Hey all! I’ve tried film school twice, but never actually started because of financial issues. HOWEVER! As a disabled veteran, I now have access to a benefit that will allow me to finally do it without worrying about money. BUT! Now my worry has changed.
I’m 48 years old. Am I too old to be just getting started in filmmaking?
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Andrew Gardner Congratulations and hell no! The list of late bloomers having successful careers and businesses is endless. You're never to old. Good luck and thank you for your service.
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Hi Andrew! First off, thank you for your service. To answer your question: 48 is absolutely not too old. In fact, your life experience is your greatest 'secret weapon' in storytelling. Ridley Scott didn't direct his first feature until he was 40!
If the physical demands of a set feel like a hurdle, you should know there is a massive world where you can thrive as a Screenwriter and Creator without ever needing to pick up a heavy camera.
I am so passionate about seeing creators like you succeed that I’d love to help you build the infrastructure to monetize your work while you focus on the writing. Here is how we could collaborate to get your scripts sold and your career funded:
Building a 'Home Base' (Patreon & Ko-fi): While you write, I can help set up and manage a Patreon or Ko-fi page. This allows supporters to fund your journey, read your early drafts, and see your storyboards, creating a steady stream of income before the script is even finished.
The 'Success-First' Partnership: I want to work with you on a 'win-together' basis. For now, my focus is purely on the work; I only ask for a small budget to cover the essential digital tools we need to build your platform. I don't want a fee for my time until we are thriving and you are seeing real financial success.
Deep Market Research: I can handle the heavy lifting of researching producers, spec script sales, and industry trends to ensure that what you are writing is exactly what the market is looking to buy right now.
You have the stories and the benefit to get the education, let’s make sure you have the platform to turn those scripts into a career. You focus on the words; I'll help build the bridge to the audience!
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I wholeheartedly agree with Jack and Marie Joy, Mr. Andrew. It's never too late to start a career in film, especially in the colossal Hollywood system. I advise you to go straight for your goal. And above all, remember that the American dream is undeniable for anyone who wants to succeed, especially in the world of Hollywood cinema on an international scale. So, best of luck and strength to you, sir! And good luck for the future.
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Age is just a number, you something to offer sir, I may be 29 sir, but I was always told to stay in my job and play it safe, i gave writing a shot, and people actually like my loglines and synopsis. You got a voice sir, the world needs to hear, it can be through film making sir
You’re not too old at all.
I’m 61 and just now getting started putting a story idea into the world that I’ve carried for over 30 years. Life just didn’t line up until now.
What I’ve found is that the years don’t set you back — they give you something to say. Experience shows up in the work, whether you realize it or not.
If you’ve got the opportunity now, I’d take it and not look back. There’s no better time than when you’re finally able to do it.
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You're never too old as long as you have a story to tell. It's never too late to be creative.
acting has no age range. 40's, 50's even 60 year olds still act. I myself went through John Casablanca and would recommend them to everyone. they will teach you the in's and out's of acting and modeling. I highlighted advise to bring a pen and paper. take every note you can. keep the information they give you because if you follow the practice and make it a routine, learn what they share and use their information for everything in your life.
for additional help check out my profile, acting lounge as well as the education tab where they have a library of information to assist you in your acting journey.
Andrew Gardner You're not too old at all, but it does depend on what you are expecting and what you want to do. Many parts of the industry favor experience over youth by definition. Writing for instance, has no necessary connection with age and, for the most part, more mature writers naturally write better and more nuanced material. And directing and producing have NEVER been a young person's game. With rare exception (and the exceptions tend to prove the rule), the older and more experienced, the better. However, film is one of the toughest industries on the planet and it's not for everyone. In fact, the professional level is for very few. For one thing, it is a chaotic landscape of individual entrepreneurial businesses masquerading as a cohesive industry. Most people don't even think about that, but every film is it's own business, starting from scratch. So if you want to produce (as opposed to focusing on writing), ask yourself do you have the entrepreneurial bent? You've paid your dues already, but there are industry specific issues that you have to learn hands-on. With your mature background, you will interpret them differently than your much younger colleagues, and you'll probably be right.
May God guide and direct you bro
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There's no such thing as too old, but there is a such thing as too tired. Starting a new career like screenwriting takes an enormous amount of energy to do it in a way that will make you successful. If you got it, you got it, even if you're 99, and if you don't you don't even if you're 19.
Andrew Gardner ,
how are you doing today?
great work