Insights: How Filmmakers REALLY Make Money - Part 1
Ellie Green and Johno Verity on the realities of life as freelance filmmaker.
As regulars will know, I’m on a mission to help my Insights paid subscribers find their own answers to two fundamental questions:
How can I spend more time doing the things I’m passionate about?
What does a ‘successful’ creative career really look like?
That was the thinking behind my three-part series on the reality of earning money as a freelance creative.
If you missed this the first time around, catch up below:
As this and subsequent series were so popular, I’m back with another two-parter discussing the reality of how freelancers - in this case film-makers - actually earn a living.
Beyond the paid subscriber jump: read on for this latest instalment with Johno Verity and Ellie Green of Summit Fever Media.
1. Johno Verity
What do you say when people ask you what you do for a living?
DP, Director of Photography. Sometimes this makes me cringe, as I think it sounds a bit grandiose, although I think that’s what I am. I also make money from my social media channels. Does this make me an influencer?
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