We had the good fortune of connecting with Nathan Schiltz and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nathan, why did you pursue a creative career?
Because I love it. I love making movies. The happiest I’ve ever been in my life has been being on set directing, so I designed my life around chasing that dragon.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I just get excited about the work. There is nothing more exciting than a new shot you want to try, a new scene you can’t wait to write. It’s difficult for me to match the energy with the people who get excited about internships or celebrities or whatever. I just have always been writing and directing little narratives. I was getting kicked out of classes for writing scripts in high school and middle school. Then I’d use my DSLR and find actors off backstage (who didn’t mind not getting paid) and shoot these short films. It allowed me to fail alone for years making terrible short films in a vacuum. Those years helped me understand what it took to actually make decent movies and how to actually materialize my voice on film with tangible techniques.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I’m not from LA and I haven’t been out here long but my whole thing is that whatever niche interest you have this city has some sort of community for it. So I would take them to my favorite comic book shops in the valley, take them to the New Beverley, Emo Nite, vidiots, academy museum.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My biggest supporters have been my parents. I make sure to be very conscious and grateful of how special it is to have parents that are so supportive. But wether they know it or not they have also helped my film making craft. Christmas and thanksgiving at my house involved inviting over ever cousin, aunt, and uncle possible. That meant around 30ish people. My earliest memories are of listening to my family tell stories around the dinner table. It’s why I named my production company Warm Table Films. Watching how different family members could hold the attention of over 25 People at a time and how each person would tell the same story differently, was where I learned the importance of expressing a unique voice when telling a story. It’s where I fell in love with storytelling.

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Image Credits
Lizzy Burch
Shawna W

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