Award-winning powerhouse filmmaker and innovative director Jenn Page jams with author and Emmy-honored casting director Bonnie Gillespie about the importance of a healthy mindset, retiring the hustle culture, and how actors can be seen as an asset on the set.
What are your key takeaways from Jenn’s interview from the SMFA Summit? Share below in the comments! 🙂
Jenn Page is an accomplished feature and series director who was selected by Take the Lead as one of the “50 Women Who Can Change the World in Media & Entertainment” and by Blackmagic Collective as one of 6 directors for the “Future Women of TV” initiative. She’s filmed projects for/with internationally known brands and artists including Marvel’s Agents of Shield, The Voice, The Mindy Project, Blackmagic Design, Panic at the Disco, Weezer, Billy Ray Cyrus, Wolfmother, EstĂ©e Lauder, and Hans Zimmer. Her work includes the award-winning comedy musical feature film Waiting in the Wings starring Lee Meriwether and Shirley Jones, the award-winning musical comedy series My Two Black Girlfriends, the award-winning dramatic rock opera The Breakout, and the IAWTV’s live awards show. Most recently, she completed Playing with Beethoven, a feature film starring Kadeem Hardison and Shannon Elizabeth.
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I don’t have to do; I can just be.
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I love this conversation! I agree with the gut check and the idea that it comes from all of our experiences pooled together, speaking up and helping us make the best choices for ourselves! ❤️
Parallel probabilities ✨❤️ this is a great way of putting it… I feel like in a sense, we’ve always got this in the background, but now, we’ve got to pull it out full force…. even with the pandemic changing everything, we may be able to find better ways to play out our original ideas – it’s kind of like opening new doors and windows
Yes on MINDSET! Mindset comes before everything else – it really is the key that starts things in motion and sets the pace.
I truly value and appreciate ALL of both your ladies’ woo-woo-ness!!!
THANK YOU both for bringing your awesome energy and stellar words to this event. I always enjoy listening to what each of you has to say. I applaud you for sharing your experiences and throwing out the positivity and encouragement out for anyone who needs it. You are both Rockstars!
Three cheers for the woo-woo crew!
I think the mindset part is finally starting to set in for me. Bonnie, I know this has been something you’ve spoken on since day one and I’m so happy it’s finally starting to click for me. I’m so tired of worrying and wondering why I feel like nothing works out when I work so damn hard…even when things are CLEARLY working out and I’m attached to a false idea of success. So much gratitude to you, Keith, my fellow ninjas and everyone that’s a part of the beautiful SMFA universe <3 Creating the Hollywood we want with the bestest peeps.
Those moments when it all begins to click… love it. So glad you’re ever-more ready, Marzy! XO
“Good people love to support what good people are doing.” I am flying so high on this interview with you two.
Going with my gut. YEAH. 🙂
Let go of the desperation and take control of your own career. HELL YES! “Do the positive stuff and don’t worry about ‘is it gonna happen is it gonna happen is it gonna happen?’!
Instead of going ‘Well this is over now we can’t do anything’ how do we shift for what’s happening RIGHT NOW?
I also love the conversation at the end about not forcing the flow. If it’s feeling like work and there’s no joy in it, maybe that’s not the project you should be working on right now.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
As a fellow positive person & lifelong “Cockeyed Optimist, ” thank you dear Bonnie and Ms. Page for sharing your wisdom and insights.