It’s a question as old as time, that people in a creative occupation ask themselves. Well, not really. Although it is a legitimate scenario most of us face at one time or another in their career. Can you do your own thing, still pay your bills and live comfortably?

Once in a while you get a request to do some work and tick off a few points on the bucketlist. This trip to Japan was definitely one of those occasions. The itenerary was straight from Narita Tokyo, up to Fukushima way up in the mountains to a legendary place called Ebisu – a Zoo slash race track facility. Only in Japan right. A few days up there, down to Tokyo for a day, onwards south to Osaka before the trip lead on to Fuji all in a 12 days trip.

The demand for video and film is increasing by the year. More companies have seen the positive effect a good video is for their brand – and up until a few years back, this service was a luxury reserved for the big companies ready to spend the big dollars.

Have you ever had an idea in your head that you simply could notshake? That’s what happened to me when I started thinking of what I wanted to make for my Bachelor degree. It was two years in the making from that point on, and it was a great experience. The above film is just a trailer I made prior to flying over to California, a case study.