The Freelance Playbook

By Ariel Martinez

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Episodes: 217

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The Freelance Playbook" podcast is your ultimate guide to succeeding in the fast-paced world of freelancing. Whether you're just embarking on your freelance journey or looking to elevate your existing business, tune in for invaluable advice from industry leaders and successful freelancers, helping you navigate the complexities of the freelance economy and write your own success story. Join us and start transforming your freelance aspirations into reality, one episode at a time.


Episode Date
QOD: Should You Invest In The Sony A7siii or wait for something new?
Sep 09, 2022
QOD: Packing Gear For Traveling Productions
Sep 06, 2022
QOD: What Hard Drives Do I Use On Set?
Sep 02, 2022
Do You Need 4K in 2022, Saving vs Investing Your Profits, Transitioning From Weddings to Commercial Filmmaking [Ep209]
Aug 16, 2022
Mac vs PC, My Biggest Mistake On Set, and the Accounting Software I Use [Ep208]
Aug 09, 2022
My Camera Rigs, Deleting Footage, Internal Audio vs External Audio [Ep207]
Aug 01, 2022
Gear Selection, Invoice Payment Options, On Set Apparel [Ep206]
Jul 26, 2022
Big Budget Live Productions [Ep205]
Jul 18, 2022
New Productions Your Business Can Offer [Ep 204]
Jun 14, 2022
YouTube Channel Success with Dave Maze [Ep203]
Mar 28, 2022
Creating Opportunities For Yourself [Ep202]
Mar 17, 2022
Establishing Your Business Brand & Motive with Evan Bourcier [Ep201]
Mar 10, 2022
The Steadicam Operator with Tony Reyes [Ep200]
Feb 22, 2022
Clients That Don’t Pay, Sending Proposals, and Traveling Rates [Ep199]
Feb 16, 2022
When To Buy New Gear, When To Send Invoices To Clients, Building Your Crew [Ep198]
Feb 01, 2022
Getting Clients To Pay On Time [Ep 197]
Nov 15, 2021
Big Pay For Minimal Work [Ep196]
Oct 19, 2021
Shooting A Sports Feature Documentary with Lemar Griffin [Ep195]
Oct 13, 2021
Directing A Feature Documentary with Rick Altizer [Ep194]
Oct 05, 2021
URSA Mini 12K Price Drop & TASCAM CA-XLR2d [Ep193]
Aug 31, 2021
Broadcast Filmmaking with Joel David Hinrichs [Ep192]
Aug 25, 2021
Don't Get Left Behind [Ep191]
Jul 14, 2021
Getting Clients On Retainer [Ep190]
Jul 06, 2021
Are Consulting Jobs Dangerous For Your Business? [Ep189]
Jun 29, 2021
Is This Industry For You? [Ep188]
Jun 22, 2021
One Man Band Production Sets [Ep187]
Jun 08, 2021
Safety On Production Set [Ep186]
May 31, 2021
The High Price of Miscommunication [Ep185]
May 24, 2021
Burning Your Bridges [Ep184]
May 17, 2021
Knowing Your Role on Set [Ep183]
May 11, 2021
Industry Partnerships with Glory Visuals [Ep182]
Mar 08, 2021
How I Quote My Services [Ep181]
Feb 22, 2021
Shooting Hyperlapse Videos with Marc Donahue [Ep180]
Feb 15, 2021
Shooting The Great Outdoors with Julien Jarry [Ep179]
Feb 08, 2021
Sony Alpha One (A1) [Ep178]
Feb 01, 2021
Pulling off a Multi-City, Multi-Camera shoot for the NBA - SPECIAL EPISODE
Jan 29, 2021
In Love With The Process with Mike Pecci [Ep177]
Jan 25, 2021
Upgrading Your Gear in 2021 [Ep176]
Jan 18, 2021
The Comeback [175]
Jan 11, 2021
