You just finished high school and are an aspiring film editor full of drive. How will your life turn out?

What are your intentions?

Choice 1 : You go to the French College of your region. It doesn't have any good cinematography programs but it's close to home.

Choice 2 : You go to an English College that doesn't offer any cinematography programs. It's a bit far away, you would need to get a car.

Choice 3 : You go to a French College in Montreal with a cinematography program and stay in residence.

Choice 4 : You go study in a film program in an Ontario English University and skip Quebec's CEGEP programs.

Choice 5 : You go to a specialized film school in Montreal.

Valleyfield College.

The art program, in which you enrolled in, teaches you nothing about film history or editing. Except for being with old friends, there's nothing to do there. You get bored with your classes. What do you want to do?

Choice 1 : You change school.

Choice 2 : You assume your choice and stay at this College.

Changing School.

Well you aren't getting younger.

Choice 1 : Back at it again and you change programs!

Continue to Study at Valleyfield College.

Well you learned nothing in your 2 years of College. You feel like you wasted your time and you studied with no sens of fulfillment. Your passion for filmmaking dwindled and you don't care about being an editor anymore. You go live in Nunavut doing God knows what.

Choice 1 : You go back to school.

John Abott College.

The classes are general and boring. At least you are part of an athletic team and are improving your English. Do you finish your degree?

Choice 1 : You want to get a fresh start and find another program.

Choice 2 : You continue at John Abott College.

Continuing at John Abott College.

Sports motivated you to keep up with your studies and not having to deal with the drudgery of boring classes. You are now fully bilingual. What are your plans for the future?

Choice 1 : You don't continue in film studies and change your field of study.

Choice 2 : You try to get a foot in the door of film industry.

Choice 3 : You start university in a film program.

Ahuntsic College.

Big city life hits you. You get to learn a lot about movie history and directors. This could come in handy. Your grades are well above average. You keep motivated by doing sports in specialized gyms. You finish College with straight A's. What do you want to do?

Choice 1 : You had a glimpse of the overwhelming challenges associated to making movies this deters your passion. You apply to another university program not related to films.

Choice 2 : You try to do some leg work to get into the film industry.

Choice 3 : You get into a film program in a francophone university.

Choice 4 : You get into a film program in an anglophone university.

Carleton University.

Oh boy, you really tried to make it work! Did you really think your high school level of English would be enough for university level studies? With school, rugby training, not seeing your family for months, trying to buy and cook good food, you don't have good times management and motivation to try to find some part-time work. You really want to have some kinds of work experiences before finishing university.

Choice 1 : You drop out of school and try something else.

Specialized Film School.

Your parents won't help you financially. They want you to get some worthwhile education that can be credited and get you in university. You get a job with minimum wage to pay for a flat that costs a lot. You don't have any time left to study or do sports. You are demotivated.

Choice 1 : You come back home broke with your tail between your legs asking your parents if they can help you out.

Change of Field of Study after College.

Well, this is a good ending. Kudos to you. Maybe, you went to do Sociology, History, Security or Classic Studies. You could even have joined the RCMP. Anything is better than staying in front of a computer for days on end.

Choice 1 : Want to start the game again?

Looking for a Job.

You decided to look for work related to film making. The film industry is really competitive and your portfolio shows that your lack of in-depth work experience. The films you did for High School classes didn't impress anyone. You've been working in dead-end jobs, like at McDonald's, for years now. You are still wishful to get an internship in the industry.

Choice 1 : Maybe it's time to throw the sponge.

Looking for a Job.

You did get some minor low paid on-the-job-training. You still had to work at McDonald's fast food. When you try to find better work, you realize you only have cursory English skills and can't pull off a good interview. You have a feeling of alienation.

Choice 1 : You realise you can't continue in the film industry without knowing some English. Better start again.

University.

You get to go to the best cinema program and editing classes in a Montreal university. You meet some nice people with just as much ambition as you have. They party more often than not when they should be studying instead. There's an important exam coming up, what do you want to do?

