I’ve been absent from this blog, “away” doing administrative tasks, things that have to get done. I’m back and thinking about November?December things: projects to finish and projects to begin. The days are darker and shorter now and all these things combined had led me to thinking about motivation.
There was plenty of motivation, and inspiration afoot at the festival [1] workshops this year! If you ever have a chance to participate in any kind of workshop or forum where filmmakers are going to discuss their work do it! Listen to Eva Madden, [2] our feature filmmaker talk about workshops . From financing to scriptwriting and producing to directing; it was all there
Carol Whiteman from the Creative Women Workshops Association [3] was at the fest again this year leading workshops at the Film Forum. Carol is a really engaging presenter and embodies the spirit of collaboration from whence good filmmaking comes. Carol is the co-founder of the Women In the Director’s Chai [4]r Workshops that use the mentorship model as the foundation for successful learning. Pattie LaCroix from Catapult Media [5] had a chat with Carol about mentoring – a really informative and candid interview that I’m sure you will find inspiring.
Carol’s workshops have been extremely successful and have helped many women go on to successful and fulfilling careers in the film industry. Along with the idea of mentoring she also discusses the concept of trust and how important it is, in the creative and personal process, to trust yourself – a truly motivational piece of advice. Mentoring is an important element in the learning approach in any field.
In fact, in the business world, an important part of the film industry as well, mentoring is taking on a new approach with many advocating a “network [6]” of mentors to encourage and guide you on your learning journey. That’s what we’re hoping to do here at moovy – be your network for collaboration and support! Leave a comment let me know what you think!
The interview is in two parts: part one [7] and part two [8]. Well worth the time - you will be inspired and learn something!
A very special thanks to Maura McGovern [9], an amazing photographer, for letting me include this photo here!