Today we’d like to introduce you to Vishnu Vinod Pillai.
Hi Vishnu, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Movies have always been a part of my life since childhood and it has been my greatest ambition to work in the movie business. Combined with a desire to write my own stories, pushed me into wanting to become a filmmaker. However, circumstances ended up turning me into an IT Engineer, a profession that I pursued for five years before quitting to follow my true passion, movies.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not been a smooth road as I was trying to break into an industry where I knew nobody and nobody knew me. Hence I took the decision to move here to LA and attend film school so as to be around like-minded creative people and start building my network from the base level. This has proven to be helpful and it has lead me to meet alumni working in the industry who have been of some help. Film school also helped me in truly honing my skills in writing and directing and also to realize my talent in other departments of filmmaking like Editing and Lighting department.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I currently concentrate on Film Editing and wish to hone my skills better at the art of cutting a movie by researching more into its techniques and nuances. I am building up my reputation as a Film Editor and am currently looking for more and more jobs in that department. Deep down, I am a Writer/Director who is working on a feature film script that I wish to shoot on a very low budget using a skeletal crew.
Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out?
To follow your heart no matter what other people say and to network as much as possible. In this industry it is not just about how talented you are, but also about who knows you.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @vishnu_pillai_7
- Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/vishnu-vinod-pillai
- Other: https://vimeo.com/user183862485
Image Credits
Picture courtesy: Dilpreet Shah
