Produced By - Insight #2 - Alaa Alibrahim: Listen to This if You’re Thinking About Studying Film

Episode Date: May 9, 2023

Alaa Alibrahim is a recent screenwriting postgraduate who focuses on scriptwriting and specializes in sound design. As a Syrian refugee, he moved to London a few years ago where he decided to pursue his passion for filmmaking. After successfully completing his studies, he’s currently finding his way into the industry with sound design or screenwriting, while developing the script for TV series. Before moving to London, he worked as a pharmacist in Syria and explored many countries in Europe and Asia. He shares his experience of what it was like to live there, compares the cultures and shares some childhood memories. Listen to this episode to get inspired by his difficult journey, what life changing event led him to pursue filmmaking at an older age than his peers and get insight into foreign cultures he lived in. Connect with Alaa: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaa-alibrahim-368650173/⁠ Episode quotes: “I hesitated at the beginning, maybe for two or three weeks. I kept hearing voices inside my head because I did not understand anything about what they were talking about. I had no idea.” “I believe if someone loves what he's learning he won't find anything negative or won't look at the negative things. He will focus on how to learn and how to finish the course in a good way.” “The idea that I have something and that it could be sold one day. I believe that I'm going to do it one day.” “Just for anyone who wants to do things or wants to have a job or a dream to do something. You have to believe in yourself that you can do it. Whenever you have that thought in your mind that's it. You would be able to do anything.” “I felt like I am maybe outdated about something but I managed to live young again and understand everything that's going on.” Connect with the podcaster: ⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠ Follow the podcast: 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠⁠   💬 Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/produced_by_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5LHnM6YCaeVzIr0WatOsw⁠⁠⁠⁠  ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/produced-by/id1684669642⁠⁠ 🎙️ About Produced By Podcast: Produced By brings you exciting stories of brave people who set out to build careers in competitive fields despite often challenging circumstances. Whether you are interested in creative industries, personal development or want to have some fun, enter the spotlight along with our guests and get inspired. Listen to people coming from all parts of the world, diverse fields of expertise and different levels of careers. So join us to follow their journeys, learn from life experience and embark on a great adventure. 🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests. 📭 Subscribe at https://produced-by-podcast.com/subscribe so that you don't miss out! #producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight  Enjoy! Connect with Tomas:X: https://x.com/TomasLoucky⁠⁠⁠Stan: https://stan.store/TommenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠Unproduced:Newsletter: https://unproduced.substack.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unproducednotesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Ddo8ibDlLYoaP7FFLIWMore:Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://producednewsletter.substack.com/⁠The Podcast Club: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/25420030/Tools & gear that support the show:Metricool: https://f.mtr.cool/HRJBZKRiverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/vDnDodFavikon: https://www.favikon.com?fpr=tommenRa Optics: https://ra-optics.myshopify.com/discount/TOMMEN?rfsn=8803777.591d19JamX: https://jamx.ai/podcasters-offer?ref_id=e02d48af-ef66-4e76-b804-c2e8d282a8bfSome links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you find them useful, using these links helps keep the podcast running. Thank you!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you sum up your experience at the universe, would you recommend it to someone who wants to pursue similar career path or want to become a filmmaker? I would recommend it for anyone, of course. For me, because I did not have any background, I learned a lot. And I gained a lot of experience, not only learning about the tools and how to do a thing. No, it's to learn how to deal with other people, how to deal with ilk leagues and how to work in a team. that's very important for anyone who seeks to work in the industry so they need to learn how to work with others it links to the next question what would you recommend or suggest to starters or to anyone who wants to work in this industry what kind of traits or skills to gain and what kind of traits to develop first of all it is important

to read as much as you can tutors always give you like reading list Try to read as much as you can of this because it's very important for you to learn, especially about the stuff that you want to be specific or specialized in. Also, try to practice practice practice practice practice as you can. The more you do things, the more you master it. But this is very important as well. Don't depend on the university itself. Try to do self-learning.

With this, you could improve your skills. You could shine later because, you have knowledge, more knowledge than the others and you can do probably something much better. Great points. I can only agree with that. Is there something else university-related that you would want to share? Maybe for the students, I would share something for them. I have noticed during all these years that every year some student drop out of the university because they feel they can't do it or they hesitate or whatever.

recent they have. I had that feeling sometimes, yes, but what helped me that I always realize and I always have a vision of the final day of the year, how proud I'm going to be. When I finish this, when I have this achievement, this vision was always in my mind that this is the day that I'm looking for. This is my huge. I need to do and I need to focus. Do you have a vision now when your script is being adapted? Yes, of course. Lawrence. The story that I told you, maybe like it's a bit thought to be something to sell it or something like that.

But it's still something in my portfolio. But the other stuff I'm planning for, for example, the horror film idea that I have, something could be selling and maybe one day. I believe that I'm going to do it one day. We'll invite you to podcast again when it's Netflix or something. Sure with pleasure.