Hi everyone,
I've been a director and DP for 6 years, based in Paris. My work is mostly cinematic, visually driven documentary — I'm usually both the director and the cinematographer. I have one fiction short I'm proud of, but that's it for fiction.
My dilemma is which program to apply for:
My dream is to direct fiction. To learn what I've never had the chance to learn — working with actors, interpreting scripts, building scenes with performance.
But is applying to Directing Fiction with a mostly documentary portfolio realistic? Or should I take a safer route in?
Any honest advice is welcome. Thanks.
I've been a director and DP for 6 years, based in Paris. My work is mostly cinematic, visually driven documentary — I'm usually both the director and the cinematographer. I have one fiction short I'm proud of, but that's it for fiction.
My dilemma is which program to apply for:
- Directing Fiction — where my heart is, but my portfolio is mostly doc
- Directing Documentary — my portfolio fits for that
- Cinematography — I have strong visual work, but becoming a better DP isn't the goal
My dream is to direct fiction. To learn what I've never had the chance to learn — working with actors, interpreting scripts, building scenes with performance.
But is applying to Directing Fiction with a mostly documentary portfolio realistic? Or should I take a safer route in?
Any honest advice is welcome. Thanks.
