Filmmaking / Directing : If you had to give TWO pieces of advice ONLY to someone who is interested in making films, what would they be? by Edwin Adrian Nieves

1. It's all about the story; and 2. the delivery of the story (acting/directing)

Find out if anyone you work with is on medication,.

Minimize location shots in commercial establishments.

Just this: Watch a lot of movies! Make a lot of movies! That is all.

Always strive for the most, expect the worst. www.bryankent.com

1) Forget college, use the money to buy some equipment, finds some talent and just do it. 2) Never give up, even if you find something else to do while you continue your efforts.

Do and create...

1. It's a team sport. It's basketball not golf. No matter how talented you are, you ain't that special until you're paired up with at least one or two other great actors/directors/writers/producers. Even geniuses have real limitations. Scorsese doesn't write his own scripts neither does David Fincher. Tarantino is an outlier among outliers, he's a movie savant, a guy who's seen 5 times as many movies as anyone else. Just about everyone else in Hollywood is very much dependent on another talented person or two or three to have any hope of success.
   2. So because it's a team sport, figure out what you do well and do that. Are you a good 3-point shooter? THEN JUST DO THAT. Don't waste time trying to be a low-post player and a floor general and a slasher. If you suck at dialogue, you will probably always suck at dialogue, so get a co-writer to work with or let the actors have freedom to reimagine the dialogue. If you're not visual, don't try to be more visual, team up with a talented DP - recognize your strengths and be honest about your weaknesses - this way you will vastly improve your odds of making a good product and enjoy the process more

Vincent's advice is good too!

Hire a career 1st A.D. and listen to them., Raise a budget big enough for what you want to do and cast name actors