Filmmaking - What Is A Pro?

The word " Professional " is often hear of indy filmmakers, and I& 39;ve heard and read many things that I do not expect a " Pro " to say if the person writing or say, she claims to be. Time for a definition of terms.
Question: What qualifies a person to a Pro?
Answer: Paycheck.
That is the short answer, but only slightly longer ornamentation. It is one thing to make films. It is a totally different animal to someone to cut a good control for the work you have done.
Paycheck is more important than anything to a professional, because you have to eat and pay, or you can not work anymore, much less pleasing art.
Question: How does a person become a Pro?
Answer: By adopting a pro attitude. The pro-bearing " I work in the film business. I have done a good job, and I have paid for it. " This is regardless of the budget of his current project, whether it is high or low.
Some not a pro until many paychecks, but you can on a pro attitude right now, even if you never pay off your art. If you adopt the pro-attitude now, multiply your effectiveness many times, and shorten the time until the paychecks come
A person with a pro attitude has been to his brain cells and unconscious mind, so that every action and thinking is geared to an outcome - to pay for his work, his work was worth it. This has many advantages, especially the quality of his work.
You can take years until a pro-attitude, or you can use it immediately. I recommend you read a book with a funny name by Stuart Lichtman, an expert on the human brain from MIT. http://snurl.com/brdr
Another great book on the development of a pro-attitude is Napoleon Hill & 39; " classic Think and Grow Rich, " free in your library or get it online . http://snurl.com/hlk4
They are both good books. Stuart & 39; s is like a series of games, so that it almost effortlessly, and it will improve every aspect of your life. & 39; Napoleon& 39;s classic book takes a while, and you have to muscle it through willpower, but it is great.
Once you have adjusted your attitude, your unconscious mind steer your every action and memory, every skill you have, and those that you need to learn to deliver what you have to do your job, and pay your paycheck.
Once you, your natural love your art has a chance not met. Until you do this, you& 39;re just floundering.
You May not agree with my brutal bottom-line assessment of what a professional. You may feel a Pro is not defined by a paycheck. To give you a pro could only one person with a lot of experience in a particular area or a person with a natural talent.
Well, " Professional " is defined,
" FES Pro * * al " mission, n. A person who prosecute something professionally, or for the livelihood, and not on the character of Amateur and a professional worker. " - Here is the dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Unless he has a paycheck, his " " lot of experience makes it a hobby. By definition, a hobby is not a professional nothing. There is nothing wrong with a hobby, or an amateur " " (which means that you do something for love " "), but in general, amateur quality is not up to a per-standard.
It & 39;-together say: " You have so much talent, you& 39;re a real pro ", but also natural talent, practiced and refined, are not Pro to a quality of work is good enough another to motivate him to pay.
While skill and / or talent are certainly important, the definition of quality of a Professional is the payment.
Think " paycheck. " May you deserve a lot of big ones.



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