Oct 27, 2026 · 14 min · 12 segments
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James WatkinsGuest
Elliot James LangridgeHostEpisode Intro HostHostIn terms of advice, there are plenty of writers and directors out there.
People are always asking that question of what's your advice, how to get your foot in the door.

When I started... you know, if you wanted to direct something, you'd have to get yourself your hands on, well, you could do it on a video camera, but it was, you know, people wanted to work on film.

Now you can shoot it on your iPhone, you know? And so, you look at content creators now and how they kind of are stepping up and becoming, you know, people go, oh, they're a YouTuber.

By doing it, you'll get better and you'll learn and you'll learn from your mistakes.

You know, with writing, I've written, I mean, I still write a really bad script, but at the same time, you work, also you learn a lot of, oh, don't do that mistake again, don't do that mistake again.
As you say, YouTubers and people already online, I think people like, is it Curry Baker? Curry
Obviously, Obsession became the biggest hit of the year in terms of horror films.
In terms of advice, there are plenty of writers and directors out there.
People are always asking that question of what's your advice, how to get your foot in the door.

When I started... you know, if you wanted to direct something, you'd have to get yourself your hands on, well, you could do it on a video camera, but it was, you know, people wanted to work on film.

Now you can shoot it on your iPhone, you know? And so, you look at content creators now and how they kind of are stepping up and becoming, you know, people go, oh, they're a YouTuber.

By doing it, you'll get better and you'll learn and you'll learn from your mistakes.

You know, with writing, I've written, I mean, I still write a really bad script, but at the same time, you work, also you learn a lot of, oh, don't do that mistake again, don't do that mistake again.
As you say, YouTubers and people already online, I think people like, is it Curry Baker? Curry
Obviously, Obsession became the biggest hit of the year in terms of horror films.
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