Meet Matthew Diulus

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Matthew Diulus. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Matthew below.

Matthew, so great to have you with us and we want to jump right into a really important question. In recent years, it’s become so clear that we’re living through a time where so many folks are lacking self-confidence and self-esteem. So, we’d love to hear about your journey and how you developed your self-confidence and self-esteem.

Honestly it’s always a struggle. As a director you have to be the most confident person on set, or at least appear to be. But I guess my confidence comes from my passion and years of experience. But it’s a constant struggle to find it

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I run the indie film company Shadowframe Productions. As a filmmaker I love creating ideas from scratch and seeing them come to life through the writing process, then on set seeing talented actors breathe life into your words, a cinematographer and crew help creating your story. Then finally through the editing process fine tuning your film, and knowing this all started as a little idea in your head.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Well, I think my biggest strength is my editing. But maybe it’s because I just enjoy it so much. It’s the aspect of filmmaking I enjoy the most and have the most fun while doing. I believe a film is made or broken by the edit. If you don’t have a good editor, you don’t have a good movie. I think I write good dialogue, and feel I’m a good leader on set. My advice to upcoming filmmakers would just be work on your craft, you can always improve. There’s no glass ceiling. Always be studying movies and film. And just as a director just stay true to your vision

Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?

Failure. Falling short and failure is the best teacher. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying. That and a whole bunch of passion and eagerness to learn and improve

Contact Info:

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• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ShadowframeProductions

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Matthew Diulus