My Hollywood Story review
An honest look into what Hollywood can be like. Ryan McCoy, a Writer/Producer/Director with some work in the biz under his belt takes a simple approach to telling it like it is in his short documentary My Hollywood Story, which is not anything like his previous works which include a horror film you should check out. With only a single camera shot on himself broken down into multiple acts, Ryan walks us through what working in the L.A. film business can be like. He makes it clear it is not what you see at the Oscars. In every line of work people on the outside see a profession and have this romantic notion of what it’s like. Being a doctor would be great right? Six figure salary, office hours. Oh yeah except for that massive debt from medical school. Selling Real Estate would be so cool! Make my own hours, no grind to be at an office all the time. But what about the fact your phone NEVER stops ringing? The grass is always greener as they say. Ryan spends the twenty-three minutes and change passionately talking about his experiences in the film business which include the highs, lows, and the unfortunate reality of film plagiarism. He dives deep into realities of that world including failures you will encounter and the people you will work with and meet along the way. Above all though is his message to go out there and do what you love. If you want to make a film then for god’s sake do it. What cannot be overlooked in this piece is Ryan’s story of his own personal problems he has faced over the years and how he has dealt with them. We all have problems in our lives and while it can be terribly difficult to face them, I applaud him for doing so in a very public space. There are no perfect jobs out there. There is always going to be someone or something that may drive us crazy. A lot of negative aspects of a career or industry get swept under a rug and aren’t talked about. Sometimes it’s to protect the integrity of an industry, sometimes it’s political. People want to keep the status quo and more importantly keep their jobs. I commend Ryan for making this piece because in doing so he’s honest about what he has seen and what takes place in an industry. It’s not something everyone may want to hear, but someone has to have a voice right?
Check out the documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us_GgHDWLjw&feature=youtu.be