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Description: BUY THE BOOK - TRANSITIONS: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook amzn.to/3Jye6lP With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed over 50 episodes of television including HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant, Insecure, Silicon Valley, and Love Life, Netflix’s You, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Black-ish, Starz’ Blindspotting, FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. He is in development on The Education of Matt Barnes with Showtime, for which he will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer and is currently co-executive producer and producing director on Reasonable Doubt, the first project to be produced via Hulu’s Onyx Collective. His debut feature as writer/director, Premium, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper, and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed 761st, a documentary on the first Black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. Through TheDirector, his Digital Studio, he has directed, shot, and edited content for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 brands. Chatmon’s career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, 3D, starring Kerry Washington. His most recent short film, BlackCard, premiered on HBO, and his narrative podcast, Wednesday Morning, engaged voters around the 2020 election. His podcast, Let’s Shoot! with Pete Chatmon is available on YouTube, iTunes, and all podcast platforms. In January 2022 his book, Transitions: A Director’s Journey + Motivational Handbook was released by Michael Wiese Productions. SUBSCRIBE TO PETE CHATMON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL youtube.com/channel/UCpecW07kN9swag5PNGTRJ-A CONNECT WITH PETE CHATMON petechatmon.com imdb.com/name/nm0154079 instagram.com/petechatmon twitter.com/petechatmon youtube.com/channel/UCpecW07kN9swag5PNGTRJ-A RELATED VIDEOS Quit Your Day Job and Live Out Your Dreams - youtu.be/y7yr-za_Meo Why Some Artists Quit And Others Don't - youtu.be/V3-hSMopInY When Is It Time To Quit A Day Job To Be An Artist? - youtu.be/_wnqQxXTxis Stan Lee Talks About How He Almost Quit On His Dream - youtu.be/wswJDyxOnyk If You Want To Quit Your Day Job You Have To Be Able To Create Your Own Work - youtu.be/0wEOPSrkljg (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) - ow.ly/Gz4w30rDSKt BOOKS WE RECOMMEND buff.ly/3o0oE5o SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE FilmCourage.com twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage facebook.com/filmcourage instagram.com/filmcourage filmcourage.tumblr.com pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #artist #filmmaking #quit