IFH 268: Leaving the Money to Chase that Filmmaking Dream with Drew Waters

IFH 268: Leaving the Money to Chase that Filmmaking Dream with Drew Waters

Have you ever been in a job you hate? Would you leave a stable job to follow your dream? Meet producer, director and actor Drew Waters. He did just that. Drew became an entrepreneur with three retail businesses and a commercial/residential construction company with partners. One day he woke up at the age of 30 and realized I wasn't fulfilled with what he was doing, so he thought back to the moment he was the happiest.

That moment turned out to be a time, nearly ten years earlier when he was in Japan and was shooting a commercial. That realization led him to the decision to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

The next week he sold the companies to his partner and started acting/directing /producing. His first film was a D horror movie made for $3,500 That sold and was followed up by another D horror film that was made for $1,500.

From there he made a 30k film in 10 days that sold to a distributor for a 50k MG. Now after 14 years, 60+ acting credits, 7 produced films later and working with some of the best people in the business, he opened his own production company Argentum Entertainment. Together with his producing partner, he created, directed, produced his first $2m film called New Life. Following a limited theatrical release, it now has worldwide distribution and is selling well.

I wanted to have Drew on to tell his story of how to follow your dream no matter what. He took a gambled and it paid off.

Enjoy my inspirational conversation with Drew Waters.

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IFH 596: The Art of Showrunning a Hit Amazon Show with Naren Shankar

IFH 596: The Art of Showrunning a Hit Amazon Show with Naren Shankar

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IFH 595: Marcel the Shell: From Viral YouTube Short to Hit A24 Film with Dean Fleischer-Camp

IFH 595: Marcel the Shell: From Viral YouTube Short to Hit A24 Film with Dean Fleischer-Camp

Dean Fleischer Camp is the award-winning filmmaker and New York Times-bestselling author who created viral sensation MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON. Since appearing on Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Face...

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BONUS EPISODE: Oscar® Winner Oliver Stone on Directing, Screenwriting and Surviving the Vicious Hollywood Game

BONUS EPISODE: Oscar® Winner Oliver Stone on Directing, Screenwriting and Surviving the Vicious Hollywood Game

Today on the show I bring you one of the most influential and iconic filmmakers in the history of cinema, three-time Oscar® winner Oliver Stone. Throughout his legendary career, Oliver Stone has serve...

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IFH 594: From Micro-Budget to World-Wide Distribution with Shane Stanley

IFH 594: From Micro-Budget to World-Wide Distribution with Shane Stanley

At sixteen years old, Shane had already received his first Emmy Award for his work on Desperate Passage (1987) which starred Michael Landon. Over the next few years he learned filmmaking under his fat...

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BONUS EPISODE: Why You Stop Yourself From Making Your Indie Film

BONUS EPISODE: Why You Stop Yourself From Making Your Indie Film

We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our filmmaking or screenwriting journey. This show will do just that. Never stop chasing that filmmaking dream. Keep on hustling.Become a supporter of this ...

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IFH 593: The Way of the Creative Filmmaker with Jocelyn Jones

IFH 593: The Way of the Creative Filmmaker with Jocelyn Jones

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Today on the show we have director, producer, screenwriter, actor and YouTube sensation Darious Britt I had the pleasure of meeting Darious at the Mammoth Film Festival. At the festival, we were snowe...

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IFH 592: Tales From the Indie Film Trenches with Aram Rappaport

IFH 592: Tales From the Indie Film Trenches with Aram Rappaport

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