Finding Voice, Style & Momentum: · The Filmmaking Journey

Finding Voice, Style & Momentum:

Filmmaking Hangout 2 Februar

Today’s session was a wide-ranging but very aligned conversation about finding and trusting your filmmaking voice—not just conceptually, but practically.

Key themes:

The importance of articulating a clear vision/mission for your work as a creative compass
How naming your style can feel emotional, grounding, and clarifying—and why that’s a good sign
Genre as a tool: using horror, fantasy, comedy, sci-fi, and whimsy to talk about heavy subjects without flattening them into “issue films”
Why comparison (Nolan, Beyoncé, etc.) is a trap—and how specificity is what actually creates originality
How lighting, exposure, and color already tell story before plot ever does
Editing realities: choosing tools that help you finish projects (CapCut vs. DaVinci), not tools that slow you down
Practical workflows for phone filmmaking, file transfer, compression, and cutting long footage
Why “find your voice” work is foundational—it affects both personal films and client work
Why finishing one project matters more than using the “right” software
Structuring the classroom around two main goals:(1) making your first film and (2) getting your first clients