“Do 1% better every time.”
Rhodes Farrell, a videographer based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, offers healthy habits to generate inspiration and build skills that are beneficial not only to filmmakers, but to any creative.
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Farrell describes the South Carolina filmmaking community with warmth, explaining that moving to South Carolina from Atlanta, Georgia has allowed him to “stretch [his] wings”. Despite still being competitive, the filmmaking community in South Carolina genuinely wishes each other well and Farrell says that “it’s been really great to have that connection where it might have been more cutthroat in other areas.” Farrell has also gotten to know many people in the business in South Carolina and believes that they are good people.
Farrell draws on many Disney quotes for inspiration but also gives good advice himself. Farrell emphasizes the importance of fully reading contracts so that a person can know with one percent certainty what they are signing up for and says “don’t just sign a contract. You get in sticky situations.” Farrell is also a strong believer in the “fake it until you make it” rationale, as he believes it instills a certain amount of confidence in a person.
A final piece of advice that Farrell gives is the importance of learning the skill of public speaking. Public speaking and small talk are a huge proponent of networking and being able to understand those around you, including potential clients: “you kind of learn how to narrow down your communication to the most useful nuggets and be quick about things”
