As someone who is a million years old (no, the number in my username is not my birthday) I can assure you that it's normal to think & feel like this at your age. You are intelligent, thoughtful, and well spoken. My attention span is at zero these days, but this video held my interest all the way through. (As I'm sure it did for others.) Keep learning & improving your skills. Whether you end up choosing film making or something else, they will serve you well. You don't have to decide your life's path right this minute. Just keep on learning & growing as much as you can. Maybe it takes someone on the outside to point it out, but not everyone - not even many adults - are able to express themselves & communicate to others as well as you do already. That's a strength & a gift.
Wow. You've already improved so much on your editing and your overall concepts. Seeing someone almost the same age as me making something this creative and high quality is genuinely inspiring. Please keep up the amazing the work! : )
This is so cool well done 👍 my 15 yr old son was a LEGO maniac and it was a huge part of his routine Then art ..drawing painting Now his thing is cooking...just do what you love and it all works out..I don’t believe we have to box ourselves in to one compartment. We are currently looking into un/homeschooling and I’m looking forward to him having more time to do things he loves. I think he’ll enjoy your channel👍
This is so similar to how I fell into (or rather back into) teaching. All of the major "things" in my life involved me in a teacher/mentor role. I was in my mid-20s when I finally saw the correlation that teaching is what motivates me. I also remember going through my imposter syndrome which you wonderfully represent with your lego kaleidoscope lol, great work :)
I hope, Ben, that in the period since this production you have gained some further insight on artmaking and coming to terms with inner thoughts, but as these never quite end, know that you aren't alone--not by a long shot! Creativity and anxiety may just be one of those perennial pairs, like peanut butter and jelly (or chocolate, take your pick).
Such a well done video Ben! Beautiful influences by great directors, well done. I can relate to your thoughts in your third film. As a medical student and videographer (and RUclipsr) it is sometimes hard to feel like I have the right to do both, and I have spent a lot of time going back and forth between my one thing (film) and my other thing (wanting to be a doctor). With age I have find that it becomes easier to be comfortable with having many different "things", people are not designed to have one thing (although social media portrays otherwise). Also, I now see how multiple "things" I have had in life have set me up to become very good at thinking creatively in what I do, because cross disciplinary experience is a very useful skill in today's world. So my parting words to you would be: even if film does not end up staying your thing, you have learnt many lessons already that will set you up for the next thing. Good luck with everything!
I'm studying unschooling for my son, a nearly 2-year-old, because I like you have had these thoughts (worry spiral) but I went to regular school and didn't have time to really explore my fascination with creating games. I would like him to have the possibility to explore what he wants. Regardless I created games, played them with people, got groups to play, and even did some of the other things I wanted to do like programming, drawing, and storytelling. Like you, I see that all these things really were the same thing. When I was about 15 (now I'm 32) an art teacher said to a friend of mine at recess that I was going to stay drawing because I was planning on doing this for my life and I was in shock, I didn't see how I would be drawing and making stories to put into my games for life. I stopped. Now I'm an accountant... No just joking but I did basically stop and I never got really good at any of my hobbies I work in 3D animated movies as a rigger but I know that I really should have just kept doing what I wanted. I'm a programmer on a video game project too but really, I regret not just doing what I wanted to do from the beginning. P.S. LEGOS ROCK.
Thank you for the comment, although I'm not happy other people have similar thoughts I'm happy you were able to connect with this! Also thank you, I really appreciate you sticking around for the non unschooling videos!
I get what you mean by the spiral. With me it happens but with painting. I know that I love painting and drawing and need that in my life, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be a good professional artist. And then I think maybe this is just a hobby which means I need to find something else to be my career. But I don't care about anything else. So yea it's stressful but eventually it subsides. Thank you for the video!
I’ve been feeling similarly since I’ll be going to college to study film soon and that’s one of those things where like I know I have always wanted to in the past but how do I know that I will always want to in the future. This is a great video and I really appreciate seeing your expression of these feelings so thank you for that. Also have you seen the Spike Jonze film Adaptation? I think it has a lot to say about “things” and I find it really relatable for that reason so you may also enjoy it if you haven’t seen it.
Thank you! I haven't actually seen Adaptation yet, but it's been on my list of things to watch for a while (I mean Nick Cage and Spike Jonze, how could it go wrong?)
I thouht somebody in the comments would mention the book Turtles All The Way Down by John Green, but nobody did. I it exactly about the same, thought spirals, anxiety an mental health. It's a great book, I really recommend it. And I like your videos.
As someone who is a million years old (no, the number in my username is not my birthday) I can assure you that it's normal to think & feel like this at your age. You are intelligent, thoughtful, and well spoken. My attention span is at zero these days, but this video held my interest all the way through. (As I'm sure it did for others.) Keep learning & improving your skills. Whether you end up choosing film making or something else, they will serve you well. You don't have to decide your life's path right this minute. Just keep on learning & growing as much as you can.