Sony FX6 with Matt Johnson [Ep174]
Nov 18, 2020
YouTube Undone with Gerald Undone [Ep173]
Nov 10, 2020
Responding To Job Leads, How Much Gear to Take On Set, New Job Opportunities [Ep 172]
Nov 03, 2020
Freelancing vs Media Agency w/ Julian Wakefield [Ep 171]
Oct 08, 2020
The Canon C70 [Ep170]
Sep 30, 2020
Increase Your Editing Speed [Ep169]
Sep 17, 2020
Filmmaking Career or YouTube Career with Danny Gevirtz [Ep168]
Sep 07, 2020
Mirrorless Cameras vs Cinema Cameras with Evan Bourcier [Ep167]
Aug 31, 2020
The Art of Documentary with Mark Bone [Ep166]
Aug 24, 2020
Thousands In Stolen Gear with Dave Maze [Ep165]
Aug 17, 2020
Best Practices With New Clients, Finding More Clients, Moving To LA [Ep164]
Aug 10, 2020
When Passion Meets Success - with Joel Famularo [Ep163]
Aug 05, 2020
Sony A7siii, Canon EOS R5 & URSA Mini 12K [Ep162]
Jul 29, 2020
Women In The Film Industry [Ep161]
Jun 30, 2020
The Other Side of Filmmaking with Paul Xavier [Ep160]
Jun 16, 2020
SEO For Freelancers with John Vuong [Ep159]
Jun 08, 2020
Post Production Workflow with Kelsey Brannan [Ep158]
Jun 01, 2020
Growing and Scaling Your Business with Jakob Owens [Ep157]
May 25, 2020
Copyright Your Work, Freelance Success, and Finding People For Your Projects - Q&A [Ep156]
May 18, 2020
5 Things I Wish I knew Before Starting My Video Production Company [Ep155]
May 11, 2020
What We Can Do While Quarantined [Ep154]
May 05, 2020
Shooting A YouTube Original Docuseries
Apr 29, 2020
Feature Documentary Filmmaking w/ Buttery Bros [Ep152]
Apr 22, 2020
Filmmaking As We Know It [Ep151]
Apr 17, 2020
Working From Home [Ep150]
Apr 14, 2020
The Filmtrepreneur with AlexFerrari [Ep149]
Apr 10, 2020
Documentary vs Commercial Filmmaking [Ep148]
Apr 04, 2020
Q&A - Landing More Jobs, Cold Calling, Things That Held Me Back [Ep147]
Apr 02, 2020
A Global Pandemic: Now What? [Ep146]
Mar 19, 2020
Freelance vs Full-Time Job [Ep145]
Feb 17, 2020
One Man Band Audio [Ep144]
Oct 08, 2019
The Best Methods to Learn Filmmaking [Ep143]
Oct 02, 2019
Organizing Chaos and Better Storytelling [Ep142]
Sep 24, 2019
IBC 2019 [Ep141]
Sep 17, 2019
Shooting A Docuseries [Ep140]
Sep 10, 2019
Shooting at Sea for 25 Days [Ep139]
Sep 03, 2019
Panasonic S1H Breakdown [Ep138]
Aug 28, 2019
Get Your Film on Netflix [Ep137]
Aug 20, 2019
BMD Pocket Cinema Camera 6K [Ep136]
Aug 13, 2019
Shooting For The CrossFit Games [Ep135]
Aug 06, 2019
Grow Your Business w/ Sean Cannell [ep134]
Jul 23, 2019
Commercial vs Noncommercial Clients w/ Matt Johnson [ep133]
Jul 19, 2019
Your Successful Path [Ep132]
Jul 19, 2019
Driving Your Filmmaking Career with Julien Jarry [Ep131]
Jul 19, 2019
Video and Photography w/ Jay P. Morgan [Ep130]
Jul 19, 2019
Filmmaking Investments For Beginners [Ep129]
Jul 19, 2019
7 Things You Should Know Before Accepting A Job [Ep128]
Jul 19, 2019
Managing Your Production Company w/ Ben Consoli [Ep127]
Jul 19, 2019
Finding The Right Clients [Ep126]
Jul 13, 2019
Best of NAB Show 2019 - Part 2 (w/ Caleb Pike) [Ep125]
Jul 12, 2019
Best of NAB Show 2019 - Part 1 [Ep124]
Jul 12, 2019
Serving Your Clients [Ep123]
Apr 03, 2019
Filmmaking for Colleges & Universities [Ep122]
Mar 26, 2019
