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Create your own world: Tamer Habib at TedxTanta
And thank everyone at Tedx
I am really glad I came
For giving me this opportunity
Hopefully it won't be the last time
When they told me I would be
A guest speaker, I had no idea
What to speak about
I prefer the “ask and I will answer" thing
But I am not going with speeches
I can write down a lot on paper
But give long speeches
In front of large audiences
I am not used to that
Although, I was inspired by
Today’s expression
Which is "Da'a Gdida"
Which I like very much
I decided to use it
As an introduction
Based on the idea of
Through my acquired experience
This was the "thing" at the time
But now it’s old fashioned
Because now it's all fast tracked
So, I’m going to talk about
My experience, which might
Benefit you guys’ dreams
Because it started with me
With a dream
I mean, I finished
College of commerence
I worked as an accountant
For 3 years
And I like Cinema
From a younger age
And thought that was
The career I wanted
No one in my family
But, it's what I want
But according my parents
Who I don't always agree with
I went along my not so bad
High school average
Got into college of commerence
Finished my four years
Graduated, worked for 3 years
Until, at one point
And said no
I could be an accountant
Like anyone else
But my desire will have my taste
Good or bad at it
It’s what I want
In a moment I made my decision
I left my career, sallery, everything
I registered in the Film Institute
I became a student again
At the age of 26
I studied at the Institute
For 4 years, which I consider
The beginning of my better experience
When I started achieving my desire
And not giving into reality
I used to read my horoscope
That I am a personality
Of challenges and adventure
But I always thought me
Was a timid personality
But when I thought about it
I find that I made a tough decision
Even though at the time
I felt it was the right thing
And because it’s what I wanted
By the way I applied for
The Institute, after high school
But wasn't accepted
Because I didn't bring connections
Even though I could've
But I wanted to be on my own
I want to hold my own ground
I didn't want to start by cheating
When I applied the 2nd time
I did the same thing
At the time, I thought
The best will happen
Because I am fighting for it
And starting all over
And giving some years of my life
So, I'll see where it goes
I applied without any connections
It was something out of the movies
As if a sign in my life
I pulled the last application letter
It was the last letter that year
My age was the last limit
To apply in
I took the letter on the
Last day of the deadline
Each branch in the institute
Each class they took 7
High school graduates and 1 college graduate
That year the college graduates was high
My name was last in the passer's list
They have a workshop for 15 days
To eliminate some of the applicants
The elimination kept going
Until I found my name last- again
So from the first year I had
A reputation that was a good at this
And because I was a bit older
And studying at the Institute
Was a bit different than any other place
More freedom because these
People were-to be- actors
Even though it’s different now
But will be better
At the time it was easy
To create friendship between
Teacher and student
I could go see a movie with my professor
With a lecture the next morning
I felt an air of intimacy and friendship
We were artists in a way
That why that was the fun beginning
My graduation project for the Institute
Was my first movie deal
We started working on it
It wasn't "Sahar el Liali"
Something before that
We worked for about 3 months
A week before the movie shooting
The project ceased
Due to production
Nobody would sponsor it
It failed, and I got depressed
And we started all over again
I started writing a new script
I'd written it as a short movie
For graduation project
Then a producer saw it
And offered to make it
Into an actual movie
I worked on it for about 2 years
On the script, the guy
Had high hopes and ambitions
Again-the project ceased
Again-due to production
I got very frustrated
At that time I met my mentor
Whom I owe so much to
For my career
Mr. Dawood Abd El Saayd
And I found from him
This guy is my role model
I think his rank higher than a screen writer
To me he's a philosopher
So as I was telling him how
Frustrated I am from my 2 failed projects
He told me that his first movie
Was his 11th script
So he has 11 unfilmed scripts
And was depressed 10 times
Until he became "Mr.Dawood Abd Al Saayd"
And has about 6 to 7 movies today
And works hard for production money
Because he doesn't do any kind
Of cinema and respects the fans
At that time, he advised me
Don’t stop writing
