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@filmmakerflying

4 years

As a 23 year old, imma keep it real with you. I’m not working myself nearly to death in order to be set for later. Not to be morbid, but what if I don’t make it until 41? Like it’s great to be prepared for the future, but it’s also okay to just enjoy life in the moment

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Thoughts?

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Creatives, please take a moment and read Twitter’s new TOS. In the TOS, they explicitly state that whatever you post, grants Twitter non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your content.

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Y’all say celebs move in silence, but they were loud af donating to notre dame

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Why does it feel like there’s been such a large uptick in advice-giving on social media? It’s overwhelming like everyone shut up

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4 years

I don’t understand why y’all think just because I said enjoy life at 23 that I’m out here wildin out. I’m just saying be responsible but enjoy life

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4 years

A lot of people on here constantly reiterate having your own website and this is one of the reasons why. You have got to constantly use social media to drive people to your website versus expecting social media to “do its thing”

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@MarsinCharge And I think that’s why they’ve been pushing so many pro-life laws. They need laborers

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4 years

Of course, a lot of people have gotten opportunities from social media such as myself, but make sure social media is not your sole platform. Be careful what you post on social media because these companies are legally stealing from us.

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3 years

I am so tired of Black men claiming they want unity when really they want the same power white men have

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4 years

@uastronomer Also I feel like if you stop burning yourself out, you want less things. A lot of times you’re buying things as a way to cope with overworking

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3 years

Y’all can’t forget DMX’s iconic rendition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer RIP DMX 🕊

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

Chick flick is a legitimate genre and is long overdue for a comeback

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3 years

What are y’all’s unpopular film opinions?

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2 years

The fact that this is real lmaooo

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2 years

WOW!! The NYE fireworks in Los Angeles are amazing. The city has a special message for LAPD:

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There was just a major flood in Pakistan that displaced 33 million people, but y’all wanna continue to defend fast fashion. Pakistan is where many of the fast fashion factories are and where many clothes end up

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4 years

Now, idk if this has always been part of the TOS, but another person I rt’d earlier posted about this so I wanted to reiterate

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4 years

I just called out an Asian filmmaker for using the term “Uncle Tom” and instead of just editing the post and apologizing, she tells me Asians don’t have a strong enough term for Asian people begging for white acceptance (model minority), so she’s gonna use it anyway

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4 years

@packslight Now THIS the kind of standards that I like to see. I know that’s right

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16 days

Do you know how diverse soul food is? You have Gullah and lowcountry, creole, bbq, etc… Please watch High on the Hog before you call our food one dimensional

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Black American chefs and food creators are one dimensional and need to step out of cooking soul food over and over. That’s all we do. Soul food.

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4 years

I really feel like y’all don’t know any Gen Z people besides the white ones you see on TikTok when you assume we don’t know old music

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3 years

I’m so tired of applying to grants. Just give me the money. Trust me

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3 years

I GOT A FULLY FUNDED FELLOWSHIP FOR MY GRAD PROGRAM!!!

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4 years

@nurse_curse That’s how I feel looking at my dad who has and continued to excessively work to make ends meet. That’s why I try to take him on vacations and buy him stuff

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@DropsofDestiny Oh yeah I have a savings to prepare for the future but I also don’t wanna spend so much time preparing for the future that I’m not living in the present

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3 years

I don’t understand spending Black History Month educating white people

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@kingbealestreet It would’ve been too powerful

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

I tweet for all the filmmakers who are not cinephiles

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@filmmakerflying

2 years

It’s crazy how I’m working in a field, postproduction, where Black women are virtually nonexistent. There really needs to be an initiative to get more Black women in these roles. Honestly, it starts with informing Black women that these roles exist

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1 year

Y’all are burning a photo of a black man on a cross. You know who else burns crosses???

Get French Football News

@GFFN

1 year

Argentinians with a lovely 24th birthday present for Kylian Mbappé here.

