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How to Quit Your Job and Become a

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Shunningisyourjobisnoteasyespeciallyifyouhavelittlemeanstosupportyourself.We
Indiansareknownforexecutingcalculatedrisks.HaveItakenacalculatedrisk?Never
mind,IshunnedmyjobandnowIamallthewaytoproclaimingmyselfasanIndie
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Hithere,IamPradeep.I,likemostofyouhadtodoa4yearcourseinEngineeringto
attendtomyparentswishes(demands)and(Un)fortunatelylandedupinasoftwarejob
throughcampus,madeniceinroadsintothecompanyandwhentheydecidedtosendme
toUS,Isteppedbackandmadeafewcalculations.
MyloveforFilmsandFilmmakingcontinuetogrewandduringthecourseofmystayinthe
ITcompany,IshotafilmcalledSinthanaiSeiManame.Thoughithadanuniqueessence,I
couldseehowpatheticitwasandonlythenIfeltthatIwasnotspendingmuchtimeforthe
passion.Thereasonissimple,8hoursofwork,4hoursoftravelandthenwhenyoucome
back,youhavetolistentoyourwife,kid,andifthisisthecaseeveryday,thenhowwould
youhaveallthetimeforyourdearpassion?SundayswentinbedandSaturdaysinrounds,
andsoonIrealizedthatifIhadtomakeamarkinIndependentFilmmaking,Ihavetocallit
ashot.

Ididntgiveinforemotions,adoptedarationalapproach.
1.IlookedatmySavings.ItwasdecentenoughtoprotectmyFamilyfor26months
2.After26months,Mygoalistosecureaproducerformyfirstfeaturefilm.

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could severely cost the
Directors career
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3.Throughthese26months,Ihavetoexcelin4things
a.PreparationasaFilmmaker(Practice,Practice,Practice)
b.Enhancingtechnicalknowledge
c.Strengtheningmycontacts

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d.AndUnderstandingthepulseoftheaudience,Whattheylike,whattheydont
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Onceyouquityourjob,yourmindwouldbegintotalkalotofthings.

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Again,apragmaticapproachwouldhelp.
Scheduleyourtime.
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b.4hoursforFilmmaking
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Askyourselfwhatisyourdestination?
Mytargetwastosecureaproducerforafeaturefilm.
TodothatIhavetomakeareallyreallysupergoodPilotFilm!
AdecentPilotFilmwouldcostyou5LakhRupees,inclusiveofpromotionalactivities.You
needtohavethebestscriptofyours.Verygoodtechniciansatyourside.andmindyou,it
hastobeasureshot.YoucannotfailinyourpilotFilm.
Howtoknowthatyouareeligibleenoughtogoandseekaproducer?
NowThisisveryimportant:Ifyouwanttheaudiencetolaugh,theyshouldlaugh,tosmile,
theyshouldsmile,tocry,theyshouldcry.Haveyoubeenabletodoit?Yes,thenyouare
goodtogo.Ifno,practicemakingtonnesofShortfilms.
ItoldyouearlierthatImadeapatheticshortFilm,whichmademequitmyjob.What
happenednextisIreshotthatfilm.Icompletelyunderstoodwhatnegativeswerepresent
initspreviousform,dedicatedawholelotoftimeinpreproduction,madetheFilmwiththe
samestoryminusthepreviousflawsandwhenitcameout,youknowwhatsthe
result,ThedoctorwhofirstdiagnosedcancerinYuvrajSingh,appreciatedmyFilm
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thingsreallyboostedmymoraleandconfidenceinmyself.

CameraRentalsandProductionServicesfortheIndieFilmmaker!
ThisiswhatIhadtosay,toconclude
ShunningyourjobforFilmmakingisabsolutelyokaywhenyouhaveapropergoalanda
propersupportsystemtohelpyoureachthatgoal.
Mysavingshelpsmetosailinthesetwoyears..
Ihavealovablewifeandacutekidtosupportme..
Andaboveall,arelentlesspassionwiththeabilitytoselfevaluateonadailybasis.
HappyFilmmaking!
Ps:zeroemotions,zerosentiments,zeroexpectations,andmoreimportantlybereadyto
sellanything
MyPilotFilmis50percentcompleted,Seeyousoonwhenitisdone!

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UmangChauhanOwnerandWriteratFreedomFilmsandScripts
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