For my Professional Advice, I spoke to Adam Bouabda, a professional in the industry who is a great all rounder and utilises a wide set of skills in different ways in many different roles. He also went into the industry with a student type background and since then has produced a fan feature film.
1. What was your first industry opportunity?
I worked for Shine TV as a production runner on a Sky One production, I got it completely by chance, some guy i know gave me an email address. The company was London based so they wanted local runners. Talk about starting at the bottom. I carried more cases of water than any human should ever have to.
2. Do you think that establishing yourself in the industry is who you know or what you know?
You have to have talent, but contacts are much more important. There are loads of shite films out there. they got made because people have contacts and no talent. there are a load of great short films whose directors/writers or producers have never done anything else because they have no contacts. Me an Jim were talking about this today, we are in dev on our feature, but know a really talented director who is making people showreels at the moment, maybe he is just biding his time, but i could be that he doesn't have the right contacts. It's the right people you need to know.
3. What would be your first piece of advise for someone who wants to take up a similar role to your own roles?
To be a producer you have to be very confident, you have to also ask for everything you can, no one is gonna give you anything, but if people offer. take them up on it. get to know as many people as you can, again though, it has to be the right people. Don;t get pigeon holed, try everything, I edit for my day job, produce for my friend but also write and direct my own stuff., but know when to prioritise them.
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