Maybe it takes someone on the outside to point it out, but not everyone - not even many adults - are able to express themselves & communicate to others as well as you do already. That's a strength & a gift.
Wow. You've already improved so much on your editing and your overall concepts. Seeing someone almost the same age as me making something this creative and high quality is genuinely inspiring. Please keep up the amazing the work! : )
Thank you for the kind words!
This is so cool well done 👍 my 15 yr old son was a LEGO maniac and it was a huge part of his routine
Then art ..drawing painting
Now his thing is cooking...just do what you love and it all works out..I don’t believe we have to box ourselves in to one compartment. We are currently looking into un/homeschooling and I’m looking forward to him having more time to do things he loves. I think he’ll enjoy your channel👍
This is so similar to how I fell into (or rather back into) teaching. All of the major "things" in my life involved me in a teacher/mentor role. I was in my mid-20s when I finally saw the correlation that teaching is what motivates me. I also remember going through my imposter syndrome which you wonderfully represent with your lego kaleidoscope lol, great work :)
You have potential keep going
I hope, Ben, that in the period since this production you have gained some further insight on artmaking and coming to terms with inner thoughts, but as these never quite end, know that you aren't alone--not by a long shot! Creativity and anxiety may just be one of those perennial pairs, like peanut butter and jelly (or chocolate, take your pick).
Loved this. Thanks for sharing
Such a well done video Ben! Beautiful influences by great directors, well done. I can relate to your thoughts in your third film. As a medical student and videographer (and RUclipsr) it is sometimes hard to feel like I have the right to do both, and I have spent a lot of time going back and forth between my one thing (film) and my other thing (wanting to be a doctor). With age I have find that it becomes easier to be comfortable with having many different "things", people are not designed to have one thing (although social media portrays otherwise). Also, I now see how multiple "things" I have had in life have set me up to become very good at thinking creatively in what I do, because cross disciplinary experience is a very useful skill in today's world. So my parting words to you would be: even if film does not end up staying your thing, you have learnt many lessons already that will set you up for the next thing. Good luck with everything!
I really appreciate your final words, and I think they make a lot of sense. Thank you for the thoughtful comment!
I'm studying unschooling for my son, a nearly 2-year-old, because I like you have had these thoughts (worry spiral) but I went to regular school and didn't have time to really explore my fascination with creating games. I would like him to have the possibility to explore what he wants. Regardless I created games, played them with people, got groups to play, and even did some of the other things I wanted to do like programming, drawing, and storytelling. Like you, I see that all these things really were the same thing. When I was about 15 (now I'm 32) an art teacher said to a friend of mine at recess that I was going to stay drawing because I was planning on doing this for my life and I was in shock, I didn't see how I would be drawing and making stories to put into my games for life. I stopped. Now I'm an accountant... No just joking but I did basically stop and I never got really good at any of my hobbies I work in 3D animated movies as a rigger but I know that I really should have just kept doing what I wanted. I'm a programmer on a video game project too but really, I regret not just doing what I wanted to do from the beginning. P.S. LEGOS ROCK.
Oh and btw I found you looking for unschooling info but I subscribed because it's great content
Thank you for the comment, although I'm not happy other people have similar thoughts I'm happy you were able to connect with this! Also thank you, I really appreciate you sticking around for the non unschooling videos!
I love this soooooo much!!!!!!
Thank you!
I get what you mean by the spiral. With me it happens but with painting. I know that I love painting and drawing and need that in my life, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be a good professional artist. And then I think maybe this is just a hobby which means I need to find something else to be my career. But I don't care about anything else. So yea it's stressful but eventually it subsides. Thank you for the video!
Wow, it means so much to me that this connected with somebody. Thank you for you comment!
You seem like a very genuine and cool person, I really enjoyed this and I hope that you continue to explore film making!
Thank you!
I’ve been feeling similarly since I’ll be going to college to study film soon and that’s one of those things where like I know I have always wanted to in the past but how do I know that I will always want to in the future. This is a great video and I really appreciate seeing your expression of these feelings so thank you for that. Also have you seen the Spike Jonze film Adaptation? I think it has a lot to say about “things” and I find it really relatable for that reason so you may also enjoy it if you haven’t seen it.
Thank you! I haven't actually seen Adaptation yet, but it's been on my list of things to watch for a while (I mean Nick Cage and Spike Jonze, how could it go wrong?)
Like this video, guys! Ben this is awesome!! Also uplike this comment if you think Catan is amazing XD.
I thouht somebody in the comments would mention the book Turtles All The Way Down by John Green, but nobody did.
I it exactly about the same, thought spirals, anxiety an mental health. It's a great book, I really recommend it.
And I like your videos.
This was great! So are all your videos though, I like your style of filmmaking a lot.
Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words!
great vid!
Thank you!
I love your videos!!!
Thank you!
What editing software do you use? Looks like Casey Neistat type of editing, which is good btw
I use Premiere Pro with a little bit of After Effects. Also thank you, I really admire his editing!
@@BenRehrman oh fun, thankyou... Also, me too he's amazing ✌