Making it: Rolling With The Punches
You better learn the game fast.
On the day of her meeting with a big-time Hollywood movie producer, aspiring film director Cameron Morrissey is abandoned by her best friend, film partner, and roommate. Now alone with her internship ending, no job lined up, and now nowhere to live, Cameron must navigate turbulent waters to see if she has what it takes to make it in LA.
Writer’s statemenT
One of the first things I was told when I moved to Los Angeles was that the film industry was a giant game of chess. On the surface success shines like the sun, however the depth that follows can be dark and dangerous. I was told it would take two years before I started meeting the right people in Los Angeles. The road to success is an individual one based in self-discovery. You can’t take everyone with you and not everyone will follow as we see in the pilot when our main character is abandoned by her best friend. Making It is an extremely personal and vulnerable piece as it highlights the many obstacles faced by myself and many others in the entertainment industry. Through Cameron’s experiences, we get to explore the many challenges of surviving in Los Angeles, struggling as an artist, choices we make, detours we take, the balance between work and everyday life, and the many pressures we put on ourselves to succeed. There are many ways to “make it” in the industry and through the various characters Cameron meets we get to experience the reality of success and the many versions of it. Cameron’s experiences are nostalgic for those having already accomplished success and perhaps a form of guidance to those still in the process of creating their path. I was told it would take about five years before you started getting to where you want to go, and that is when you decide if you are going to be the king, the queen, the pawn, or the grandmaster.
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