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1 year

Me trying to explain to my non-Houston friends that a 90 year old furniture store mogul, Mattress Mack, who is a gambling addict and bigot disguised as a humanitarian is currently beefed up with our 31 year old judge

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4 years

This is why I say I am Black instead of a poc cause obviously we do not have solidarity

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4 years

I remember there was an article stating that movie studios will try to buy up the failing theaters since the Paramount Decree has ended. I didn’t realize they would start this early.

Pop Crave

@PopCrave

4 years

Amazon is reportedly looking to buy the world’s largest cinema chain, AMC Theaters.

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It’s only been three years since y’all learned of Juneteenth’s existence and it became a federal holiday and y’all have already tried to erase Texans from our history

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1 year

I recently realized that when I’m dating as someone in their late 20s, I now have to consider if people have kids. When people ask me if I have kids, I laugh bc why tf would I have kids? Then I realize I’m 26 and of course people my age have kids. It’s crazy

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9 months

Ugly Betty dress like Emily in Paris. It’s considered ugly on Betty but high fashion on Emily. I wonder why…

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

The chickens have come home to roost for all the industries that formerly relied on elitism. I’m looking at museums, theatre, opera, dance, etc... Now that NO ONE can attend your shows, you’re now in distress when this issue could’ve been dealt with years ago

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2 months

Okay family dollar and dollar tree suck. I do wonder what would happen in food deserts where family dollar and dollar tree are the only option? Also it sucks that family dollar and dollar tree set themselves up in these food deserts so they would be the only option

CNN Breaking News

@cnnbrk

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Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close about 1,000 stores as inflation takes a bite out of consumers' wallets and discount retailers' profits

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

Lemme just drop this photo of James Earl Jones when he was younger and go

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2 years

@OgLakyn Omg my older sister had that same issue with my HS biology teacher and then when I came along, the teacher constantly complimented me and told me how much more she liked me and thought I was better than my sister. It was very strange

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4 years

I no longer want a dream job as I do not dream of labor. I instead am focusing on the kind of lifestyle I want to have and figuring out how financially I will make it happen

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@filmmakerflying

2 years

All filmmaking is is applying to grants, fellowships, and residencies and constantly getting rejected. Apply, apply, apply until you got carpal tunnel

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

I talk a lot about employment as a new and young professional entering the media industry and share career opportunities with other creative professionals as well on #FilmEmployed so get in on that

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1 year

Is That Black Enough? needs to be taught in film schools across the country. The whiteness of my film education nearly made me quit film entirely. No student should have to go through school not even learning about the impact their culture had on film

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

Chile anyways so

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@DEADLINE

3 years

#Oscars | Best Live-Action Short Film Two Distant Strangers MORE:

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

@coco_fontaine @55mmbae Y’all not having universal healthcare for too long soon now. Hold your horses

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1 year

Y’all are so annoying when y’all tweet this bc this don’t be happening nearly as often as y’all swear it do. I’ve actually seen the reverse (people who wear XS/S buying larger sizes for an oversized look) happen more. Y’all just love to subtlety remind people y’all are skinny

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@Leeeskiiii

1 year

In 2023 I want y’all to leave the xs and small sizes for the people who wear them.

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1 year

Mariah Carey’s Tommy Mottola sabotaged her career after their divorce. Her family put her in a mental institution. Glitter premiered on 9/11. People thought she was a fading 90s star. Then she dropped Emancipation of Mimi

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1 year

Favorite comeback stories in music?

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5 years

Can we please end the monopoly Disney has on media because I am tired of the boring, recycled material

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4 months

Receiving a bunch of toys is still consumption btw

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3 years

They could’ve kept this to themselves

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USA Donates Vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago

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4 years

There is so much power in just talking to people about your career goals. Closed mouths do not get fed, so how can you expect someone to think of you for opportunities when you never talk about what you wanna do?

