Finishing up a big production - one that had been a great idea. But, thanks to many things, it stinks. I’m embarrassed… and sad.

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I’m sad for you. Having an idea you love ruined is so much worse than simply not making it. It’s small consolation, but loses like this do make the wins sweeter when they eventually happen.

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If it makes you feel any better, if it was still a good idea, it wouldn’t have gotten made.

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Do you feel like things went wrong in the production, or did it take a bad turn in the edit (due to client comments, etc)? Do you have the opportunity to do an agency cut to maybe get something you like better for your reel?

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Are you me? I’m there with you.

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I’ve had two this year that should have been incredible, but the client demanded they do the edit in-house with their own team to save money. It showed.

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