The Freelance Lounge

Bruna, Dale, and Joon catch up on their chaotic summer. Joon's drowning in work and weighing a return to full-time freelance. Bruna shares how her first client photoshoot went. Dale recaps months of non-stop travel and production work across Canada. What's That New New: A dreamy perfume ad with stunning flat lighting, and Tilta's game-changing autofocus system that could bring cinema lens quality...

What does it really take to make it as a freelance cinematographer in today's market? In this episode, we sit down with Director of Photography Cody Preston, whose journey from childhood stop-motion films to shooting major commercials proves there's no single path to success. We talk about his early start as an extra in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, running a clothing business in his twenties, and the dec...

What happens when you leave everything behind to start over as a freelancer in a new country? In this episode, we sit down with documentary filmmaker ⁠Balazs Horvath⁠, who left his life as a punk rock musician and lawyer in Budapest to rebuild his creative career in Vancouver from scratch. We talk about working construction to afford his first camera, finding community through online courses, and...

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Freelance Lounge! We're joined by our very first guest, Richard Lam - the mastermind behind Vancouver's thriving freelance creative community. Richard shares his journey from marketing professional to full-time freelancer, the challenges of starting a business during the pandemic, and how he accidentally built one of the most valuable creative networks in Vancouver. We...

Meet your hosts! In this debut episode of The Freelance Lounge , Bruna, Dale, and Joon sit down to share their personal journeys into freelancing — from creative pivots and burnout to barbershop gigs and building production companies. It’s raw, honest, and full of the stuff we usually talk about after a shoot over drinks. If you're a creative navigating the freelance life, you're in the right plac...