u/MovieMan225

Hey all! Recent film school grad here. Mostly Directed/Wrote a ton of stuff in my four years, took a few classes in editing as well as cinematography and really liked them but didn’t go as far as I wish I would have. Preferring to work with editors on my directorial projects for another point of view and learn from their expertise. I’m out in the real world now and Editing is something I’m really interested in pursuing more of in addition to balancing Directing/Writing projects. Do you have any recommendations for learning? I have premiere pro right now and am looking to learn the basic principles, as well as any assistant editor and post-pa duties to learn for future employment. Got a lot of YouTube tutorials to go through, a copy of in the blink of an eye, and some little shorts to shoot on my phone to practice

Hey all! Recent film school grad here. Mostly Directed/Wrote a ton of stuff in my four years, took a few classes in editing as well as cinematography and really liked them but didn’t go as far as I wish I would have. Preferring to work with editors on my directorial projects for another point of view and learn from their expertise. I’m out in the real world now and Editing is something I’m really interested in pursuing more of in addition to balancing Directing/Writing projects. Do you have any recommendations for learning? I have premiere pro right now and am looking to learn the basic principles, as well as any assistant editor and post-pa duties to learn for future employment. Got a lot of YouTube tutorials to go through, a copy of in the blink of an eye, and some little shorts to shoot on my phone to practice

Hey all! I’m a filmmaker in Los Angeles and wanting to get a lot better about sending out scripts-Contests, feedback websites, Query letters, etc etc. The majority of the scripts I write are for me to direct, with a few exceptions. I’ve directed a lot of shorts over the past few years I’m in the process of releasing now, I’ve got some that could be done on a much lower budget, and don’t expect the ones with some of the bigger budgets/productions to happen anytime soon, initially wrote them to have screenplays ready for future opportunities, but I have a real passion for screenwriting right now and wanting to get these out there to show as writing samples as well as projects I’m interested in pursing. From your experience how do you recommend sending scripts out that you want to direct, or holding off on those and giving out the ones that I don’t mind being directed by someone else. Anything helps! Thank you!

Former Alamo Server here, just wanted to put put that the QR codes are universally hated by the staff. Wish I could say that this was a surprise but it’s not. At my Alamo and so many others our management and corporate have worked their hardest to cut labor costs, at the expense of its own staff and the customers experience.

I just want to say to all Alamo goers that if you felt stiffed by the staff, if you felt that you didn’t receive the proper attention and hospitality that I’m so deeply sorry, it’s not coming from us. It’s from our management that continually set us up for failure. I wanted to talk to customers, to give them the utmost attention and experience but I couldn’t due to the massive assignment of theaters I receive every time I work. Working to ensure the people going to see the movies, experiencing these new stories and worlds is the most important aspect of the job to me and I can’t apologize enough for our continued failure.

Movie theaters are under constant attack and it’s truly depressing that not only is one of the most popular theaters stabbing themselves in the back with this but they are twisting the knife with the utmost glee. Our management couldn’t care less, they’ll even write up employees for shit-talking the QR codes to costumers! When the QR codes changed first it was a collective feeling that this job was changed forever, it genuinely went from the best to the worst job I’ve had. Kelly Bondelie and all the other corporate shitheads we’re personally at our location, deciding to sand down every table at the last minute without a single thought going towards the sawdust they were sending all over the theaters INCLUDING the screen and projectors. Guess what? The employees had to wipe and clean it all down, that’s what that job become, cleaning up after corporate and our managements constant fuck ups. We had a huge all staff meeting with Kelly and those corporate shitheads claiming that everyone LOVED this new system, shutting down all of our concerns, that is worked in Florida apparently and none of the massive backlash mattered to them. Even claiming they see this Reddit and dismissing it, and if any of them are seeing this now I hope you genuinely go fuck yourself you brainless, soulless, stupid fucking shit eaters and waste away the rest of your life at this stupid fucking company. The rest of my time were was terrible, customers constantly complaining and yelling at us, managers having no idea how to run the place anymore. I can’t express how great of a place Alamo Drafthouse used to be and how completely terrible it became. Stop going, seriously, go to literally any other theater with better screens, better food, and let that place rot in hell. Bye.

Working on getting a Website and YouTube channel up and running for my work! In your experience do you prefer to have the website/channel under your own name or picking a different name IE FireTruck Films or something like that (I’m not naming it FireTruck films just an example) (Unless you think it sounds really cool). The hope is to be able to have a place to showcase the work I’ve Directed since that is my main goal but to also have a place to promote work I’ve produced or just written/stuff like that. Lmk! Thanks!

One year into living in LA, have had one internship so far through college my last year and really wanting to get back into some industry work. In your experience or anyone you know how has Development been for you? It’s something I’m really interested in and want to contribute to. Main goal is to be a Director/Writer. Done a ton of short films I’m starting to get out there as well and writing a couple features, some that could be done at a very low budget in the next few years. But still feel like I have a lot to learn and getting tired of working in the service industry while pursing film at the same time. Would you recommend going into development in any capacity or continue this route/Directing shorts and building up to a feature on the side and entering the industry like that? Thanks!

Hey all! Looking to get a job in a rental house in California, sure it’s a very uphill battle with a lot of competition but it’s something that would be really beneficial for me and I’m willing to really fight for it. I’ve mostly Directed/Written, recently shot my latest short a month ago, have done about 7 total in the last few years but have also crewed and worked on a ton more. Took a couple classes/shot some student shorts but Cinematography was always a field I was intimidated by but the more I’ve worked with great cinematographers and learned from them the more passionate I’ve become about the subject. I’d love a job at a camera rental house to get to learn more and be around the film world in any way, with a big incentive for me being the possible discount on getting to rent out equipment to Direct/shoot much more. Any advice on getting a job in any capacity at a rental house/information that would be best to study up for in preparation? Thank you!

I’m pursuing a career in Directing and Writing. In your experience what have you seen be the most beneficial, working an entry level film industry job or a service industry/any kind of job not directly in film to have the flexibility to pursue working on short films and get them out there any way I can. In the process of releasing quite a few short films right now, some on YouTube some in Festivals, and I just want to make stuff constantly and wondering what the best path is? Thank you!