Choice 1 : You stay and study because you want the best grade possible.

Choice 2 : You put aside your studies for the night and go out to have fun with your friends.

Going out.

You had a good time with your new friends. In the next years, you would make short films with them and meet other film enthusiasts. At the end of your degree, you've made many contacts and have done invaluable work to build your portfolio. Through your contacts, you enter an internship program.

Choice 1 : You start working.

Being an Intern.

You know that internship and on-the-job-training (OJT) are important to learn the ropes. You have the opportunity to find work all around the world.

Choice 1 : You decide to get some firsthand experience and stay in Canada. What a stepping stone!

Choice 2 : You try to get out of the country to find an internship and some income.

Choice 3 : You post on "Indeed" that you are offering editing services.

Studying.

You decided to stay and study. Of course, you procrastinated a bit but you still ended up with a 98% grade. You finished your Bachelor's degree with straight A's. What is your next step?

Choice 1 : You spent so much time on your own studying, you don't want to leave that comfort yet. You continue your graduates studies.

Graduate Studies.

You've got sucked up in so many years at school. You have no real work experience except for movies you did as homework. You don't feel like doing editing work while working at a dead-end job at McDonald's. You instead find work for a film magazine as a film critic. You eventually take on a teaching position. It's not quite the job you wished for when you finished High School. After a couple of years, you get a burn-out and lose your drive for work.

Choice 1 : You think about the time after high-school and what could have been.

In the Middle of your Master's Degree.

School is going great. An old sketchy friend comes to you and asks your help for a film he wants you to edit on the fly in Nigeria. This looks dangerous and you would have to stop your studying.

Choice 1 : You take the bait and book a plane flight.

Choice 2 : You fear the drawbacks and think it's better if you finish your studies before risking your life.

Nigeria Film.

This was dreadful work, you saw things you wished you had not. The government had put a price on your head. You were always on the move or in some underground studio. Once finished, the film was well acclaimed in film festivals. You don't have any difficulties finding some good work as a film editor trainee.

Choice 1 : You start working.

French university.

After school, you realized you don't speak English well enough. This hinders you in finding a good job.

Choice 1 : Let's try again.

Canadian Internship.

Canada is a big country, there are many possibilities in finding work.

Choice 1 : Try to find some organized internship in Quebec in TV or governmental organizations.

Choice 2 : You find some work even though it's low paid or not paid at all. These jobs are mostly publicity editing for small businesses.

Choice 3 : You apply on vacant positions outside of Quebec in renowned film businesses.

Quebec Organized Internship.

You didn't receive any responses from the companies with no vacancies.

Choice 1 : You try to find another internship.

Low Paid Job in Quebec.

You had to work lots of hours at McDonald's in addition to the film job to make ends meet. In the end, the guy who employed you for the editing job didn't really know what he was doing. His footage isn't that good and you aren't a magical worker. You don't really want to put that junk and work experience in your portfolio. You feel like you wasted your time.

Choice 1 : You look for work experience elsewhere.

Outside Quebec.

It's easy to find internships in this big country when you don't need a work permit. Multiple small jobs brought you from Toronto to Vancouver and back to Montreal. You met new people in the industry from some big festivals and work related internships. Through OJT, you've learned the ins-and-outs of being an editor. You had some great mentors that showed you lots of techniques to be efficient and more ways to artistically express yourself in your work. You start developing your own editing style during those crucial years. After a couple of years, you think you want to get a real job that offers premium wage.

Choice 1 : You start an editing company based in Canada.

Internship Abroad.

It took you months, but now, you have the governmental permission to go overseas to look for an internship.

Choice 1 : You get a F1 permit for the US and you go looking for an internship in Hollywood.

Choice 2 : You get a F1 permit and go looking for an internship in some small editing company in the US.

Choice 3 : With the Quebec-France agreement, you get an internship quite easily in France.

