Paul Yeghouchian On Filmmaking And Pursuing Our Passions

<p>Our guest today is a perfect example of dedicating your time to a practice. He started filmmaking as an adult because he has always loved to tell stories, especially on camera. </p><p>Since then he’s filmed and edited hundreds and hundreds of videos, some corporate, some for fun, but all creative.</p><p>We talked about pursuing your passion, ideas for being a great filmmaker and building habits as a creator. We took a masterclass style approach when it came to learning about making your own videos.</p><p><strong>Enjoy The Journey</strong></p><p>Paul has focused on his true love for filmmaking when it comes to being a content creator. Of course he loves creating for clients. But his ability to make something truly creative is what sets him apart.</p><p>He now strikes a nice balance between making money doing something he loves, but also creating just for the sake of enjoyment with vlog style videos, documentary and photography.</p><p>His ability to enjoy the whole process and not stress about the numbers is really incredible. Paul also reminded us how valuable it is to live outside of your comfort zone. We should be willing to learn from people that have a different life experience. We can learn a lot from people who are different from us.

</p><p><strong>Go For It</strong></p><p>Paul decided to take a college filmmaking course because he wanted to know what it would feel like to have the skill set of making movies. He quickly began to understand the basics of planning, shooting and editing movies in order to scratch his own itch of filmmaking.</p><p>He talked about this bias toward action, sticking to the process, and how important it is to keep going. It might be because he recently read Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act” but it was clear that Paul understands how important it is to make art for yourself first. </p><p>Whether it’s podcasting, writing, or making videos, you will find an audience. Make the art for you first.</p><p>Interview the people you find interesting. Collaborate with people you enjoy working