Creative Income with Lars Lindstrom: Recent Episodes
Lars Lindstrom; cinematographer and entrepreneur
Creative Income is all about interviewing freelance professionals in the creative space in order to get insight on how they're able to make a living and thrive financially.
Adam Bricker, ASC is a seven-time Emmy and five-time ASCnominated cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Adam’s most recentwork includes Hacks (HBO Max), Chef's Table (Netflix), and American Vandal (Netflix). Enjoy!
Award-winning cinematographer, Kaity Williams developed a passion for cinematography and the craft of visual storytelling, which inspired her move to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a career in filmmaking. She is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers Motion Imaging Technology Council Lens Committee, has been featured several times in American Cinematographer magazine and was a contributor to the internationally renowned The Cine Lens Manual.
Fiorella Occhipinti is an award-winning cinematographer and photographer whose refined and elegant portfolio boasts a globe-spanning body of work and clientele.
Alec Puro is an award winning Film and Television composer and accomplished studio musician. He has created music for over forty films, thousands of hours of television programming and countless advertisements. In addition, he is the creator of ViralNoise, a royalty free music and sound FX platform for creators and companies. enjoy!
David M. Wulf is a prolific film producer and unit production manager known for his work on numerous feature films and television movies, including Return to Silent Hill (2026) Call Jane (2022), The Card Counter(2021), and Arcadian (2024). I've shot 3 movies with David now and he is a wealth of entertainment knowledge. enjoy!
Director of photography Blake McClure, ASC shoots in a wide variety of styles, across multiple genres. He previously wrapped production on Season 2 of Apple TVs, Loot and was just nominated for an ASC award in the Half-Hour category for his work on season 2 of the Starz series, Minx; starring Ophelia Lovibond, Jake Johnson, Oscar Montoya, and Lennon Parham. In 2014, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honored McClure with the Award for Best Cinematography in a Half-Hour Episodic Series for his work on the first season of Drunk History. Enjoy!
Director of photography Blake McClure, ASC shoots in a wide variety of styles, across multiple genres. In 2014, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honored McClure with the Award for Best Cinematography in a Half-Hour Episodic Series for his work on the first season of Drunk History. Enjoy this week's episode!
Adrian Peng Correia is an award-winning cinematographer, who has lensed projects all over the world. Over the last decade he has shot dozens of feature films, commercials, documentaries and short films. Enjoy!
Graham Robbins is an incredibly well versed cinematographer with robust feature and commercial credits including Our Little Secret and Irish Wish. Enjoy!
Zach Roozen is an Actor and Producer known for Romeo and Juliet Killers, Requiem for a Scream, and Happy Endings Funeral Parlor. Enjoy!
Rick Diaz is wildly talented Director of Photography known for his work on Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Winning Time and Stranger Things. In this episode we discuss getting started, second unit work, and moving from indie films into studio features. enjoy!
Edward is a cinematographer, filmmaker, and content creator. He's been able to build a healthy following on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok from his cinematography breakdown videos. enjoy!
Brittany Underwood is a Colombian American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her roles as teenagers Langston Wilde on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live and Loren Tate on the Nick at Nite/TeenNick serial drama Hollywood Heights. Brittany is also an incredible friend and collaborator, enjoy!
Matt Pohlkamp is an incredible actor and an even more incredible human. Every time I'm with Matt I leave feeling better about myself and the future. He also slays on the mountain bike so naturally we get along very well. enjoy this episode of "Chairlift Confessions".
Reese is the Author of "What Gives You the Right to Freelance?", Social Media Content Creator, and Producer. Enjoy the episode!
Philip Bloom is a British filmmaker known for his DSLR filmmaking, blog, YouTube channel and education. He has worked as a cinematographer and cameraman for Lucasfilm, CNN, Sky News and the BBC. In this episode we talk about the ups and downs of freelance work in the film industry, enjoy!
Adam Sigal is a writer/director/producer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He is obsessed with literature and film, and is on a mission to make movies like the ones that inspired him, during the golden era of the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's. enjoy!
Illya is the owner of Hot Rod Camera in Los Angeles. before operating a retail camera and lighting shop, he was a camera assistant and technician. He also is the host of the Cinematography Podcast. enjoy!
