how far they've come and have reminded me why I enjoyed the film making process, so much so I have decided to return by doing music videos for my bands and other people's. Episodes like this are really helpful in being mentally and emotionally supportive for not just the film making community but the entire creative empire. On a side note I have a loooot of catching up to do. Great to be back Ry Guy

[@Lubin]

I haven't shot anything narratively that i've been really proud of since 2015 for MyRodeReel. I keep making excuses for not shooting something for the next one and this year has been the year I've dedicated to shoot something for RodeReel 2020 and this was the icing on the cake to move forward. Thanks for the inspiration Ry Guy. Been a Film-Rioter since the early days ( I won the 'Monster Challenge' all those years ago, and still use the NTG3 i won on every project! )...Keep doing watcha doing Big Dawg!

[@filmriot]

So glad to hear that! Get after it my friend!

[@TomCowles]

The honesty is inspiring. Huge comfort to have folks having the same thought process. Keep failing & stay awesome

[@javierpizarro9852]

I’m a filmmaker and a musician. The group I play for just did really bad at a church gig. Like...yesterday. I know most of what you just talked about applied mostly to filmmaking, but because my most recent failure had to do with music, the whole time you were talking I was taking the advice and applying it to that one performance. Hopefully I and the rest of the group can deal with this failure positively and learn so we can grow. Thanks for the video Ryan. Long time fan.

[@garrettbruch2395]

Pain, Failure, Suffering, Boredom and Grief are great teachers.

[@adzakael]

this is very liberating. Last week I just had my first feature broadcasted on my country's national tv. To be honest, the outcome is not what I had in mind and I never felt so ashamed in my life. Especially to my cast and crew who had great faith in my project. I felt like I want to run away and lived inside a cave somewhere far from civilization. But as you have said, nobody's early works is good and perfect. We have to start somewhere and accept the possibility to fail. At least it taught me many lesson in movie making production. And at least we got our money back...I think haha. Thank you for your insight and I will keep on making movies in future.

[@teammaestroo1519]

I think this is one of the most inspirational messages I have heard in a while. I felt every bit of the message. I am a nursing student, photographer and videographer. It got to a time I almost gave up and almost thought about dropping out of school because I was failing every bit of my goals. But I will proudly say, those failures made me stronger, think wiser and more efficien. Thank You for this message.

[@stefansender2634]

I thought it was just a regular episode, but for some reason showing back those old episodes felt emotional to me, especially in the context of your comments about the quality change and your overall progression. It's like hearing you say to that young Ryan: "You silly kid, you have NO idea what you're getting yourself into, do you?"

[@CarolineSmithiamthebest2010]

I am currently dealing with a failure of mine that I have avoided for 2 years now. I never finished a film, and it's totally on me, and I know I disappointed a lot of people in doing that. But this video has really helped me, and I know that it's okay to fail and now I just need to do better. I have been avoiding filming in order to avoid my mistakes but now I'm finally coming back and this video just gave me the reassurance I needed. Thank you.

[@raulgolfs]

Getting over the fear of vlogging and public. And get to ether at my spending habits. I began with a little over $40,000 in debt. 6 credit cards and 3 loans! Paid over $20K through Baby Step 2 since I started last year and been documenting my journey on KZbin ever since! I’ve noticed it’s been helping me stay accountable, the fear of failure takes ahold of me every now and then. Consistent battle. Keep crushing it you guys 💪🏽

[@malcolmclarkson1503]

This is the best episode of Film Riot. Thanks, Ryan!

[@tiltedroom]

Out of the all the episodes I've watched through the years, this is the one I continue to return to. Ryan's words have echoed in my mind during the production of my first two films. I continue to drive forward, doing things I never would have tackled before. Thanks again Film Riot family for all your wisdom!

[@thatbencrane]

I've always appreciated your transparency and honesty on this channel! Super inspiring!

[@badrod8947]

Its too good that you are sharing your experiences instead of some techniques those we can find them in other channels

[@BeerTent]

We all kinda know this information. But It's still so calming and motivating at the same time to hear it from Ryan. You know, the shared problem is half a problem and I feel so thankful for this episode.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

The one thing I love about Film Riot, is that you guys always inspire me. I'm on like the 7th draft of a short film script. And I keep tweaking it because I'm afraid it's not going to be good enough. Interesting enough. And I know a lot of it is fear based. Fear of failure. And again, you're giving me one more push to just start making my film. I don''t know if I'd even be working on story ideas right now, were it not for Film Riot. Seriously. You guys are a godsend for the creative guy within. Thank you.

