Not Only In It For The Money, Frank:

As a teacher I get these questions every so often from former students just out in the marketplace. Students will not hear this message in the classroom. And maybe it is a good thing for the Arts that they will not listen. Here is the email:

I was wondering, with what I've learned so far would it be at all possible to find work? I wasn't able to get the 3D side, which kind of puts a damper on things but I'm willing to do just about anything to acquire experience.

I apologize that I am asking you like this, I wasn't able to see you when you left but I'm kind of scraping by and rather tired of my current predicament. If you have any ideas, it would be extremely helpful.

B_ _ _ _

CRUEL TRUTH TIME: I try to tell my students this in class but they never listen. You can look forward to more of the same for the rest of your career. But if you love what you are doing it is worth it. We artist are always just scraping by. A few make it big but the rest of us just keep trying. It is a way of life. Get use to it. I have been scraping by for the last 30 years. I`m looking for work right now myself because Brooks College was my summer job. You can look forward to more of the same for the rest of your career with patches of work and money along the way. But again if you love what your are doing it is worth it.

Do a film, prove to yourself and the world you are a filmmaker. The artists life is rough. There is no reason to live this way if we are not having fun doing something that we love.

Once you get the film done then enter it in film festivals, lots of film festivals and go out and meet all the people who go to those events looking to make money off the starving talent. And before making any deal get a good lawyer to look out for you butt.

See you at Comic Con but look me up at my presentations I will not be at the ASIFA-Hollywood Booth this year.

Larry