Choice 4 : With the "Canadian International Work Experience" you get a Tier 5 visa and fly to the UK.

France.

A film editor needs to work in collaboration with a large team. You ended up in Paris, the capital of self centered pricks. The hierarchy there is completely stringent and unfair. Their attitude is maddening with their "du coups" and "putain". You come back to Quebec.

Choice 1 : You go back looking for internships.

Big US Internships.

You spent so much time and energy trying to get an internship in Hollywood. After some months, you are still not accepted, you get deported back to Canada.

Choice 1 : You go look for an internship.

Good Jobs in USA.

You applied on tons of internship programs and were accepted by a specialized film editing corporation in the States. You had the chance to meet many people which brings you from coast-to-coast. From those internships, you learned the ropes of being an editor. You had some great mentors that showed you lots of techniques to be efficient and more way to artistically express yourself in your work. You start developing your own editing style during those crucial years. After a couple of years, you think you want to get a real job. You succeeded in extending your visa and decided to stay in the States.

Choice 1 : You do some interviews in a Hollywood production where some of your contacts work.

Choice 2 : You start a collaboration with one of your new director friends.

UK Internships.

There are lots of organisations where you sent your applications. With your work permit you look for job opportunities. You met new people in the industry from some big festivals and work related internships. Financially, life was hard, you were mostly paid in biscuits and pints. You could only afford to live in a distant relative shed. Through OJT, you've learned the ins-and-outs of being an editor. You had some great mentors that showed you lots of techniques to be efficient and more ways to artistically express yourself in your work. You start developing your own editing style during those crucial years. After a couple of years, you think you want to get a real job that offers premium wage. Your work permit enables you to work for a longer period in this country.

Choice 1 : You accept an offer to work at BBC in a newscast program.

Failure.

You waited for months but no one contacted you. You have no complete portfolio, nor years of relevant experience, nor any contacts. The film industry is really competitive and hard to break into when you are on your own.

Choice 1 : You try to find an internship.

A Job in Hollywood.

After many long interviews, you finally got a job in California. You start from the bottom of the ladder. You don't get to give any creative inputs and you work with 4 other people more experienced than you are. The initial salary is quite good, being of $70 K. After proving your worth for a couple of years, you are offered other jobs opportunities.

Choice 1 : You look for a new job.

Choice 2 : You start working for TV shows.

Choice 3 : You start doing some big budget movies with more responsibilities.

TV.

Doing TV shows is pretty good! You work in a friendly environment. Your work has become your life, but you don't mind. It has good benefits such as a good retirement plan with the company.

Choice 1 : You want to do something new and search for a new job.

Choice 2 : Why would you want to leave? You stay in your current job.

Stay in TV.

*Crack* That's the sound of your back when you are 45. The tight schedules and being in front of a computer has caused sciatic nerve pain and lots of stress. The healthcare sucks in the US, so you just continue to live with it. Your career went great but you have to retire at 60 because you are in too much pain. You lose part of your pension funds and retirement savings. Retirement life sucks for you. You feel like 90 and must live in some cheap retirement home.

Choice 1 : The end.

Blockbusters.

You became the main editor for many big budget movies. The pay is near $500 K, you have a good security plan for your retirement and all your mortgage is paid. Some of your movies earned lots of money. You don't find that these movies have much artistic value but they are more of a commercial formula. One day one of your movie gets nominated in editing category at the Oscars.

Choice 1 : Something looks fishy to you. You know that movie is just another formula you had to repeat. You go see the producer and director.

Choice 2 : Wow! You knew hard work would pay off.

Oscars.

You win the Oscars. That's probably the best of your life. Life was going well, you made good money, you managed big teams and you are known worldwide. Years later, the director of the award-winning picture revealed to you that the jury was corrupted. You started doing drugs, feeling like a fraud. At 56, you did an overdose and died.

Choice 1 : The end.

Collaboration in the US.