[@SirReelist]

Preach Connolly! “Failure is ALWAYS an option,”. - Adam Savage of Mythbusters i actually like your old sketches! As cheesy as they are, they’re a lot of fun and I can definitely tell that you guys are having fun and you just want to MAKE stuff! And make and make and make and make some more. My failure comes from film school and failing out of the film major and having to study something else for a short time so I could graduate. All of my student shorts suck (except my very first one is enjoyable) but I learned and got to experience SOO much from the film school failures that it accelerated my learning and experience. I got more out of a year and half in school that what I could’ve gotten from 5 or more years on my own. I’m VERY grateful for what I went through in school.

[@jonathanbaumler798]

I still have the Outsiders poster hanging up in my office! GREAT VIDEO!

[@mtskogs]

I think of failure as an opportunity to try again with more experience. If I'm not failing at something I'm probably not growing and taking enough risks. Thanks for the episode.

[@coreycarlson9790]

Your the best! A lot of people just talk about there successes, and hide under the carpet there failures. Some of the greatest things you can share with people are not the things you have done, but to continue to do what Film Riot has done since day 1...taking that curtain and unveiling the stuff thats not seen. You know Showing us the Wizard of Oz (I think that means you are the wizard or wait no who is doing the unveiling then..haha) but really thank you for showing us the next hardest thing to share with people. That Ryan Connolly is actually a human and not a T-800 filming machine and does fail from time to time!

[@Qristos]

My greatest success came after my greatest failure. I almost gave up after failing but went back to hear the feedback, sucked it up and delivered my most successful project to date.

[@Timthethespian89]

Thank you for this. So often I watch videos about getting over your fear of failure, and it’s very reductive. This has some very specific examples, how scared you were, but how you had to shift your perspective to having to figure it out rather than give up. Excellent!

[@thefrikanih7390]

As someone who keeps failing, this video was very inspirational. Thank you.

[@MKL257]

Thank you Ryan. I really needed this and I'm sure others do too.

[@johnvfx]

Yes

[@dragandragan]

The biggest failure is not doing anything at all because you learn nothing and you just accumulate regrets. JUST DO IT! Thanks Ryan for this episode.

[@TomTennisco]

Brother, I really needed to hear this right now. I just released an epic short film that took me over 9 years to finish (cuz I did all the 300+ VFX shots - like a fool!) and felt absolutely HORRIBLE! That dread that I’m a failure has never weighed so heavily on me than now. But hearing you talk about this is definitely helping me step back from the ledge. Thanks, Ryan. I appreciate your candour. I think I’ll just leave this one repeat.

[@BradyStudios97]

I think you made an excellent point film riot. Ive been drumming for 15 years. Ive been in and out of bands cuz i wasnt good enough. But did that stop me? No. I kept trying, i kept practicing for hours everyday. The other day i got a call that a band wanted me to start touring with them next year and do a few small shows in the summer. Its a metallica tribute band,but hey you got to start somewhere. I also have a thrash metal band as well. Dont give up, its a matter of knowing the right people who will motivate you and talking to the right people. Sometimes you gotta be out of your comfort zone.

[@abdulnaseralali3031]

I'm a fan from the UAE and you know what, the region here needs an arabic film riot.. I've learned so much from this channel.. and I'm still learning everyday ... all I want to say now is thank you Film Riot for everything, and my next step now is to build a community that understands filmmaking like a I do , learning from this channel. Thanks a lot Ryan ... Well be seeing you on the top inshallah.. keep it up. All the best for everyone. 🙋🏽‍♂️👍

[@alan-baird]

I'm just starting pre-production of my first feature length film (by no means anywhere near the level of professional you'd be making a feature at) and I've made lots of failures/mistakes in the past, and each one I've treated as another step in the process of as you said trying to uncover the diamond in the coal. This video really helped validate all my failures and help prep me for future projects by changing my mindset about them. Thanks Ryan for another great video!

[@VisualofHotwheels]

Your the best bro, it takes it big man to admit failure, then use it to be better. I love all your serious short film's tbh👍

[@mariiaoshemkova5914]

It's funny how sometimes the right video just finds you. Thank you..I needed to hear it and you said it perfectly!

[@djrythmn1]

After hearing this I have more confidence. Thank you so much. I landed a pilot for a reality show for boat racing. I thought hey I can do it. Finance fell thought in the midst of 2 days of filming. I got gun shy about trying again. Thanks for the inspiration to keep going! I really mean it!

[@RutmansProductie]

This video helped me a ton. To learn that even you, Ryan, are hella scared before a big project really made me feel like that’s okay. We shouldn’t let our fear get in the way of our love of making things.

[@earitfx]

I'm on my way to another failure energetically. Outsider now would be a helpful documentary on this very issue of failure. I was blown away by this segment. You actually are a real person. Thanks

[@Leuwenski]

This is exactly the message I need in my life right now. Thank you Filmriot 🎬♥️

[@maxmustermann194]

not filmmaking related, but im struggling big time with procrastination right now because I'm afraid to do my work wrong and make mistakes. very inspirational thanks

[@TechKitKat]

How refreshing! This is really inspiring, especially on a day I felt down after a job I did was cancelled and it felt like a failure! Thank you!

