Ep 2 - Why You Should Consider Making a Short Film

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Our Head Storyteller, Felicia Pride, knows a few things about making successful award-winning short films if we do say so ourselves. With LOOK BACK AT IT coming off of a successful festival run, Dria and Georgette learn more about Felicia’s process on films serving as great proofs of concepts, writers needing to direct, and Felicia pushing past the lie she told herself of “not being a director.”
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A breakdown of our chat:
(00:4:04) Short films as calling cards
(00:4:41) Feature films being a director’s medium
(00:5:46) How “tender” came about and why she kept it simple for her first time directing
(00:9:18) Three ways your short film could serve as a proof of concept
(00:9:46) If short films for everybody and Felicia’s thoughts on why writers should direct
(00:11:13) Misperceptions and benefits of going the short film vs. something else
(00:12:58) Being clear on your goals for making a short film
(00:15:30) Dria’s experience on “LOOK BACK AT IT”
(00:19:19) Opportunities that came from Felicia making “tender” and “LOOK BACK AT IT”
(00:20:18) Anything Felicia would’ve done differently making these short films
(00:21:55) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this week
HOW WE CREATE Recommendations
Felicia: Musiq Soulchild’s most recent album Victims & Villains and music overall
Georgette: The Creative Comeback Workbook & Journal
Dria: (Recorded before the Super Bowl), Dria’s support of the Detroit Lions beating Tampa Bay)
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This podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.
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