New Filmmakers, Watch This to Find Your Path! | Kayla Cunning

Welcome to episode 22 of The First Act Break podcast, the show where we dive into the art, business, and hustle of breaking into the film industry, and help you build a career doing what you love. Today, we bring on Kayla Cunningham, a USC film director and editor, who shares her insights on finding the right path starting from new. We discuss her thoughts on film school, experience in the Trojan Filmmaker's Club, and advice on having a freelance career in this fast changing industry.Timecode:(0:00) - Intro(3:10) - Finding Your Path(4:49) - Projects Kayla Made(7:54) - Thoughts on Film School(9:34) - Editing as a Path(12:11) - Teddy and Elizabeth(14:14) - Trojan Filmmaker’s Club(18:36) - Other Art Forms(23:27) - Finding Inspiration(26:01) - Working with USC People(29:10) - Film Symposium Class(33:40) - Film Production Class (38:28) - Freelance Editing(48:34) - Taking Editing Notes(51:07) - Career Plan(53:00) - Advice for Freshman Year Self(54:16) - Being Optimistic (57:01) - The One Film(1:04:27) - Doing Theater(1:09:36) - Co-Writer(1:12:05) - Environmentalism