These videos where about the struggles of keeping you're projects up to your own standards. In the first video Simon explains how the toughest part of the film-making process is the different emotions you feel through out development. While filming you might think it sucks, but throughout the editing you might start to like it, but then later go back on your feelings. Many filmmakers never like their own work after a while, and focus on trying to get better and better from project to project. Their are also some directors who think their work is perfectly fine but don't have much improvement. But the ideal director to be is someone who sees the good and bad in their own work and decides how to move forward but still appreciate the work they have done. But its important to get through you're own low points. A good way to think outside the box is to think how you're work will effect other people and not just yourself. Simon challenges you to make a film for a specific person or purpose and it might just inspire you again. The second video is a visualization of the same message of how most creative people have good taste but because of this no when their projects aren't good because we compare it to the things we love. But the most important thing is to not quit and to make yourself work constantly and set deadlines for yourself to improve.
I really liked these two videos a lot. I can relate to this issue very well as I feel that probably my biggest character flaw I have is that I always get super ambitious about creating something and then completely lose all interest and stop before finishing anything. These videos gave some great advice about not being selfish and trying to do stuff to impress other people besides yourself.
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