Re: Do I tend to overthink things in filmmaking?
 

My answer is that Ryan should experiment with his editing and learn from his own mistakes, so find out what works and what doesn't. Otherwise, he'll always need someone holding his hand.

As one of the moderators on another forum advised, Ryan has to go out and make films, so he can learn. It's like trying to learn how to be a bricklayer by just asking questions on a forum, after a certain point you need to lay bricks to progress.

Re: Do I tend to overthink things in filmmaking?
 

The great thing about this forum is that Brian and I actually met! Out of the two of us, he's absolutely the best director. I'd like to think I'm pretty good at putting out fires. The thing with all of us is that everything we say here genuinely helps other people. I doubt we will ever help Ryan, as to help, he'd need to change how he does things and he's stuck to a path we can't change, but the content if archived would be so useful in places that teach film making. You could use this as so much useful info and an explanation of why things go wrong. We're all educationalists!

Re: Do I tend to overthink things in filmmaking?
 

kinda. someone would have to comb through each thread and (sigh, wait for it....) edit it.

Re: Do I tend to overthink things in filmmaking?
 

Unfortunately, Ryan's threads have a non linear structure.

Re: Do I tend to overthink things in filmmaking?
 

Well he IS known on the web as the Tarantino of forum posters, after all.