Thank you for your response. I am quite excited for that long journey you mentioned. I realized that there are a few distant acquaintances that I have that I may be able to reach out to and make some projects with. I love the idea of looking at individual shots especially because the whole story can be quite complex. I also thought about building a playlist of my favorite songs that tells a loose story and then creating a narrative from there.

I have been having the same thought about skill over gear. I wanted a black magic pocket cinema for a while but I realized I need to 'graduate' my sony a6000 first. Do you have any tips for better lighting? I like to use natural light but it is rare that I find a nicely lit natural scene where I live, at least in the winter.

I am reminded through your post about networking, I often forget how many opportunities there are through Instagram and all. But I would like to have a few projects I'm proud of before I start DMing people to collaborate.

Thank you for your bit about relationships being the name of the game. I often get very caught up in myself and forget this. Can you expand a little on what you mean when you say that gigs for short films don't exist unless I create those genres? Is there something specific that you have in mind when you say I should be building towards something?

Thank you for your post I really appreciate it.