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1 year

She has a degree in international relations

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

And the kicker is this film group is specifically for filmmakers of color so this just shows the solidarity ain’t there

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

Since I got a little influx of filmmaking followers, now is the perfect time to share some groups I'm apart of that have helped me get opportunities A THREAD

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

@NotNikyatu That would’ve been a good film

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3 years

I’m really out here being a Black female film/TV editor. There’s really not many of us in the industry so it’s just like “wow I’ve broken through”

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4 years

@daniecal My essential worker papers (unfortunately I am an essential worker) don’t expire until September. We are not getting out anytime soon

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1 year

I know that Amtrak exists but that is a nonfactor when flying and driving in the US are significantly quicker travel options. Imagine if there was an affordable train from Houston that would get you to New Orleans in 2 hrs (like Amsterdam to Paris). That would change the game

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4 years

@IWriteAllDay_ Even racially there’s different southern accents. White and Black southerners sound very different

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4 years

She look rejuvenated

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@SpongeBob

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an OLD friend returns in a NEW SpongeBob 🍫 tomorrow on Nickelodeon

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2 years

@ritaaabee They’ll award him before Black trans people. My mom and I were complaining about the same thing yesterday

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

This is a great time to introduce everyone to Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts where you pay low rates annually for unlimited legal and financial aid if you’re below a certain income level. This organization exists in most states in the US

National VLA Directory - St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts

Not in our service area? Find arts-related assistance here. Across the country, more than 20 volunteer lawyers for the arts (VLA) programs match clients with attorneys who share the belief that...

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Unfortunately I have been affected by this shut down. I know the media landscape is bleak rn, but if any of you know anywhere that is hiring a video editor or other positions in the film/TV industry, reach out

Variety

@Variety

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Rooster Teeth is biting the dust after more than two decades. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, after unsuccessful attempts to sell the unprofitable fandom, gaming and comedy entertainment division, is shutting down Rooster Teeth’s operations.

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Niecy Nash really is a queer queen. We won again!!!!

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Directioners brought back hieroglyphics and calligraphy

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Due to the fast fashion industry (and other industries too but mainly fast fashion and oil), Pakistan has struggled despite not having nearly the same global footprint as the western countries

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@filmmakerflying

4 years

But if y’all do wanna work, especially in a creative field, subscribe to my newsletter where I share jobs, grants, events, fellowships, and internships for new and emerging creatives

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I just finished working as an AE on a feature film for the first time 🥺

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Why did you hide the replies? They’re right

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A popular influencer who does not pay creatives bc it’s not in her budget just made an IG post about how she made her six figure salary off of her platform. I’m going to scream

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Oh netflix is in they bag fr fr

Shadow and Act

@shadowandact

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'Who Killed Malcolm X?' Trailer: Docuseries set to air on @Netflix

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I was planning on going to grad school this year. However, plans change - for the better. I’m excited to announce that instead of going to grad school, I am now working as an Assistant Editor on a TV show I’m finally reaping the benefits of my hard work!!! 📸: @lanadeldiamant

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@NotLaja 4C hair is literally the best texture to braid bc it’s going to hold the braid the best of any other hair texture so all this asking for straight and blow dried hair and stuff is just triflin

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I have tweeted this before, but I’m gonna tweet it again: filmmakers, get a website. Not an IG, YouTube, Vimeo, but your own website. Filmmaking is a visual medium so you need to have a place that you completely own to visually display your work aka a website

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4 years

@NotLaja Okay I feel like this is because of social media. With more artists becoming “accessible” due to social media, I feel like I’m less removed from them, recognizing their humanity which kinda removes the “superstar” label. Or maybe I’m just older now lol

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4 years

You know a good way to fund up and coming Black filmmakers? Make development and production grants for short films. Too many grants are only available postproduction. We need the money to make the film and get it to postproduction

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I’m tryna shoot my friendship shot more this year

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@haaniyah_ I think we as an audience just have a hard time separating her the singer from whatever role she is playing bc she is such a distinct artist

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3 years

North Carolina is definitely an underrated state in terms of natural beauty

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4 years

@l1yahhh What do you think slim thick is? Quickly

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4 years

I’m watching Monster House and I just realized that horror, suspense, thriller, and mystery tv/movies show the most realistic depictions of police officers since these films in these genres rely on gaslighting

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I’m offering FREE video editing services to Black orgs & individuals who documented the protests without showing protestors’ faces and FREE photoshop services to hide protestors’ faces in photos taken by Black photographers. Email me at taylor @flyingfilmmaker .com

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I need to connect with more documentary filmmakers. Where y’all at?

