Fears- After being a film maker

Fears – 'After being a film maker'

In my previous post I had written about the fears faced by an individual before being a film maker. Now I will just consider the topic of the fears ‘after being a film maker’. After struggling, and making a film successfully the first question in almost every director’s mind will be ‘the audience’s reaction to it’. I cannot consider this as a part of ‘fear’, as in some people it might be an excitement also. But not for everyone, as some people usually are not very confident enough about themselves, and the work they do as well. The fear arouses is if the film will not be successful as you had expected in front of the audience. A key for a film to be a success is when it is able to connect the audience.. So a fear always is there regarding if that connection will be made or not. Another fear which haunts a director also can be if he/she won’t be able to meet the audience’s expectations. Usually before the film is released the audience has some kind of excitement related to the film due to various kinds of reasons like; after seeing the trailer, or the cast, etc. Meeting the expectations of the audience also will help your future of film making as if your film will be released people will surely go for it due to your name associated with it. After being a famous film maker and making a lot of movies and fans as well the fear of losing all your fame, and name as well is also considered. In this particular field everyone is considered different from the crowd due to its creativity. But sometimes competition is surely there especially between two people whose type of film making is somewhere similar.

‘Image’ is also a very essential point to be considered over here, especially for the actors. An actor who is well known in the industry surely might have the fear of losing his popularity, and his image getting spoil in front of the public, especially his/her fans. Making a person your fan isn’t very easy. It takes a lot of time for someone to love your work, but not much time for him/her to dislike you due to many reasons such as, your image getting negative due to the media, or another competitor in the market. We can also consider the fear of not getting a chance in making a film or getting a role in it. Usually in this industry at start you get very popular but later on ‘your face’ will not be needed for being taken for a role. I know this sounds harsh, but it’s the reality trust me. There are so many people who at start are seen, but later on are vanished. For an actor this is one of the biggest fears; not getting a chance to work for a particular film at a certain point of time. So to maintain the image, and your popularity in the industry with your talent obviously walking behind you is very essential.  If we take an example of a director he/she might have the fear of the audience getting bored of his/her style of film making. Even sometimes he/she might not get the proposed cast or budget for the film he/she wants to make as well. The last thing I can consider is as similar as my previous post, and that is the fear of ‘survival’. We never know how long we can survive in this industry, and who would come, and watch our work. These negative things are there for sure, but cannot stop us from working. If there are negative points there are also positive points as well. A film maker is loved by so many people with name and fame which hardly people get in this world.

These fears are also somewhere considered as the struggles. But a struggle is the outer part of what you see where as fear is internal. So these fears will walk with you, but it will not stop you from doing what you want.