Dylan Hahn sits down with director Ramez Silyan to talk about how he navigates the pitching process, develops characters with depth, and works amongst a political landscape both on and off set. He also gives his take on how AI may, or may not affect the film industry as we know it.
Ramez Silyan is a first generation Syrian-American born and raised in Los Angeles.
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00:00 Intro
01:39 Pitching For Music Videos
04:00 Working With Charli XCX
06:30 Working With Jesse Rutherford
09:56 Reoccurring Collaborations
14:33 Do Big Names Get You Hired?
18:19 Working With Actors vs. Artists
23:23 Fashion Work
25:53 Hardest Part Of The Job
29:56 The Laundry List Of Notes
31:28 Making Sure It’s A Good Fit
35:15 Are Mainstream Movies Even Good?
38:12 What Makes You A Good Director?
40:51 This Era Of Cinema
43:53 AI - Helpful Or Hurtful?
51:52 Does Treatment Design Matter?
55:48 Hold Onto Rejected Concepts
56:59 Short Form Vs. Long Form
59:47 Are Short Films Worth The Investment?
1:03:00 Perspective
1:06:00 Frame Set
1:07:00 Outro
