4. He Seems Unwilling To Compromise His Vision
As much as I respect filmmakers who want to retain creative integrity, the fact of the matter is that filmmaking will always require compromise. Whether its compromise with other people on creative matters or having to change things because of budget, its going to happen at some point. Because this isnt a magical fantasy land where everything you want will come true, and in filmmaking more than any other business, you cant always have what you want. For example, the project I am currently working on is pretty ambitious and because Ill be making it on a shoestring budget and its being used as my university final year project, some scenes or concepts will have to go to make the film possible and to get the best possible grade. But Im fine with that. Not being able to fully realise your vision is a sad reality of filmmaking. If I, a nineteen year old with an ego the size of Essex, can realise this and work around these constraints, a professional filmmaker like Zach Braff should be able to. Because when things arent working out the way you hoped, youve got to make do and try your best to not make the compromises hurt your film.