The other day a friend of a friend of an old friend was tagged in someone's photo album on Facebook, and that meant for some reason it appeared on my wall. I clicked through a few names that I used to know, that were in my year at school.
My old closest friend (who I actually hated, but that's another story) who did Film Studies with me and then went to do Film at uni, so basically the same as I did, is now working as a film editor in some London production company. Her employment status was "doing something I love!!" or something. I clicked onto someone else's profile cause he was looking a little fat, and in his employment status it had a link to his website. I went there and he'd always animated Flash films and made little Flash games etc., so it was fun seeing how he'd developed and playing some of the games. Then I go onto the page where all his games are listed, and beside one of them is "IGN Interview". I click on this link and his game has won "online game of the week" and he's been interviewed and rated and reviewed by them. He's currently working on a game project for iPad and posting on his progress.
So anyway, this obviously made me feel like crap, because I have done nothing since I left uni. Well, I've started one script (1 page), planned another for a few hours, and have just thought of an idea for another in the last few days but haven't done anything with it. I just can't for whatever reason bring myself to do it. And this is what I want to do. At least I thought it was. But then I see people like my old friends - she loved film and is now a film editor and loving it, he loved animating and is now animating and is a professional at it (and ridiculously good at drawing).
So are you where you wanted to be now? Do you feel like you want to be doing something else but just can't get the motivation? Or are you doing what you want to do and what motivates you?
If they can get there why can't you? I'm big on learning from others, so what's stopping you from sending them a Facebook message expressing your interest in the film industry and asking how they got to where they are now. They don't seem THAT far ahead of you at all - my advice would be to find out how they got there and any advice they could give - who knows, this one FB message may lead to something? From my experience, people like to talk about themselves and their work, so I think this could work out well for you, even if giving you that push and motivation you need.
As for me, career wise, I'm 100% where I want to be right now. I'm a year and a half out of Uni working for a multinational company at their HQ in London in a pretty senior role at the moment. I recently have been offered a role in Singapore for just under a year with the same company which I'm thinking through over the next few weeks - this appeals to me greatly... career wise having experience of working over there is very employable from what I've read and heard.
I wouldn't be where I am without persistence, networking, learning from others, motivation and a clear goal. Which is why I would recommend speaking to as many people as you can who are where you want to be
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