There’s a flood of new courses online. It’s never been easier to learn anything you want from an expert in the field.
You can learn directing from Ron Howard, screenwriting from Aaron Sorkin, and comedy from Steve Martin—and me! (To be fair, Steve Martin won’t give you the kind of personal attention I will. But that’s not my point…)
My point is, with all this access to world-class knowledge, why are people still struggling to make progress in their movie directing, screenwriting, and comedy careers? You’d think with all the answers at our fingertips, everyone would have succeeded by now.
But they haven’t. At least, not at the markedly increased rate you might expect. (I have no data on this—I don’t know where I’d get it. I’m only going by horse sense.)
Also, thousands somehow broke through and started directing movies before Ron Howard’s class came around. Thousands broke through and started writing screenplays before Aaron Sorkin’s class came around. And thousands broke through and became successful comedians before Steve Martin’s class came around.
Being in the online course business, I happen to know that over 85 percent of people who buy an online course don’t get past the first lesson.
A lack of knowledge has never been the problem. It’s a lack of will.
You can put yourself in the top percentile by just having more will than everyone else.
Go get ‘em!
“Pursue that in which you find passion!”❤️
The greatest filmmakers of Hollywood's Golden Age had the common experience of starting at the bottom in lowly positions and then working their way up. Their talent was never immediately obvious, but it was refined with the experience they gained.
This happens in other creative industries, as well, and it often offers a better chance to learn how things are done than you learn in a mere online course.