We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Miguel Muller a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Miguel , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?
When I was about 14 years old my father bought a VHS camcorder for the family and I started making experimental short films with it. I probably didn’t know at the time but unconsciously it was my first attempt to express myself and follow what would later become a theme in my life. Besides that I always loved to read and write and when the time came and I had the opportunity to apply for college and seek a formal education I tried to combine these three things and got into the Communication Program in one of the colleges near my hometown. It was the closest program to Film School. Initially, I considered and was more inclined to be a journalist, a reporter, a novelist, or something of the sort, but when I started to take subjects in Film and Television, a whole new world opened up and I knew I would be doing that for the rest of my life.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I grew up in a small town in the South part of Brazil. To consider working with Film making was, more often than not, a distant dream, and I wondered how I could achieve that under the circumstances. After going to college I began to embrace the idea of moving to Los Angeles to follow my passion. I took a leap of faith into the unknown and finally did it. When I arrived in LA I worked in low-budget independent films, where I learned a lot. After a few years, I created along with my partner Stefania Vasconcellos, a production company called Prisma Films. We’re about to release our second feature film ‘Nobody Wants To Be Just Ordinary’ and couldn’t be prouder. It’s a tale about the city and its different characters who try to navigate it.
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
The biggest advice that I can give to creatives who are starting out is to learn about the business side of any of the creative arts they are following. I wish I knew this earlier. No matter if you are a painter, musician, or filmmaker, knowing the business side of things will get you ahead of the curve. On this day and age you can use this skill to your advantage and create your own path.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
I believe we’re born into this planet to experience and to express ourselves. We’re here to create, and it doesn’t mean it’s limited to the arts. Any kind of creation is worth it. A building, a garden, a song, a movie, it’s all products of creation. When we create something we understand ourselves better, individually and collectively. For me it’s the whole point of existence.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://prismafilms.univer.se/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prismafilmsinc/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-muller-8a312aa5/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@prismafilms307/videos
- Other: ‘Nobody Wants To Be Just Ordinary’ trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzbJ4xFCaY