How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch?

Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed in this modern world.

And there’s a lot of truth in that. But filmmaker Daniel Fazio has gone about things differently.

In his own words, he’s not been amazingly successful at any one thing, but he’s been pretty damn good at a lot of things - and that’s what has enabled him to build a solid business.

Perhaps more interestingly, his capacity to take on new skills and adapt to new ways of getting ahead as a filmmaker, has helped him better understand who he is and what he wants in life.

If you’re just starting out as a filmmaker, or even if you want more insight into working with creatives, this episode is packed with valuable observations about the process of getting all kinds of film projects off the ground and distributed.

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Boost your mental performance in a single shot

I was looking for a way to boost my energy levels, without resorting to more coffee, tea or snacks, when I came across Magic Mind.

This unique energy drink comes in these handy, little bottles and works like a shot. You knock it back in a gulp or two and it boosts your energy for the next few hours without any of the usual downside of coffee or tea.

Grab your Magic Mind discount and help this podcast while you're at it

Go to: HTTPS:/MAGICMIND/ONEGOODTAKE
Put in the code GOODTAKE20
And that’ll get up to a whopping 56% off your subscription, or 20% off a one-time purchase.

Support the Show.

How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch?

Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed in this modern world.

And there’s a lot of truth in that. But filmmaker Daniel Fazio has gone about things differently.

In his own words, he’s not been amazingly successful at any one thing, but he’s been pretty damn good at a lot of things - and that’s what has enabled him to build a solid business.

Perhaps more interestingly, his capacity to take on new skills and adapt to new ways of getting ahead as a filmmaker, has helped him better understand who he is and what he wants in life.

If you’re just starting out as a filmmaker, or even if you want more insight into working with creatives, this episode is packed with valuable observations about the process of getting all kinds of film projects off the ground and distributed.

Support the Show.

If you’re doing anything in film right now, over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across a plethora of posts and threads written by filmmakers bemoaning the broken model of independent filmmaking today.

If you can even raise a budget to make a film, how do you even break even once you’ve completed it? Unless you’re friends with an A lister or B lister or your uncle’s a billionaire, you’re pretty much consigned to the graveyard of filmmakers who give up having bet their house on their passion project. So goes the tenor of these observations.

But could there be an alternative to this picture of gloom and doom? Recently I came across a filmmaker who not only thinks there is, he’s proving there is. For his film Woodbridge, writer, producer director Stephen Meier had the inspired idea to cast influencers who could act. Why is that a smart idea? Because these influencers have a big and dedicated following.

I got together with Stephen to find out more about his business strategy and of course his journey from script to screen and beyond.

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Boost your mental performance in a single shot

I was looking for a way to boost my energy levels, without resorting to more coffee, tea or snacks, when I came across Magic Mind.

This unique energy drink comes in these handy, little bottles and works like a shot. You knock it back in a gulp or two and it boosts your energy for the next few hours without any of the usual downside of coffee or tea.

Grab your Magic Mind discount and help this podcast while you're at it

Go to: HTTPS:/MAGICMIND/ONEGOODTAKE
put in the code GOODTAKE20
and that’ll get up to a whopping 56% off your subscription,
or 20% off a one-time purchase.

Support the Show.