Carty Caruso

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05/01/2023

Blog Post Sam Pollard

 

From seeing this talk, or interview, I was left with one main theme.  That theme was courage.  Sam clearly did not know what would come of any of the choices he made, and how that would lead to his success in film.  What struck me about the choices and the way he fell into the industry was that he just gave it a try.  He didn’t shy away from thinking that it wasn’t for him, or that the industry would only accept him once he was “good enough.”  The way that he was able to become an editor was by showing up every day and getting better.  It is inspiring to me, although times are different now.  The way that he could just start editing, get told that he isn’t very good, and then become a full time editor in the span what he described as months.  That was both very impressive, and feels like it would be impossible today.  He also didn’t know everything that he didn’t know, which I believe was an advantage.  Since he wasn’t comparing himself to someone else, he just focused on the work and getting better.  Sam Pollard’s story is a great example of courage.