>> I wouldn't say there's like a recipe for success.
I think there's things you can do to kind of ensure you're going
to have a good product is working with the same people.
I think once you find a good person bring them back on your next project.
The thing about production is everyone is kind of a free agent, so when you have a good DP
or you have a good first AD or someone you like keep them coming back and working with you
because there's a lot to be said for consistency.
That's on the business kind of crew side.
On the creative side it's you've got trust your gut, and if you think something is going
to be great you've got to go for it and you've got to collaborate, but you also have to be able
to be focused and say like I think this is what needs to be done
to get this project where it needs to go to.
A really interesting thing about making movies
or making television is you really can't learn it in a book.
You can get prepped for it and school and you can get prepped for it with a great professor,
but at the end of the day you have to get your hands dirty and get out there and make mistakes.
You're always going to come across people, and it's good to keep those relationships going
because you don't know where they will be down the line, whether it's just a pure friendship
or it's someone that you can really rely on to help you professionally,
especially in the entertainment business.
It's a small town of people that work, and it's be a good guy, listen, take advice,
ask questions because nobody knows everything,
especially in a business where it's constantly evolving.