Writer and director Jack Howard joins FILMD for a practical conversation about getting work finished and seen. We dig into the habits and systems that move a short from draft to delivery, how to run lean sets without losing ambition, and the collaboration essentials that lift performance and picture. Jack shares his approach to character (before plot), shaping endings that land, and surviving notes while protecting the heart of the story. For filmmakers building momentum project by project, this episode focuses on what you can control: preparation, communication, and discipline.