A Terribly Colossal Heartbreak

To every content creator, storyteller, author, and filmmaker.

http://twitter.com/cohenism

Song: Wander Waltz by Jacob Montague

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• cohenism
• jake
• sidwell
• filmmaking
• independent
• film
• terribly
• colossal
• heartbreak
• handsome
• devil

[magicbeatbox]

You see? You have the cause of your problem right there. You said "ready for the internet". What's the point of doing internet videos? So you can be a fucking clown like RWJ or Freddie "Guns and Explosions" Wong so you can have 129879287345 views and troll comments?

Go to film school (you have plenty in USA), try to get on a real project. Break the barriers, do something different and leave youtube "canon 7D test", "cat video", "look at me I'm a retard", "random tutorial by 12 year old" fags!

[Cohenism]

@magicbeatbox You're making the mistake of assuming film school is the only way you can produce or get involved in film, and also that it even MATTERS if you've gone to film school. The fact of the matter is that is film school is only a tool, and you don't need it. It can even be a hindrance. Sir Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and other well-known directors/actors/etc... didn't go to film school. So, take your rant elsewhere.

[magicbeatbox]

@Cohenism it was not a rant against you. I myself have not gone to film school and don't think I ever will, but for reasons of it being inaccessible where I live. I was merely pointing out that your abstract talent is wasted here. But do not make the mistake of dismissing film school entirely, it could teach you a sense of cinema culture beyond that established by directors such as the ones you mentioned, which could help you become a better filmmaker.

[Cohenism]

@magicbeatbox When you say "get on a real project", you're coming off condescending in saying that nothing I have done is real, nor could I possibly be part of a larger project independently without film school. Yes, it MAY help me become a better filmmaker, but the cost does not match the product. It's robbery of the worst kind. I am constantly educating myself on film theory, cinematography, editing techniques, equipment, and direction. I don't need a school, nor your suggestion.

[blackphoenix77]

Wow. This seems ripped from the heart of every writer/director/filmaker/artis­t/creative person on the planet! Good stuff--this guy's got talent. 

[eyevannashout]

I watched this a while ago and I forgot to comment. I appreciate this video and your comments above

[CarliBABE16]

This is beautiful. Pure poetry.

[DavidRussell323]

Unbelievably beautiful, Jake. There's no way this is video is a terribly colossal heartbreak, because you've broken through this concept of paralytic creativity to deliver one of the truest testaments to the human condition as a medium of connecting to people across the world.

Putting oneself into something is always a risk...but you tell us that it's only by integrating our lives with our works can those works have the potential to be something ethereal. That's so fucking beautiful, man!

[IDyourself1]

Jake, this movie=awesome! I'm a writer, and every time someone asks even the smallest question about a book, I cringe inwardly. Smile. And proceed to bare a piece of my soul. This vid says it all! Thanks for continuing to hand your works of art to us. We love you! Oh, and good job putting magicbeatbox's foot in their mouth... :)

[TheExplodingBit]

I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing.

[AnnLove2388]

all your videos are amazing. and you are definitly handsome.

Keep filming. I feel blessed to watch your videos<3

[MafyuB]

Very well done. If anything it's a big encouragement to the rest of us that are creating. Thanks Jake! :)

[HaythereAmber]

I felt like i was just allowed into a snapshot of his life, so personal, so beautiful.

[triciawearsboots]

That was very eloquently executed....and I couldn't help but notice your tags: "handsome devil". Terribly true.