This video is so true. When I was in high school I thought I was going to be the next big thing! I knew I was creative and smart and I had great self confidence in my creative abilities. But when I started to make videos, they never came out on screen the way that I had imagined them in my head. And yeah it was a little discouraging. I started to think that all I needed was the right equipment, a really good camera and a cool computer. This is like a kid thinking that all he needs to be a good basketball player is a new pair of Jordans. It sounds silly, but its true. I wish someone had told me that it would be years before I made anything descent enough to show anybody and have my name be attached to it. Had I known this, I would have made film after film and just worked constantly, knowing that I was getting better all the time, and that one day, I would get to the level of where I wanted to be.

To be good at anything, you have to practice. Practice, practice and practice some more. It's the best way to learn. To learn, by doing, and then by doing it over again.

So don't sit around waiting to get your hands on a camera. Shoot something on your iphone, write scripts at home using celtx, get together with your friends and make something. You will learn something every time you do. I promise