Intro

1. How do you make a living?

2. How did you get your first video/photo job?

3. Do you work as a team or by yourself?

4. How did you get brands to notice your work?

5. Do you do more professional video shoots or photo shoots?

6. Photographers that inspire me

7. How do you edit your videos?

Interlude

8. Do you find it hard to find new inspiration?

9. Favorite Young Nudy Song?

10. How to avoid work becoming repetitive?

11. How did you transition to full-time photography/creative?

12. How do you feed your creativity?

13. How to get a Visa/are you a Japanese citizen?

14. Anything that has vastly improved my photo/video work?

15. Favorite film format/camera?

16. How do you avoid burnout?

17. How do you think AI will change the media industry?

18. How would you build your portfolio if you were just starting in 2023?

19. One goal for this year?

20. When are you launching Brainwave Film?

Outro

Gaku Lange

In today's video I answer 20 questions about my life as a freelance creative based in Tokyo, Japan✨

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***Timestamps***
00:00 Intro
00:37 1. How do you make a living?
02:03 2. How did you get your first video/photo job?
02:53 3. Do you work as a team or by yourself?
03:40 4. How did you get brands to notice your work?
04:35 5. Do you do more professional video shoots or photo shoots?
05:45 6. Photographers that inspire me
07:41 7.  How do you edit your videos?
08:23 Interlude
08:57 8. Do you find it hard to find new inspiration?
10:00 9. Favorite Young Nudy Song?
10:05 10. How to avoid work becoming repetitive?
11:12 11. How did you transition to full-time photography/creative?
12:55 12. How do you feed your creativity?
13:51 13. How to get a Visa/are you a Japanese citizen?
14:20 14. Anything that has vastly improved my photo/video work?
15:30 15. Favorite film format/camera?
15:46 16. How do you avoid burnout?
16:55 17. How do you think AI will change the media industry?
18:01 18. How would you build your portfolio if you were just starting in 2023?
20:12 19. One goal for this year?
20:47 20. When are you launching Brainwave Film?
21:21 Outro

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Life as a Freelance Creative in Tokyo // Q&A

Life as a Freelance Creative in Tokyo // Q&A

Life as a Freelance Creative in Tokyo // Q&A

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