You started a collaboration with one of your new friends. He's a film director and you both liked working with each other. With some more friends you started doing some independent films. They don't get much recognition but you were still making a living out of them. After twenty-eight years working with your friend, he had a crazy idea that will make both of you famous. He asked you to spend tons of your own personal money you set aside to finance his project.

Choice 1 : You trust him and lend him most of your savings.

Choice 2 : You decide to be careful and lend him nothing. You know he will not want to work with you anymore, so you start searching for a new job.

Flushing Cash.

Flushing all of your savings thoroughly in the loo would have been more entertaining that the end result of that movie. You and your old friend had a big fight. You finally worked in some other small projects. Because you lost all of your savings and sold your house to finance that shitty movie, you couldn't retire. One day, your new colleagues found you dead of old age in front of your computer.

Choice 1 : The end.

Own Business in Canada.

Life is doing great. All the contacts you made have been useful. You built yourself a modest enterprise with good workers. You do everything from publicity, short films to YouTube videos. The Canadian pension is one of the best worldwide. You have no worries for your retirement the way life is going. One day someone gave you a contract for a series of porno films.

Choice 1 : You accept the contract.

Choice 2 : You tell him to fuck off, not literally.

Porno.

Those movies were a blast. You continued to edit some of them and soon you earned yourself enough money to retire twenty years sooner than expected. Your view on life is completely changed now.

Choice 1 : The end.

Continue Building your Company.

You had a full non event-full life. You like your work and as your 60s and 70s go by, you work less and less. When you decide to fully retire, you do so peacefully knowing your enterprise is in good hands.

Choice 1 : The end.

Drama in the UK.

You hold a position as an editor for the BBC. You worked in the news broadcast industry. Your job is to select which cameras and files should appear on the viewers screen. The Brexit is proceeding and the fact that you are a French Canadian doesn't go well with some of your coworkers that show bias. One day, one of your colleague pranks you by giving you the wrong files to show. The whole nation sees a meme of King William (Queen Elizabeth died) sounding like a goat. How do you react?

Choice 1 : You go on stage while live to hit the cameraman who pranked you with a microphone.

Choice 2 : You correct the screen editing and report the conflict to the producer.

Ostracized.

You get arrested and banned from the UK. You are sent back to Canada where you try finding work because of background checks. Your rage episode went viral and the only work you can find is in a fast food restaurant. You end your life breathing junk food.

Choice 1 : The end.

Charles Tisseyre would Be Proud.

The producer understood the misunderstanding and recommended you for a position with BBC Earth. You also received a compensation package for your old job. You spent the rest of your career traveling and editing nature films and documentaries. You win some awards and have a peaceful retirement. That's the best ending. I mean who wouldn't want to edit to the voice of Sir David Attenborough.

Choice 1 : The end.

Fishy.

The producer and director told you that they had paid the jury to be nominated and thus receive publicity for the film. You were outraged and decided to find work elsewhere. You don't go to the ceremony and you feel relieved when you heard that you didn't win.

Choice 1 : You go look for a new job.

New Job.

You already had some real work experience and contacts. You have some possibilities anywhere in the world. Which one would you try?

Choice 1 : You apply for a job in Hollywood.

Choice 2 : You collaborate on projects with a friend in the US.

Choice 3 : You start your own company back in Canada.

Choice 4 : You want to try journalism editing in the UK.

UK Internships.

There are lots of organisations where you sent your applications. With your work permit you look for job opportunities. You met new people in the industry from some big festivals and work related internships. Financially, life was hard, you were mostly paid in biscuits and pints. You could only afford to live in a distant relative shed. Through OJT, you've learned the ins-and-outs of being an editor. You had some great mentors that showed you lots of techniques to be efficient and more ways to artistically express yourself in your work. You start developing your own editing style during those crucial years. After a couple of years, you think you want to get a real job that offers premium wage. Your work permit enables you to work for a longer period in this country.

Choice 1 : You accept an offer to work at BBC in a newscast program