What I Have Learned as a New Filmmaker

Norman Mendoza
Nov 4 · 8 min read

Hi, I am Norman, and I am a filmmaker in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been at this for a little over 2 years now taking on any job I can possibly have on sets from PA, Camera OP, AC, etc… I’ve even Directed, Produced, and DP’d on a few of my own passion projects. But there’s one thing about me that sticks out among my peers. I did not grow up wanting to do this. It seems like the majority of people I have worked…

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