[@feistygoatfilms]

Thank you for this. Thank you guys for everything you have done, and continue to do for your community. I've been handling the post-production on my latest horror-comedy short film on my own and watching this video allowed me to take a nice deep breath that I haven't felt like I've been able to take for the last few months. I needed this today, and I'm sure I'll need it again on future projects. I'll keep this in my motivation/inspiration playlist for sure. I've been a fan of yours for many years and was lucky enough to run into Ryan at NAB one year. Keep doing what you do and I'll keep watching.

[@bliiblaablue]

I don't remember being that depressed or an insecure type of person, but man.. trying to learn your way into the film industry is making me super nervous and insecure about everything I do. I hate being in this early stage where everything feels just.. mediocre. Though something tells me that this feeling doesn't change ever, haha! Cheers and thanks for the boost!

[@mediatitan]

@FilmRiot Ryan, you have truly inspired us. Thank you for this video. We strive to provide the best content you can. It’s tough, but we will continue to create, fail, and do it again.

[@jwattsjmd]

Man this was a God send. I was just in a prison in my head about doing something. I bought all equipment bmpcc4k. Lights. Alot but afraid people will be quick to judge. But this just made me realize. Gone ahead and do it. Thanks sooooo much 3000 bro

[@WMLVIDEOPRODUCTIONS]

Hey, Ryanator and everyone at Film Riot! I love your stuff! You and your crew have taught me a lot! I'm 56 years old and doing film making on the side. I have no formal training and I've been wanting to do film making since I was a kid, but my father always said that this won't get me nowhere and to learn a trade. So I learned a trade and became a Diesel Tech. And that's when life got in the way!!! I'm trying to make a Christian short about the end of time. I have a maybe 30-minute script that I have written, I let my family and friends read it and all I get is that they think it's good, but it's too short. Yes, the script is open-ended. I've seen apocalyptic movies on a Christian movie channel and they always seem too preachy or I really don't care about the characters, and I think that should change. I'm sorry, went in too deep on that!! My main problem is that I'm doing this completely by myself. I've tried to recruit my daughters, my wife, church members, etc. No one wants to get in front of the camera. I have very little funds (like zero), I live in a small rural town in Southern Illinois, but it's really hard to find actors or even wanna-bes in my area. It's also very hard for me to get constructive criticism on my script. Would you mind if I send you a copy of my script for you to read and what are your suggestions for me to find or convince my friends or family to help. I think the most characters I have is one main girl and maybe four or five secondaries with a crowd scene. I'm sorry that this is so long... this is usually how my scriptwriting or writing in general goes lol. Love you guys and keep up the great work! You guys are hilarious!!!!

[@CK-ceekay]

"Stop Being Afraid of Intercept"

[@HAL-9002]

Is Andrew Kramer still working on it? He definitely should release it some day!

[@Seph_vision]

Hahaha

[@sauce8277]

LOL

[@davidgray2805]

Create something everyday, get rid of negative people, they will convince you to stop, keep going if you love what your doing.

[@tameralfares]

RAYAN!!! It's 4:00 am and I feel that i must start making my film now , I can't sleep 😂 Thank u for your advice!

[@greynose19]

Okay like thank you, I’m stepping into the directors chair for production in 3 weeks. Really needed this, wish me luck y’all!

[@jamesm.2506]

Thank you so much for always being genuine and honest with your experiences Ryan! It really is great to see someone we look up to talk about their fear of failure and know we aren't alone in that creative anxiety.

[@CamboMeng]

Great steps! Biggest takeaway is just start.

[@shanmugaprakash8872]

Hey film roit thanks for the video. Previously when i make short films i made many mistakes and then i just drop that project. And now im making a short film. Now no matter what mistakes i make and what i fail. I will never drop this project after this video. I will learn from my mistakes and failure. "Failure is the stepping stone to success" - THOMAS EDISON

[@Shiznaft1]

Thanks for sharing not only the success but also the failure. Shows a lot of character.

[@nemisis4804MaddLabsTv]

this is the best way I've ever heard anyone explain this, Thank You!!!!!

[@horrorbreakdown]

Awesome video! We all learn more from our failures than we do our successes.

[@ThinkingArtEntertainment]

Hearing you discuss The Outsiders is really eye opening, and I applaud you for your honesty and willingness to be an open book about it! I still have the posters! Maybe one day when you're directing the next big Hollywood blockbusters, I can sell them for thousands :P

[@EduardMicu]

I've been watching your videos since I started Uni. So that's over 12 years ago. Today I just bumped into one of your videos again and I'm hooked again. Haha, I missed you! It actually decreased my anxiety by 80%.

