Why Being Untrained Might Be Your Filmmaking Superpower

Forget perfection—your outsider perspective could be the key to breakthrough ideas.

There’s a hidden advantage in being “uneducated.”

Not careless. Not clueless. But untrained in the traditional sense—free from the baggage of what’s “supposed” to work.

When you’re new to something, you’re not bound by the usual playbook. You don’t know the “rules,” so you’re free to break them. This outsider mindset can actually help you see things more clearly.

It can be a creative superpower.

Some of the most brilliant creative solutions didn’t come from experts—they came from people who were just figuring it out.

They asked different questions.

They saw with fresh eyes.

They made something nobody else would’ve thought of—not because they knew more, but because they knew less... and were curious enough to keep going.

This week’s Creative XP is about embracing that mindset.

Let go of the pressure to be polished. Stop waiting until you feel “ready.” The path to originality doesn’t start with a syllabus—it starts with curiosity, embracing chaos, and opening up to self-discovery.