What I Hate About The Panasonic GH5 [Ep121]
Mar 20, 2019
The Film Hustle with Alex Ferrari [Ep120]
Mar 15, 2019
Industry Scams [Ep119]
Mar 04, 2019
Ask Me Something: Advice for Young Videographers | S1 vs A7riii | Pre Production
Feb 20, 2019
Panasonic S1 & Canon EOS RP [Ep118]
Feb 16, 2019
Resolutions For 2019 [Ep117]
Jan 14, 2019
Goodbye 2018 [Ep116]
Dec 23, 2018
Switching from Mac to PC [Ep115]
Nov 20, 2018
Get Your Pilot's License & FAA Regulations [Ep114]
Nov 05, 2018
The One Man Band [Ep113]
Oct 29, 2018
Ask Me Something: Film School, Getting Clients & Interview Audio
Oct 16, 2018
Getting Work & Staying Organized [Ep112]
Oct 08, 2018
Panasonic LUMIX S1/S1R [Ep111]
Sep 28, 2018
So Many Cameras, So Little Time [Ep110]
Sep 11, 2018
Ask Me Something - Gimbals vs Steadicam | FS5 vs EVA1 | My Career Goals
Aug 18, 2018
The Boom Operator: Pro Audio On Set [Ep109]
Aug 08, 2018
When Clients Get Cray [Ep108]
Aug 03, 2018
Collaborating and Storytelling [Ep107]
Jul 26, 2018
Ask Me Something - Sony A7siii, Premiere Pro vs Final Cut, Faith and Career
Jul 15, 2018
Making Travel Videos [Ep106]
Jul 10, 2018
Does Good Gear Matter? [Ep105]
Jun 30, 2018
Filmmaking Gear Reviews with Caleb Pike [Ep104]
Jun 26, 2018
Hard Drives & Backups [Ep103]
Jun 20, 2018
The Right Camera For You [Ep102]
Jun 14, 2018
Mixing Business with Pleasure & Finding Solutions [Ep101]
Jun 09, 2018
Filmmaking w/ Ryan Connolly [Ep100]
Jun 04, 2018
The Truth About The Industry [Ep99]
May 29, 2018
Editing A Feature Film [Ep98]
May 21, 2018
Adobe Software & ProRes RAW [Ep97]
May 16, 2018
It's NOT All About The Shot [Ep96]
May 11, 2018
Panasonic GH5 w/ Chris Ray [Ep95]
May 05, 2018
NAB Showdown: ProResRAW & BM Pocket Cinema 4K [Ep94]
Apr 23, 2018
NAB First Impressions [Ep93]
Apr 11, 2018
How to Never Get Hired Again [Ep92]
Mar 28, 2018
We're Back! [Ep91]
Mar 20, 2018
Eva1 5.7K RAW Firmware Upgrade [Ep90]
Feb 27, 2018
Export Settings [Ep.89]
Feb 19, 2018
Hustle Life [Ep88]
Feb 12, 2018
Stop Asking For Help [Ep87]
Feb 09, 2018
How NOT To Fly A Drone [Ep86]
Feb 05, 2018
Starting a VLOG [Ep85]
Feb 01, 2018
Atomos Shogun Inferno vs Odyssey 7Q+ [Ep84]
Jan 30, 2018
The Mavic Air & Industry Stigmas
Jan 25, 2018
The Most Important Thing When Shooting A Documentary [Ep82]
Jan 22, 2018
How To Get The Job [Ep81]
Jan 18, 2018
Someone Got Fired! [Ep80]
Jan 17, 2018
Panasonic GH5s & My Next Camera [Ep79]
Jan 08, 2018
Filmmaking Resolutions for 2018 [Ep78]
Jan 05, 2018
Mobile Editing [Ep77]
Dec 21, 2017
Drones For Your Work [Ep76]
Dec 18, 2017
The Best Camera (Bang for Buck) [Ep75]
Dec 14, 2017
Storage and Delivering Videos [Ep74]
Dec 11, 2017
Secret Gear Rentals [Ep73]
Dec 08, 2017
Organize Your Project Files [Ep72]
Dec 04, 2017
Shooting A Short Film [Ep71]
Nov 30, 2017
Wedding Filmmaking (w/ Matt Johnson) [Ep70]
Nov 27, 2017
5 Keys to Success [Ep69]
Nov 20, 2017
Directors and Footage Stabilization [Ep68]
Nov 13, 2017
Working With Celebrities [Ep67]
Nov 10, 2017
Non-Compete Contracts [Ep66]
Nov 06, 2017
Everyone Just Needs to Calm Down! [Ep65]
Nov 03, 2017
Life On Set (w/ Kevin Otterness) [Ep64]
Oct 30, 2017
The Sony A7riii [Ep63]
Oct 27, 2017
