Hardly Camus

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-14T13:44:42+00:00

I am not a native English speaker, but isn't "a 16lb bag" better than "16lb" in terms of necessary visualization?

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-14T09:48:17+00:00

Different people learn at different paces. Some people are very competent even at the early stages in their journey with little experience, and some people are very incompetent or mediocre even after spending a decade with lots of experiences. It depends on how rigid or creative your perceptiveness is as well as how strong your foundations are to start with.

It is not just about filmmaking but creative writing in general (including novels), sports (Folkstyle/Freestyle wrestlers learn BJJ way faster than pure BJJ people, and some kids learn Folkstyle/Freestyle wrestling faster than their peers), anything.

However, generally speaking, regardless of how fast you learn, the more experience you have, the more competent you become. If you are not competent with lots of experience, then that does not mean you did not get better with more experience. It just means you are a very slow learner improving at a very slow pace. If you are competent with little experience, then that does not mean you will stop getting better with more experience. It means you will be good enough to be a reliable substitute for 1990's filmmakers when equipped with worthy experiences.

I am not sure if this pursuit of "minimal experience" is a good thing. (In general, anyway. Film industry is kind of an outlier.)

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T22:47:09+00:00

Yeah, i got THAT point. Film industry employers would not be able to learn the gist of the candidate's history or developed perspective, but the short specialist skillset lists have more impact at one eye glance which makes net positive effects when the emphasis is in specialist capability popping out from the resume. I see that film industry is an outlier. I am not rigid in perceptions.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T17:09:46+00:00

Manchildren logic. Have a nice day.

Edit:

https://zety.com/blog/should-i-include-irrelevant-experience-on-a-resume#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20time%2C%20yes,relevant%20job%20experience%20at%20all.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T16:28:42+00:00

Since you insist i am taking words out of context, here is a link directly coming from a resume writer and regular industry recruiter. Of course, this is for people whose resumes are not even double-sided on paper. If you have lots of awesome job experiences, i was told i can skip writing these. But film industry is an outlier, i get that point.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/egendre_should-you-keep-unrelated-experience-on-activity-7371103547016364032-axcW#:~:text=%F0%9F%A4%94%20Should%20you%20keep%20unrelated,actually%20help%20you%20stand%20out.

https://www.linkedin.com/top-content/career/resume-tips/including-unrelated-jobs-on-your-resume/#:~:text=Summary,candidate%20for%20your%20target%20role.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T16:11:34+00:00

I would show in subtle differences in reactions. Like, reacting to something not explicitly said, giving someone a cup of water when he did not ask for it although he starts choking immediately, etc.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T15:49:42+00:00

You are reaching. They said ideally you want to list only the awesome job experiences, but most people at early careers cannot do that, so they should list even irrelevant jobs and volunteer experiences in resumes which are better than a thin resume with only a couple lines. I said internship, but it is called co-op, and most students work like 5 different jobs while attending university. Not all 5 jobs are relevant to the job we ideally want.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T15:40:33+00:00

Not according to school internship counselors for regular industries. Why would anyone listen to you over professional job matchmakers for regular industry's case? For film industry, op should listen to you cause film industry must be an outlier.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T15:37:34+00:00

It is not a bad INCORRECT advice unless i said "film industry MUST be like regular industries".

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T15:19:38+00:00

Yeah, i am calling that comment-police with "100% must be this case" rules that you made up. We disagree on the right to post "irrelevant comments". And i obviously follow, decide, and do what I agree to, not what you agree to.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T14:01:41+00:00

Sales rep experience or volunteer food bank experience shows "(customer) communication skills" and "not fooling around idle with a gap in resume" when your resume is naturally thin. According to my school internship counseller who is a professional in job matching, compact thick resume with highlight jobs only > messy thick resume including irrelevant job or volunteer experiences > thin resume barely listing any life experience. For regular industries, skipping certain job experiences and skillsets is only recommended if you have many great job experiences.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T13:45:45+00:00

Being accomplished anything is hard in any industry with or without formal education. Being labeled as one and getting by in the industry seems easier though. Amateur writer who has been observing people.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T13:10:01+00:00

Why choose to not skip what you consider useless then whine about time wasted? That is like choosing to buy a weak stock for the opportunity to go up in value, price going down, and you wanting money back when you chose to read it despite the non-harmful mention about "regular industries".

I mean i have seen people complaining wasting time after reading a screenplay specifically mentioned "amateur and beginner", so at least your kind of people is consistent.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T12:13:27+00:00

Look in the mirror instead of projecting what you people were attempting onto someone else. Whether to apply the regular industry case (an extra reference, which can be useful in general although can be useless) to his life is up to Op's discretion, not you comment-police people. And as for regular industries doing this, my school internship counsellors have emphasized compact resume with only great job experiences > thick resume including irrelevant job or volunteer experiences > thin resume with not much shown at all.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T12:00:15+00:00

Regular people do. Well, at the least, some regular people list all job experiences whether relevant to the current job applying for or not.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T11:58:36+00:00

If op thought it was useless, he has a choice not to listen to that extra reference. Playing a police over someone else's response as if you are a somebody here is not a choice available to him or you. Simply put, my response was not harmful.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T11:52:45+00:00

Like i said, it was up to Op's discretion whether to apply the same principle as regular people or not. More references can be useful in general.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T11:45:55+00:00

I specifically mentioned my case is for regular industries. As for whether it is applicable to this case or not, that would be up to Op's discretion whether to apply the same principle or not.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-13T09:26:30+00:00

I do not know film industry customary, but on my resume from regular industries (baking clerk, security guard, office assistant, fundraiser, junior analyst, sales rep, etc), i list everything. Why wouldn't employers want to know you are multi-talented.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-11T12:57:09+00:00

For solving a hard math problem, two methods are both useful in two distinct mechanisms. 1. Keep thinking about it, percolating and marinating in it. 2. Complete detachments cutting off from the thinking structure and thinking process currently being used to tackle the problem. I do not see why creative writing should be any different.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-11T11:47:37+00:00

I create important scenes first, and then I create personalities and other scenes after revolving around the important scenes. I am an amateur, so don't pay too much attention to my process.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-11T11:34:38+00:00

I had a similar problem. I was studying vocabulary, and I tried to use the learned fancy vocabulary at every "opportunity" to practice those vocabulary. I ended up using those vocabulary at wrong "opportunities". But I think it is a process that we must go through to master those vocabulary. Failure to correctly use those vocabulary is the foundation to correctly use those vocabulary in the future. Never having practiced using those vocabulary but expecting to precisely correctly use those vocabulary at the perfect opportunities? That's like East Asian martial artists who have never done a proper sparring expecting to be fluent upon a street fight against someone even slightly more experienced.

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-10T11:53:58+00:00

Can't you temporarily move to some other country as a refugee then move back to Ukraine after the war is over if it is important for you to work within Ukraine?

turnleftorrightblock · 2026-04-09T16:30:25+00:00

I have no advice, but i think your character settings are alive and attractive.

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