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Film Courage: Jason, let’s say one of your friends came to you and said “I want to make movies.” What real world advice would you give to him or her?
Jason Park, Filmmaker: I would say you only live once that we know of. If you feel like you really want to make a movie, go make that movie because to your question earlier, how are you going to look back on your life? Are you going to look back on your life with regret? Or are you going to look back on your life with Man, I gave it my best shot?
If you feel like you want to make a movie, you want to write a movie, you want to act in a movie, you’re struggling, you’re working your nine-to-five, you have your kid, that shouldn’t stop you.
So prime example, I work my nine-to-five but I still wake up at 4:30 in the morning. Why? Because I get to work out, I get to edit my films, I get to work on it before the day even starts. By the time the day starts and I have to do real world work, I would say right, I’ve already accomplished my baby steps of my creativity. Those baby steps become giant leaps over time right. One goes to two that two goes to three and before you know it the movie or the project is finished.
I use that same process when I’m writing a script. Just write a page a day and then you get to the end, so if someone said:
Hey, man I really want to make this movie.
I would say:
Okay, write the script with every scene in your script separated.
If the movie takes place in a gas station, a house, a club and a law firm, those are your four locations. Hypothetically by breaking it down by scenes per location, you can probably get this done in four days. Four shoot days you can shoot this and possibly get it done.
Now after shooting it in those four days, maybe you’ll need a couple backup days, so let’s say…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
BIO:
Jason Park is an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer. Living in Atlanta, GA with a background in both acting and narrative filmmaking.
Jason was raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. After finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles California, where he found his passion for videography, acting, and filmmaking.
He began booking commercials and print work for companies like Apple, Samsung, McDonald’s, Subway, and the list goes on. He’s been in films with actors such as Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Ross Butler (Shazam) Christian Serratos (Selena), David Oyelowo (Gringo), and Evan Ross (The Hunger Games). After appearing in films, commercials, and print campaigns.
The actor decided to passionately work on breaking barriers for Asian-American actors, directors, writers, and creators in American Cinema. Leading him to create films with Asian leads in non Asian stereotypical roles.
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