Learning how to edit movies was a real breakthrough.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every time I've crossed to a new level of film acting, the film has been a breakthrough project.
Of course any kind of film process has ups and downs and days where you're stuck and have breakthroughs.
Movies are an editor's medium.
Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.
I'm the third generation of my family in the film business, and I grew up with a deep passion for movies. I made my own Super 8 films when I was a kid and always loved the editing process.
Making movies was a real weird kind of adult experience. In a way it was like MIT, in that it was a great education. The big lesson is, people are people. They're smart, funny, creative people, but they're people.
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.
Technology continues to bring us wondrous advances in filmmaking to improve how we view movies.
My brother Van got the computer first and showed me what it was like to edit video. I definitely credit Van with turning me onto filmmaking.
I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.