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When the going gets tough… Cowboy Up…

by trevor miller

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There will be days, like today, when things just don’t seem to be working. Nobody has responded to the rewrite that you turned in. The other productions you were working on have slowed to a standstill. The one paying job you had imploded. What to do now? What to do next? There’s nobody to call - not even Ghostbusters.

Regardless of what you may think, there is an answer. It’s not easy, but it’s staring you right in the face. You just have to Cowboy Up… It means when things are getting tough you have to get back up, dust yourself off and keep trying. That’s all you can do. It’s all anybody can do. And it’s not just a filmmaker’s lesson, it’s a life lesson.

For inspiration today, I’m watching my old friend Sean McLusky’s pop band, the Joboxers in their debut hit…


Posted in How-To, Production, Tips on September 5th, 2007

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