I enjoy the concepting and writing part of the work but I find the whole shooting/editing/etc part of the work to be mind-numbingly boring.

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Go Freelance

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Yeah it’s not.

Freelance sounds like it was made for you. I’m the opposite. Producing is the only thing that makes it enjoyable for me.

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Same. I like to make things. Concepting is only a means to an end for me.

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I relate to this a lot. I’m much more interested in the strategic, conceptual and crafting side of the process. I really couldn’t care less about the actual making of it. Like please someone else go make this for me

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Wow, didn’t know some people feel this way. To me that’s the second most exciting part. Seeing what I had in mind get produced in real life in real time.

Seeing it yes, actually doing it no.

Same. I work with a team partner who really enjoys that stuff.

The concepting and creating are amazingly rewarding. The selling, gratifying. Then... the director, DP, sound, lighting, actors, editors, post producers, et.al. get their shit hooks into your gem and turn it into something that has no resemblance to what excited you in the first place.

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