We were lucky to catch up with Jordan Wallace recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jordan, thanks for joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I’ve always had a pretty good understanding of what makes a good story through many years of watching movies, but it wasn’t until I enrolled in film school that I began to truly understand cinematic structure. I always compare it to someone who has a favorite car, then they learn how to build it from scratch. What helped me the most in the beginning was repetition. The more you work at something, the better you’ll get. This is both with writing and directing, although directing involves a lot more multitasking and learning on the spot. This can present many obstacles on set, the biggest being time. There’s never enough, which I’ve learned to love since many great ideas come when your back is against the wall.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I got into filmmaking by enrolling at The Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood. During my time there I was able to gain many amazing relationships with other talented creatives, all who were like-minded in wanting to go full speed ahead in our respective journeys. As a writer and director, I get the unique experience of being with a film from start to finish. It’s always a surreal feeling going from beginning a new screenplay, to being on set directing actors as they recite what I’ve written. It takes a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck to successfully bring a film to life, which is why I never take my experiences for granted. Now, three short films in, I’m embarking on bringing my first feature-length film to life. A mountain of a task that I’ve prepared myself for through applying the knowledge I’ve accumulated over the years.
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