Writing is like a muscle
You have to keep it in shape
Until the time of the "big day"
I did as I was told
I wasn't thinking what
Was raging at the time
Or what the people wanted
All of that is not true
It’s what the rich producers say
It’s popular that a weak writer
Would be scared to approach him
Because I was free of commitment
I was just practicing my "muscle"
I’m just writing it for my own self
I started writing a 3
Character movie
Even though at the time
A 1 character comedy style
I was totally free
I didn't write a comedy movie
Even though comedy was the rage
I wrote real life words
Even though at the time
You had to "pick" you're words
I was sure this movie
Wasn’t going to work out
I wrote it freely, I was
Very honest with myself
Since, it was meant for my friend's eyes
So, I truly let my mind free
The people around me
Were newlyweds
So our talks took a slightly
Different turn then was said before
They were married, when we got together
From that I was inspired
The movie wasn't called "Sahar El Lialy"
at the time yet
I had named it "The Married"
I hadn't named it yet
I really had named it "The Married"
I wrote the movie
I finished it, so my friends
could read it
lead by "Mr.Dawood Abd Al Saayd"
He read it, while getting
Ready to shoot his movie
Through only available company
For production, at the time
And the only distributer in Egypt
When he read the script
This is too good to not be a movie
I said, this is just "practice"
He told me to give it to him
He took the script
He took it to the production company
And the time it was my dream
That Hany Khalifa would execute it
Which he did
It was a big challenge, it was
My first script, it was also his
First time
And it wasn't a comedy
And multiple main characters
It was unbelievable
I was surprised with a phone call
From the production company
Bring Hany Khalifa and come
To make a deal for the script
We went and met them
And they were for real
The real surprise was
Because we were a new "thing"
A new type of movie
The people that made this movie
Happen are the small employees
In the production company
The secretary of the owner
An accountant in the treasury
They passed the script around
As if it were a novel
Stories they connect with
The secretary told the owner
We have a great movie in!
The accountant told the owner
The receptionist told her
To the point she wanted to see it!
These people put the foundations
In this movie
They are young like us
Because the script was different
And a new style
They were bored with repeated
Ideas the cinema was offering
For the past while
As if it was meant to be
That my name goes down
In this career's history
We made this movie
In 3 years
With great challenges
From producers and distributors
We thought it wouldn't
Make revenues
It was a drama with a lot of tears
A woman who wanted to cheat!
Who would want to work in it!
You couldn't get all 8 actors
In one place, or the rest
Of the movies won't shoot
Since we had a lot of actors
Working with us
So they worked with us
When they weren't working
On their big shot comedy movies
With the comedy stars
So its takes priority
All this backtracked my movie
To the point that we
Were crazy with this script
I and Mr.Khalifa had faith
We were doing something different
With the staff and cast
We must be delusional
And the others have more experience
And know much more
And will turn out to be right
We kept facing the challenges
But it was a great chance
To perfect everything
And work through every angle
They were planning on 2
Copies, a copy for a premier
The other for the movie festivals
Which I don't agree with
There are no festival and audience movies
A true movie passes
Both categories
Because the festivals are
The audiences
I don't know why it’s divided
But we accepted all that
All that changed 180 degrees
The night of the premier
We were proved right
The new "thing" wins
The movie was a success
The third of the premier
The company's owner called me
I'll give you 10 contracts
For you, Mr.Khalifa, and the cast
I am with you if there is
Another script after this
We toured everywhere
With this movie
It received awards everywhere
Made high revenues
I decided there was something
Better instore for me
After my 2 failed attempts
This movie made a name for me
As if it were my 7th or 8th movie
So when I think of the
Reason behind all this
And how it started
Aside from all the people
Who worked on it?
The reason is I decided
To write for my own self
To be honest
And make something with my taste
Because then it connected
To everyone else
That’s all I wanted to say
So if anyone is being told
To be something else
They are not
That it’s all real
When you reach someone
Is to be you
So be yourselves
On my responsibility
That’s it