[@Kini_Wolfgang]

This just added a boost to my energy for believing in myself. Thank you Ryan..

[@bkproductions2320]

I tried to film two shorts in the same day. The first one, we ended up having technical glitches on top of the mistakes I made as my first time operating a camera. Due to those glitches we lost the light for the second one. The first one was bad enough, but the second we didn't get to film at all. I had over a dozen people on set, over half of which had driven several hours to be there... didn't film a single bit of footage. It was a literal kick in the gut. THEN when I got home and started checking the footage from the first short and realized how much footage wasn't gonna be usable... I wanted to crawl in a hole. I finally pulled my head out of by butt and edited what we could use. I had to take some... "artistic liberties" that I wouldn't normally do, but I put it together. While I'm not 100% happy with the end product, I'm not 100% disappointed either. Now, we're moving on to new projects with the knowledge of my mistakes from those failures. Just keep doing it. If you want it bad enough you won't stop. No matter what.

[@flipfilms1759]

I appreciate how real u are in these videos

[@Arider56107]

I suffer this fear all the time. I'm young and have been fortunate enough for my first feature to be a success in what it was supposed to be, a small town movie. There were certainly small failures along the way, and I think this video will help me prepare for when failure hits

[@ChrisBstation]

This was extremely inspiring. Thank you Ryan. You’ve helped me so much as a filmmaker over the years. I appreciate you! 🙏

[@Tonyslices]

as a filmmaker I needed to hear this so bad. was procrastinating on a music video and saw this. thank you Ryan

[@unicyclebjh]

Profound yet fundamental! I could probably watch this every week or so. Good reminders for life in general.

[@WhaleyfilmsAu]

Wow. Ryan, thanks for sharing this side of filmmaking (although part of me feels like this is some all round advice for life in general) it's rare to see this honesty in the happy-glamour of KZbin. No doubt you have articulated what most of us have been feeling or felt in the past, but even more so you've just inspired all of us to stop being afraid of failure. Thank you for always being transparent and giving us something real.

[@zeabooo7257]

I think this video is one of the most important videos on this channel. At lest it definitely is for me. I just failed on my first short film ive shot in over a year and some very long nights and very negative thought this video definitely gave me the motivation to keep going and fail harder. Thank you Ryan :)

[@zakbobby]

Thanks Ryan. Failure has been one my biggest blocks when making my films. But learning from failure is very Important and I'm glad that you're willing to be open and honest about your failures is awesome. Especially for young film makers seeing this, I think it will really open a fee eyes and let people know it's okay to fu*k up. That things happen. Overall just good advice. Thank you.

[@michaelklaus_de]

Man, I love when you're funny...and I love when you're being honest and vulnerable as in this video. Much love (no homo ;) and keep it up! You guys rock

[@n1k7a5]

Thank you Ryan! This is so motivating and your whole Film Riot Channel is golden. We can't thank you enough!

[@Hal_Bennett]

Yup, that hits the nail on the head.

[@homerholmes]

Omg looking back at those early day shots brought back some memories. God how long have I been watching you guys now? Don’t even remember but it was definitely back in Rev3 times! Totally agree in every way shape and form. Fail hard and fail often. You’re only going to get better from it.

[@_taylor_1604]

This really helps. Not even just on a filmmaking level. Just as general advice

[@laserbeamlightning]

Failure is inevitable. Your attitude towards them is a choice. I love this comments section for everyone coming clean on how realistically hard it is. Everyone is focused on showing that top 20% of success when at least 80% is going to be failure even for those you see succeed.

[@nightmarefilmcrew]

I can’t even tell you how perfect the timing of this video is for me. Dying to find my next film, but not feeling inspired enough lately. Thank you Ryan, as always. Let’s fucking go.

[@joseduran9232]

This is the fuel many of us need from time to time. Thanks!

[@johnvfx]

Thank you Ryan

[@aceadelicproductions]

Thank you for this.. honestly. I remember watching Film Riot videos in highschool 5 years ago.. now I just recently graduated college for photography but pursing my passion for music videos and eventually films. Been doing freelance and making some music videos im very proud of (proud of the process, and networking and the mistakes...) oh boy all the mistakes haha. Thank you.

[@ToddJasonFilms]

Thank you for this advice Ryan. I've been holding off writing my first feature film for awhile for similar reasons. Watching this video just sparked me to finish it. So far I'm only two scenes in but this story is very personal and attached to me so I'm determined to finish it and get it made. Thank you again Ryan

[@Milan-cf1xe]

I am glad that you talk about Outsiders. Would love to see a zombie movie from you in the future. I'll come back to this video when i feel bad and unmotivated!

[@rhulballroomandlatin]

Really hit home with me, thank you for discussing this so openly.