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Welcome to Film on Tape, a free audio library for creatives in film and television. My name is Misha Calvert, and I've worked as an actor, writer, director and producer for many decades. I had so many questions when I was first getting started in New York, and I just wanted fast, free answers. That is what this library is for.
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The work that you do as a creative is so important. I really hope that this library is going to help get your work out there. Film on tape is sponsored by Vermilion, a coaching and educational company for creatives. You can learn more at clubvermilion.com.
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This episode is a little bit different than my typical. Because I think you need a little bit of love.
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I think you do. I think you need a little bit of.
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a little bit of a pep talk.
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So this is the,
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the pep talk that you didn't know you needed.
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First of all, I want to thank you.
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I want to thank you for
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coming here and for consistently showing up
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to listen to this podcast.
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I don't know if you realize
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how few people
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don't
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want to improve themselves. They don't want to take
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responsibility for growing their career.
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They don't want to do anything to
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actually go after their dreams.
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And
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God bless you. You are so sweet.
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You're so hard on yourself. And you're in this little bubble where all you know
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is the things that you do every day. You just go about your life
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and you're aware of what you do. You spend 24 hours a day with yourself.
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So all you know is you. And that's why you're so critical of yourself.
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Because if you stopped being yourself for a few hours and you became a ghost,
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and you traveled all over the world
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and you looked in on people's lives,
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you would see how many people
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are just desperately frustrated with their lack of creativity.
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Most people are desperate.
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They're desperate and they're angry.
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And they're disappointed
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and they're sad. They're heartbroken. They're heartbroken about where they've ended up,
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but they're not doing anything about it.
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And you are. You are. You're here. You're listening to this. You're with me.
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People who are not interested in improving their lives
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don't like me.
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They don't
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listen to this podcast. They don't engage with
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me or Vermilion. They
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just don't want anything to do with me.
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If you're even this far into the episode,
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I know for a fact that you are going to succeed.
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I just see time and time again that
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this community and people
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who listen to this content,
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they're going to succeed.
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Because you take responsibility
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and you've decided
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no more.
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I'm not going to sit on my dreams
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anymore.
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I'm going to go for them.
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Life is short
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and
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the day is today.
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And you're going to
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stand up
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to that bully
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who is messing with you.
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And you're going to send
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the emails
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that you're scared to send,
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and you're going to post
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the audition tape
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that you've been scared to post.
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And you're going to start to share who you are with the world.
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It just makes me so happy to know that people like you exist,
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because you're willing to put yourself out there, you're willing to do the scary thing.
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You're willing to do the hard thing,
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and you realize that no one's going to give it to you.
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I mean, I could go through the statistics of how few people maintain their creativity
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into adulthood. I mean, just for a start,
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right?
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I think I talk about this study a lot,
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98% of us are born creative geniuses, and by the time we're 35,
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only 2% are still scoring at that level.
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So the amount of us that can even hold on to a shred of our creativity
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is in the minority.
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And
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I'm just so impressed and blown away by
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your resilience and your tenacity
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to keep going,
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especially now
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with everything going on in the world,
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with every fucking nightmare
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that we read about every day when we
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open up our phone and oh, another nightmare.
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Next day, wake up, oh nice day, oh another nightmare.
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And for you to just keep coming back
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and coming back.
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Okay. Well I'm going to create again. I'm going to go back to it again.
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I'm
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going to have hope
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again
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that this audition might work out, that this script I'm writing might work out
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that this film that I want to make is going to work out.
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For you to just keep coming back to the mat
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when everyone around you is scared, and when everything around you
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might feel so overwhelming, it is just like -
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it's extraordinary.
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You are extraordinary.
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So I need you to hear that. And I need you to take it with you today.
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I'm not just saying this to everyone. This isn't a platitude. This doesn't apply to everyone in the world.
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And maybe it sounds elitist.
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I don't care.
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I think that my listeners are elite.
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I think that you are elite.
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I think that your sensibilities
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and your desire to change, and your desire to create a better life for yourself and those around you is elite.
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And I will fight for that.
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I will fight for that.
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So I want to say thank you. I want to say, keep going.
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Don't you dare let anyone
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tell you
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that you don't belong here
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in the world, or in the art scene, or in the industry,
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or
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on stage or on screen.
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Don't you dare.
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Because you of all people belong.
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I have so much respect for my listeners,
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and I have so much respect
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for the people in the Vermillion community.
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And, I just want you to know that
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I'm here to take a stand for you and to support you and to fight for you.
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Oh, why am I getting emotional?
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Things are going to get a lot crazier. I don't know when you're listening to this.
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Right now it’s the year 2025.
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Things are only going to get crazier with each passing week
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for the next few years.
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And
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I need you to hang on to who you are
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and
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what you believe in.
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And I need you to hang on to your goodness
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because I see you.
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I feel you. I know who you are in your heart,
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and
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we need that energy. The world needs you.
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I need you too, because
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without you, the work I do is meaningless.
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What is it all for except relationships?
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We derive meaning from other human beings.
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And every single thing that we're trying to do in the world.
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If there were no people on Earth,
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probably most of it, we wouldn't do it. It just would have no meaning.
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You are my meaning. You are my currency.
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You are my purpose.
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And
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I just want to thank you.
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So
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go out there and let them know who you are.
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Let them see how powerful you are. Take up space.
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Be a little bit too loud.
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And if you start to feel afraid.
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Just imagine me standing right next to you,
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cheering loud as fuck.
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All right, I'll see you next week.
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Thank you so much for listening to Film On Tape. If you like the way that I approach the industry, check out our other classes, consulting and mentorship at clubvermilion.com. Vermilion is a home for artists and those looking to expand creatively. Whether you're an actor, film professional, an entrepreneur, or a CEO, we'll help you find your voice and hone your skills to thrive in any market at any scale.
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