Why I left my day job for independence — Dan Mall


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Dan Mall is the Founder and Director of Superfriend.ly and CEO of Superbooked.
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A documentary on freelancing called FREELANCED is currently being filmed. For more information check out http://freelance.tv.


Questions:
[0:11] What does freelancing mean to you? I mean, what do you think when you hear that word, “freelance”?

[0:59] What’s it take to become a freelancer? What important qualities do you need to have you think?

[3:08] Do you think anyone can become a freelancer?

[3:32] I’m up all hours of the day, when do you usually get your work done?

[4:02] So why freelance instead of going full time at a company?

[5:34] How did you make the decision, with a family, to go out on your own?

[8:21] Can you make a lot of money freelancing?


Thank you for watching this video I’m Dann Petty, a freelance designer in San Francisco, CA with past clients like Google, Medium, National Geographic, Airbnb, Nixon, and many more.

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This video was shot by myself with the following gear:
(View all http://geni.us/selffilmmaker)

MAIN CAMERAS
SONY A7SII http://geni.us/a7sii
SONY A7RII http://geni.us/a7rii *FAVORITE* (epic photos + video)

OTHER CAMERAS
SONY RX100 V http://geni.us/rx100v
GOPRO http://geni.us/smallcamera

MAIN LENSES
24-70MM http://geni.us/2470mm
16-35MM http://geni.us/sony1635mm *FAVORITE* (always on)

OTHER LENSES
55MM http://geni.us/sony55mm
85MM http://geni.us/sony85mm
90MM http://geni.us/sony90mm
70-200MM http://geni.us/sony70200mm

AUDIO
ON CAMERA MIC http://geni.us/sonymic
LAVS http://geni.us/lavs
OVERHEAD SHOTGUN http://geni.us/shotgunmic
RECORDER http://geni.us/recorder

TRIPODS
MAIN http://geni.us/manfrotto290 *FAVORITE* (so easy to use)
HEAVY DUTY http://geni.us/sachtler1001 (worst purchase)

ACCESORIES
BATTERY GRIP http://geni.us/sonybatterygrip *FAVORITE* (a must)

EXTERNAL MONITORS *FAVORITE* (best investment yet)
SMALL HD 502 http://geni.us/smallhd501
SMALL HD 702 http://geni.us/smallhd702

Edited in Adobe Premiere CC 2017

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