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

I just took a big leap in my filmmaking career & quit my flight attendant job. Quitting a job w/ no job lined up in a pandemic is a great risk, but I'm ready to start new. If you need an editor or archival AP, @ me! Feel free to donate: $taytaycaminante

EDITOR | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER

www.flyingfilmmaker.com

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4 years

This is SO out of touch omg. How can you name a show #blackAF , but it’s only relatable to 1% of all Black people. Give it a rest

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From the mind of Kenya Barris comes #blackAF — a total reboot of the family sitcom that just so happens to be based on his real life approach to parenting. All eps drop April 17

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@NuuYawkerr And not to mention Biden hasn’t done anything to prevent that from happening again. Yall shouting four more years, but all he would have his thoughts and prayers if any of y’all were victims again of a mass shooting

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4 years

Why is it the first thing people do when they hack celebrities’ accounts is tweet n1gg3r? They love using antiblackness as a punchline and I’m over it

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3 years

Also, minstrel in the context she’s using it is about Black people so I don’t know how she could make a minstrel out of Asian people when that’s not a thing

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3 years

“I refuse to do accents. I’m not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character. I make it very clear, I don’t ever go out for auditions where I feel like I’m making a minstrel out of our people.” - Awkwafina

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2 years

It’s an entirely different dynamic. Bong Joon-ho, the director of Parasite, was already an extremely successful and accoladed filmmaker before making Parasite. In fact, there’s a whole separate Wikipedia page for his awards alone

America The Ghetto🇵🇸🇨🇺

@LizzMurr56

2 years

@AdrianXpression Most Black Americans in the industry would never pull-up at the awards the way the director of Parasite did because they crave Western acceptance. A lot of artists from the Global South won’t allow Western approval to make or break them but POC in the West will.

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@delafro_ Marriage is prison. My coworker was telling me how her husband is letting her travel solo. Let.

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4 months

I’m excited to announce that The Candy Lady will be have its world premiere at FLANIMATION Film Fest in Jacksonville, FL on January 27, 2024 at the 6pm Family Friendly show From the Kickstarter to the premiere, we are finally here! Thank you to everyone who supported!

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@kingbealestreet I didn’t even know d smoke was a real artist. I thought they made him up for the show ☹️

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@filmmakerflying

3 years

If y’all need any editors on your indie short films, hit me up because I am available and want to work on an indie short film over the next few months. Please email me at taylor @flyingfilmmaker .com with all the film details!!

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1 year

Schools also shouldn’t require you to direct a short every semester. Not everyone wants to be a director and it’s a lot for everyone in the class to find an entire crew Instead, in the first two semesters or so, the entire class work together to make one short film

❤️‍🔥 PRINCESS OF FIRE ❤️‍🔥

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Film schools need to embrace educating students on more than dramatic narrative when it comes to making a film. Encourage creativity but teach them how to bring their imagination to life with the tools that they currently have.

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It’s honestly the perfect time for the US to invest in alternative forms of public transportation *cough* high speed trains *cough* to not only alleviate the stress of flying but also provide people with other travel options

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2 years

Victoria Monet and her man

STOP COP CITY

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2 years

Who are some outrageously good looking couples. (Ima go ahead and say beside the Shumperts.)

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What’s the most outlandish thing y’all are saving up for? Mine is an Antarctica cruise. They costs $8k-$10k. I’ll be on one by 2030 I promise

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NOT ME MANIFESTING!!! I am so excited to announce that THE CANDY LADY has reached our goal of $10k and will be getting made!! Thank you all so much for supporting