How Chris Gore Turned His Movie Passion Into A Film Career [FULL INTERVIEW]

0:00 - Most Successful Artists Have This In Common 18:58 - Should Artists Focus On Creating Art Or Selling It? 32:02 - If You Want To Be Successful You Can't Rely On The School System 46:49 - If You Only Watch Hollywood Blockbuster Movies You Will Be Disappointed 55:58 - You Are What You Watch And You Need A Balanced Media Diet 1:04:32 - History Of Film Threat (Part 1) 1:40:40 - History Of Film Threat (Part 2) 2:25:37 - Why 99% Of Movies Today Are Garbage 2:43:56 - 99% Of Great Movies Have This In Common Chris Gore is a writer, comedian, author and television personality who has built a solid reputation as a hilariously outspoken voice in the entertainment world. As a teenager, Chris founded the brutally honest magazine Film Threat, which began as a fanzine while he was a college student in Detroit. As Film Threat evolved into a respected national magazine, he relocated to Los Angeles. The print magazine was retired in 1997 when it was re-launched as a web site. FilmThreat.com found a huge audience online and was named one of the top five movie web sites by the Wall Street Journal. Chris has appeared as a film expert on MSNBC, E!, CNN, Travel Channel, and Reelz Channel. Chis has also hosted shows on FX, Starz, IFC and G4TV’s Attack of the Show as the show’s film expert. His weekly movie review segment DVDuesday was among the most popular on G4. Chris is also an author, having written The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made and The Complete DVD Book. His book The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide is considered the bible of the industry and is required reading at film school. BUY THE BOOK - CHRIS GORE'S ULTIMATE FILM FESTIVAL SURVIVAL GUIDE, 4TH EDITION: The Essential Companion for Filmmakers and Festival-Goers (Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide) - https://amzn.to/3e69S7m BUY THE BOOK - THE 50 GREATEST MOVIES NEVER MADE https://amzn.to/3tvKTkg SUBSCRIBE TO CHRIS GORE’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL    / filmthreat   WATCH TEASER TRAILER FOR 'FILM THREAT SUCKS'    • FILM THREAT SUCKS | Documentary Trail...   MORE VIDEOS WITH CHRIS GORE https://bit.ly/3lcbuSm CONNECT WITH CHRIS GORE https://filmthreat.com   / filmthreat     / filmthreat     / filmthreat      / filmthreat   SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER    / @filmcourage   CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage   / filmcourage     / filmcourage     / filmcourage   BUSINESS INQUIRIES http://bit.ly/22M0Va2 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PROMOTE YOUR WORK ON FILM COURAGE http://bit.ly/1U89VzY SUPPORT FILM COURAGE   / filmcourage   Stuff we use: CAMERA - This is the camera we have used to film 90+% of our interviews (over 200 interviews and counting) It continues to be our workhorse - http://amzn.to/2u66V1J LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post http://amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - http://amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #film #movies #filmmaking