When you're down on your luck, taking a risk can seem scary. But often what we see is that the most successful people are risk-takers and sometimes taking a leap of faith, can be the difference between an ordinary life and an extraordinary one.

Port Elizabeth native Kyle White caught a bad break when, after a successful stint on e.tv's 20Something, the work dried up, and to make ends meet he took on a job at a call centre, selling policies.

With a developing interest in filmmaking, the now Sama-nominated music video director bought an entry-level DSLR camera and never looked back.

Channel24 caught up with Kyle to talk about his recent Sama nomination, and how he went from call centre agent to calling "action!", amassing more than 150 million views on YouTube.