Make Your Film Happen (w/ Joe Simon) [Ep62]
Oct 23, 2017
Filmmaking with John Snelson [Ep61]
Oct 19, 2017
What Is Your Work Worth? Part 2 [Ep60]
Oct 16, 2017
What Is Your Work Worth? [Ep59]
Oct 12, 2017
The Illusion of Sound [Ep58]
Oct 09, 2017
When Clients Don't Know What They Want [Ep57]
Oct 05, 2017
Using External Monitors/Recorders [Ep56]
Oct 02, 2017
Shot List or No Shot List [Ep55]
Sep 29, 2017
Event Videography [Ep54]
Sep 25, 2017
The Recording Format Conundrum [Ep53]
Sep 21, 2017
Production Contracts [Ep52]
Sep 18, 2017
Lights for Beginners [Ep51]
Sep 14, 2017
The Granite Games: What I learned About Event Videography [Ep50]
Sep 11, 2017
3 Tips for Better Audio [Ep49]
Sep 05, 2017
How to Keep Clients Happy [Ep48]
Aug 31, 2017
LIVE Q&A: Lighting, Audio and External Recorders [Ep47]
Aug 28, 2017
SLRs to Video Cameras: Should You Upgrade? [Ep46]
Aug 25, 2017
What About The Feature Film? [Ep45]
Aug 21, 2017
We Broke Our Film Gear [Ep44]
Aug 17, 2017
Work Time Management [Ep43]
Aug 15, 2017
Gear For Run and Gun Filmmaking [Ep42]
Aug 10, 2017
Filmmaker in the Big Apple [Ep41]
Aug 08, 2017
Quoting and Invoicing Clients [Ep40]
Aug 03, 2017
Starting Your Production Company ft. Chris Grubisa of Chrilleks Productions [Ep39]
Jul 31, 2017
Dealing With Tough Clients [Ep38]
Jul 27, 2017
The Traveling Videographer [Ep37]
Jul 24, 2017
What Camera To Buy Next [Ep36]
Jul 21, 2017
If I Could Only Have One Lens [Ep35]
Jul 17, 2017
Shooting Skateboarding Films with Chris Ray [Ep34]
Jul 13, 2017
Optimizing Your Camera Setup [Ep33]
Jul 10, 2017
The Art of Interviewing [Ep32]
Jul 06, 2017
Commercial Storytelling [Ep31]
Jul 03, 2017
Gaffing With The Stars ft. Jim Plannette [Ep30]
Jun 30, 2017
Start Your Video Business and Make Money [Ep29]
Jun 26, 2017
Documentary Filmmaking with Dave LaMattina [Ep28]
Jun 22, 2017
That Pre-Production Process [Ep27]
Jun 19, 2017
4K DSLRs for Beginners & Professionals [Ep26]
Jun 15, 2017
8 Bit vs 10 Bit Color [Ep25]
Jun 12, 2017
Shooting on RED [Ep24]
Jun 08, 2017
The Panasonic Eva1 5.7K Breakdown [Ep23]
Jun 05, 2017
The Canon C200 4K RAW Breakdown [Ep22]
Jun 01, 2017
Shooting Auto vs Manual [Ep21]
May 29, 2017
Sony FS5 Breakdown [Ep20]
May 25, 2017
Making Your Film [Ep19]
May 23, 2017
That Industry Job You Don't Want [Ep18]
May 19, 2017
Attending Film School [Ep17]
May 17, 2017
The Right Questions for Beginners [Ep16]
May 15, 2017
Coloring and Grading with Carlos Gonzalez [Ep15]
May 10, 2017
7 Things That Will Destroy Your Production [Ep14]
May 08, 2017
Buying New Equipment: When, Why & How [Ep13]
May 05, 2017
My Computer for Editing [Ep12]
May 03, 2017
My Beef with Vimeo [Ep11]
May 01, 2017
Giving and Receiving Creative Critique [Ep10]
Apr 28, 2017
NAB Show 2017 New Releases! [Ep09]
Apr 27, 2017
Managing Your Video Files [Ep08]
Apr 24, 2017
Premiere Pro vs Final Cut Pro X [Ep07]
Apr 21, 2017
The Biggest Mistake of My Career [Ep06]
Apr 17, 2017
4K Workflow, Scripting, and Color Charts [Ep05]
Apr 12, 2017
How to Quote for Video Projects [Ep04]
Apr 11, 2017
Grabbing Audio On Set [Ep03]
Apr 07, 2017
Lighting, Film School, Buying a RED [Ep02]
Apr 01, 2017
Starting as a Filmmaker [Ep01]
Mar 28, 2017