Career Advice

[Tim Wilson]

[Mark Suszko] “it’s the most stable situation with the greatest creative freedom and level of personal control you can expect to have, outside of funding your own studio from a massive lottery win.”

The massive lottery win is the key, especially if you have enough money that you never have to work again. You don’t have to look too far around the Cow to find lots of well-funded studios that simply don’t have clients walking in the door. All the experience, expertise, awards, freedom, and self-determination that comes from owning your shop mean NOTHING if there’s nobody coming in the door.

Unless of course you have enough money that you don’t need to work.

There are obviously plenty of reasons to strike out on your own, and lots of people here have. But you can also strike out, period. Solid is a good thing.

[Mark Suszko] “You want more “glamour” or something? “Glamour” jobs in broadcast and advertising mean more money (sometimes) but also high turnover, lots of travel, no job security, high stress.”

Glamour jobs don’t necessarily mean more money anymore — especially as companies are increasingly taking formerly glamorous work in-house!!! Leaving an in-house gig is going exactly the OPPOSITE way the industry is going.

Swimming upstream can be fun, but there’s a reason that salmon die when they finish the trip up the river. No job is all gravy — that’s why they call it WORK — but you might be able to have a longer, happier, more productive and creative life with a steady job in corporate/non-profit/in-house work, and work fewer hours, with actual benefits and paid vacation.

You’re young now, but you have no idea how much these things are worth. That’s not to say that this isn’t a good time to be bold and start something for yourself — but it’s virtually certain that when you get older, you’re going to look for a job that’s exactly like the one you have now.

As ever, yr kindly if sometimes cranky Uncle Timmy.

Tim Wilson
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[David Roth weiss]

[Mark Suszko] “Tim, Mike and Bob have really shown you the way on this.”

And, what about David? Remember me? Sheesh, I’m getting oh so tired of you leaving me out of the credits.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Ron Lindeboom]

[David Roth Weiss] “Sheesh, I’m getting oh so tired of you leaving me out of the credits.”

Yeah, but we’re just tradespeople, David, so we’re never going to get to rub shoulders with the money people here on the forum.

😉

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[Stephen Smith]

You need to read The Power of Passion in Creative COW Magazine issue 5, page 10. This is one of my favorite articles written and I think you would really get a lot out of it.

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[David Roth weiss]

[Ron Lindeboom] “Yeah, but we’re just tradespeople, David, so we’re never going to get to rub shoulders with the money people here on the forum. “

No way Ron, we’re both strictly above the line. Mark’s just envious because we’re on the left coast.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Mark Suszko]

“With Special Guest Star” work for you, David? Like they used to do in the Irwin Allen sci-fi TV shows when they really didn’t want to pay a character actor more money? 🙂

“Oh, the pain, William, the pain!”

[David Roth weiss]

[Mark Suszko] “”With Special Guest Star” work for you, David?”

Yes, it works, and I’ll work for scale just this once.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Herb Sevush]

David –

Add Clint Eastwood and the Coen Brothers to your list.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions

[David Roth weiss]

[Herb Sevush] “Add Clint Eastwood and the Coen Brothers to your list. “

Right Herbie!!! And, though it just doubled, but it’s still a very short list.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.