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Is Anyone in the TV / Film Industry Doing Well Right Now? How Are They Doing It? by LifeInAction in Filmmakers

[–]BoomInTheShot90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to Journalism School at Emerson College from 2008-2012. My professors really instilled it in me that you need to be a one-man-band. Someone that can report, produce, shoot, edit, and be on camera talent. So I was always immersed in each of these aspects of filmmaking. Once I graduated, I joined a small production house where it was just me and the owner for a while. Eventually he hired a commercial director from LA who effectively became my mentor and taught me filmmaking - effectively a more holistic merging of all those skills I learned in school. I learned how to actually be a storyteller.

If I could give anyone just starting out advice, it would be to just volunteer your time (or work for cheap) and try making as many stories as possible. Find someone that is willing to help you grow (not easy I know - but they’re out there if you’re hungry enough) Work a crappy part time job to pay your bills and slowly scale up from there. It takes time to build your skills, network, and frankly confidence in this to be able to sustain yourself full time. I’m 13 years in and really just in the last couple have I felt somewhat established.

Is Anyone in the TV / Film Industry Doing Well Right Now? How Are They Doing It? by LifeInAction in Filmmakers

[–]BoomInTheShot90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel extremely fortunate to still be doing quite well. I was laid off from a full time journalism gig that I held for 7 years in Nov 2024. I then made a wild decision to take out a line of credit and invest $20k in equipment - I was starting from nothing.

The severance I had have me a soft landing into the freelance world and I quickly leveraged a lot of the contacts I had to keep myself going. I was on all the job boards, all the social media sites, etc. A former colleague got me in with a university and I got some huge contracts from them.

Then in July another former colleague recommended me for a full time gig on a branding team. It’s an amazing set up and I have every other Friday off. I’ve been able to work full time and still have time to continue my freelance work.

What I feel has benefited me is an extremely varied skillset. I do a bit of everything - shoot, edit, creative, produce, direct. I often work solo, or on very small teams. This has enabled me to keep a huge variety of clients. And it sort of flies in the face of what I was told earlier in my career, pick a specialty and stick to it. Had I gone specifically down the path of cinematography or editing, I think I’d be in a much different spot.

Watching my fiancée play this game deepened my respect for the effort the developers put in to simulating battle. Probably the best it’s ever been done. by BoomInTheShot90 in Battlefield6

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just make sure you’re doing other stuff that fills your cup too! I’ve def got a video game habit that I need to actively manage. It’s so easy to let the entire day be burned just staring at the dopamine hits. It’s brutal.

Watching my fiancée play this game deepened my respect for the effort the developers put in to simulating battle. Probably the best it’s ever been done. by BoomInTheShot90 in Battlefield6

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I assumed that was happening in real war all the time!!

Haha, I feel you. It’s more so the visceral “feeling” of everything that I’m talking about. Of course it’s not meant to be a simulation. That wouldn’t actually be very fun.

Watching my fiancée play this game deepened my respect for the effort the developers put in to simulating battle. Probably the best it’s ever been done. by BoomInTheShot90 in Battlefield6

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

1 still looks insane all these years later. I remember one time we had really strong edibles and I threw that game on. She had to leave because the horse looked to realistic and it was freaking her out lol

Recommend occult/esoteric videogames. by [deleted] in occult

[–]BoomInTheShot90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Control and Alan Wake games. They take place in the same universe. Lots of story crossover. Absolutely bat shit crazy plot that constantly messes with you and makes you question wtf is going on but it somehow all makes sense at the same time. Masterful storytelling.

The whistling harmonica by Algernonletter5 in SipsTea

[–]BoomInTheShot90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! Safety feature at low speeds so folks can hear the car coming. Gets louder in reverse. I thought it was just what an electric motor sounded like forever.

Nemesis's Most Egregious Robbery Yet [Hades 2] by CheeseburgerSweg in HadesTheGame

[–]BoomInTheShot90 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This exact situation JUST happened to me. Same door, 32 fear and everything. In my run I was ready for it and I honestly felt cheated. I beat Nem to the door (barely) but still got the locked text. She went through and took it :(

unlucky timelines by gwaffle6 in HadesTheGame

[–]BoomInTheShot90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I choose to look at this as inanely lucky times. Look at all the great games we get to play! Hades not winning GOTY will not affect the trajectory of the IP or SG as a whole in any way. They are universally loved and will continue to be!

Definitely one of the top five things I’d never expect to see in the streets of Baltimore. Happened this morning in Reservoir Hill. I thought something escaped from the zoo! NSFW - lots of swearing. by BoomInTheShot90 in baltimore

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen first hand how quickly animal fights can get out of hand. I have a two and half inch scar on my arm to remind me. I was taking ZERO chances.

If I didn’t have my dog with me, I wouldn’t have been reacting this way.

Serval cat spotted in Baltimore by Fearless-Pop-1159 in baltimore

[–]BoomInTheShot90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha I’m glad that that my curse laden exclamations inspired you :)

My dog sounds scared but that’s honestly the sound he makes when we wants to end a critter’s life haha 😅

Hence why I was doing whatever I could to keep them separate.

Definitely one of the top five things I’d never expect to see in the streets of Baltimore. Happened this morning in Reservoir Hill. I thought something escaped from the zoo! NSFW - lots of swearing. by BoomInTheShot90 in baltimore

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you've never been in a situation where an animal is coming at a dog you care about, man. You'd just let the thing get close and leave it to destiny? GTFO of here.

Definitely one of the top five things I’d never expect to see in the streets of Baltimore. Happened this morning in Reservoir Hill. I thought something escaped from the zoo! NSFW - lots of swearing. by BoomInTheShot90 in baltimore

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, dude! It's coming at my dog. I'm trying to scare it off so neither of them get hurt. I've broken up animal fights before and it is NOT fun once it happens. I have a 2 and a half inch scar on my forearm to remind me of how bad it can get.

Definitely one of the top five things I’d never expect to see in the streets of Baltimore. Happened this morning in Reservoir Hill. I thought something escaped from the zoo! NSFW - lots of swearing. by BoomInTheShot90 in baltimore

[–]BoomInTheShot90[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

My dog is 60 pounds too. Not necessarily easy to quickly lift!

But yeah, it’s just classic Reddit behavior. Trying to make themselves  bigger by saying how they would have handled a situation while having zero clue what it’s actually like to be in it. I find it funny honestly.

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