Filmmaker's Notebook #14: The Yearly Review

Published 16 days ago • 7 min read
Why Every Filmmaker Needs a Yearly Review (And How to Use It for an Amazing 2025) It’s December. A month of reflection, celebration, and if you’re like me, maybe a little bit of creative daydreaming. It also happens to be my birthday, which always prompts a mix of gratitude and goal-setting. As 2024 winds down, I want to share a process that has been invaluable to me as an independent filmmaker—the yearly review. This isn’t about writing New Year’s resolutions that will be forgotten by...

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