Your reasons behind any endeavor are crucial if you want to reach a goal. You can just wing it, but if you don't know why you may never reach the end or reach it unfulfilled.

You are into filmmaking to get some pleasure out of it, that is not in question.

Many filmmakers come to the process of making their first movie with a set of preconceived notions that severely limit the chances of successfully producing a film. On your filmmaking journey it's important that you begin by stripping things down to essentials for a thorough comprehension of the task.

There's a common misunderstanding about filmmaking job titles and responsibilities.

They were codified first under the studio system to facilitate assembly line movie production and later used by unions to encapsulate responsibilities as a perquisite to members. This is all based in reality but...