Developing the skill.
WHAT TO LEARN FIRST
Light, and how to see it Sound, and what ruins it Composition
WHY THOSE THREE
They determine quality more than equipment or software.
WHAT TO PRACTISE
Producing finished pieces, regularly.
WHY FINISHED
Completion teaches export, delivery and the unglamorous portion.
WHAT TO STUDY
Work you admire, analytically.
WHAT TO ASK OF IT
Where is the light coming from? Why is the camera there? Why does this cut happen here? What is being left out?
WHY THAT LAST QUESTION
What is excluded shapes a piece as much as what is included.
WHAT CONSTRAINTS TEACH
More than freedom does.
WHAT TO TRY
One location, one subject, many approaches A piece with no dialogue A piece under thirty seconds
WHAT TO SEEK
Criticism from people who will be honest.
WHAT TO DO WITH PRAISE
Note it, and keep working.
WHAT TO AVOID
Accumulating equipment instead of practising Learning software instead of craft Waiting for better conditions
WHAT TO ACCEPT
That early work is poor, and that producing it is the only route past that.
WHAT TO KEEP
Your early work, to measure against.
