Ep18: Embracing Your Fear and Continually Pursuing Your Passion for Filmmaking ft Libertad Magallan

She's in Focus

Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers​​​​​ and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.

In this episode Kel sits down with Libertad Magallan - TV producer turned filmmaker, who moved from Colombia to Australia and is pursuing her dream of creating family and commercial films for small businesses in her area.

In this episode they discuss:
- Lib's work in advertising agencies
- From Colombia to Australia: Difference in the filmmaking industries and challenges of navigating a foreign country
- Lessons learned in the advertising agency and how it has translated to filmmaking
- Lib's passion for video
- Balancing full-time and part-time: Yacht management company and production company
- Capitalizing on your environment: filmmaking for the marine industry
- Lib's editing techniques for to make boring subject matter engaging
- The limits to not have the technical knowledge of filmmaking and being successful despite that knowledge
- Using our fear as a motivator
- Finding balance in your life and happiness in your work
- The launching of Lib's production company: Little Movies
- Landing clients through word of mouth and referrals
- Transitioning into doing for family videos
- Lib's businesses thriving during the pandemic
- Dealing with imposter syndrome
- Protecting her gear on client shoots near the water
- Boat/yacht life and working in the marine industry
- Lib's upcoming projects
- The biggest takeaway from the episode
- Where you can find Lib
- How can you support Lib as a filmmaker

CONNECT w/ LIBERTAD
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