No Film School

I was on Facebook and came across a page called "No Film School." Essentially it's a tongue-in-cheek reference to how you can learn everything you can without going to film school. Absolutely agree.

After a year there, fuck these idiots.

What I discovered isn't the site itself that is bad. They're promoting gear and interviewing independent movie makers, it's that the people who chime in know jack squat about the industry. Because they are from all parts of the world, and arrogant as it is for me to say, Hollywood is still the epicenter of information. Which is why I get heated when commenters post how they've moved on from film. The quick answer from me "so what? You're stupid little project sucks and you're too dumb and frankly scared to use film." So they justify themselves by comparing themselves to other people. As if they didn't have millions behind them.
Film shooters aren't elitist. In fact, they are the opposite...INCLUSIVE. What kind of cult would it be if I told you you don't belong here? We trade old film stocks and advice and gear. There's that word "gear". These fucking newer guys care so much about the latest and the greatest. Let me correct myself, non-professionals care about the latest and greatest. Not that they DON'T use the latest and greatest (again risk aversion). It's that that is the newbie's only focus. If "older" technology exists and STILL competes, latest and greatest means shit, correct?

The other thing that hits me...the people who are so convinced film is dead and they've moved on so others should. Nope. It means you failed as a FILMmaker and decided this is all you have and so everyone should be dragged down with the rest of you so you'd look like a genius. Some would argue that's what film is. That, in order to afford it one must LEARN it and therefore, film shooters have an advantage. It's not about that. It's about seeing the beauty of what it offers. Never heard anyone complain about film dailies. Perhaps in the old days, these days...they embrace its flaws.

So, I've dumped that site. It's full of kids anyway who don't really know that much about either the business or how to truly make it. And then being sold advertisement. The floundering movie makers, though admirable to their tenacity, sometimes misses it's own point.