Marla Lynne Sokoloff is an American actress. She is known for playing Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama television series The Practice, and Gia Mahan on Full House and Fuller House. She has also appeared in films True Crime, Dude, Where's My Car?, Sugar & Spice and Love on the Side. I first worked with Marla as a director on Sweet on You. Enjoy!
Oren is the first guest to return to the Creative Income podcast. I brought him back on so we could talk about his recent film The Creator and how doing his first studio feature has started to change his career and life. Enjoy the episode!
Steve Kazee is an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring as Guy in the musical Once for which he was awarded the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. We met while Steve was acting and producing a movie I shot. enjoy!
Nick Matthews is an American Cinematographer based in LA. He recently shot his first studio film, Saw X, and we spend the majority of the episode talking about moving from smaller more independent projects to larger studio films. enjoy!
Jakob Owens is a director based in Los Angeles California whose projects range from music videos, films, and commercials to travel, branded content, and more. He is also the creator and owner of TheBuffNerds YouTube channel, which has accumulated over 280+ million views and 800K + subscribers. As if that weren't enough, Jakob owns several shooting locations in and around Los Angeles. Enjoy!
Mark is an actor and more recently a producer. His new production company has already made two feature films that are both in post production. enjoy!
Pascal went to school to study accounting and quickly learned that was not his career path although he has been able to use his knowledge in the finance field with film. He began as a steadicam operator but after a back injury he took the step into cinematography full time. Enjoy!
Brian Beckwith is an excellent DP with a highly unique visual language. He primarily works on commercials and music videos and his lighting and framing is consistently his throughout. He also owns his own gear and of course we discuss that. enjoy!
Jay Holben is a bit of a legend for cinematographers. He has written for American Cinematographers magazine for years, co-wrote the Cinema Lens Manual, and has mastered the craft of many different jobs in the film industry. enjoy!
Nicholas Humphries is a canadian film director that joined me during a break from our set in Panama on the film Mystery Island. He recently quit his teaching job to become a full time freelance director/writer. enjoy!
Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator, and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art.
Most recently, Hurlbut worked on the Netflix film Love Hard. Shane and Lydia are based in Los Angeles where they run Filmmakers Academy, a platform dedicated to educating the next wave of great filmmakers.
Natalie Kingston is an amazing cinematographer who recently shot Apple TV's Black Bird. She talks about setting up her career from Louisiana and how she was able to make the move to Los Angeles without fear of losing work. Enjoy!
Camille is a multi talented actress, model, photographer and podcast host. She talks about having children in an industry that cares about your appearance and how that changed the roles she was booking. enjoy!
Oren is an incredibly talented cinematographer and also truly brilliant. we talk about starting out, the joys of NOT owning gear and the inevitable future of AI in imagery. Enjoy!
Roxy Shih is one of my oldest industry friends. She's an insanely talented director and wildly entertaining to talk to. we talk about saying yes to then say no and a possible McDonalds Sponsorship. enjoy!
Eric Woods, actor turned producer has been making films for cartel for 12 years now and has a lot to teach about owning content, turning failure into success and working hard. enjoy!
welcome back to season 2 of Creative Income with Lars Lindstrom. i'm beyond trilled to relaunch with the incredible Todd Banhazl ASC. Todd is a world class emmy nominated DP for his work on HBO's Winning Time.
Chris is the definition of an entrepreneur. I was doing business transactions with him for years before we ever actually met. He's smart, talented, and down to earth. enjoy!
Social media has made us all compare ourselves to people that don't actually exist and we don't give ourselves enough credit as a result. In this episode I admit the things that i'm not doing that I should pay more attention to. enjoy!
Henry is the co-owner of Bokeh Rentals, a boutique rental shop in Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about the challenges of coming from an E-Commerce world to the harsh hours and realities of a brick and mortar in the film industry. enjoy!
Travis and I have many parallels in how we both got started as creatives in the film industry. He's based out of Kansas City and also owns the Facebook group Cine Kit List.
Rob Diamond is a film producer, writer and director. We just wrapped our third collaboration together this week and he was kind enough to sit down with me at wrap and talk about his film journey. Enjoy!
Del Parson grew up in Rexburg, Idaho where his father was an art professor at Ricks College and his mother taught second grade. His father often took his nine children on painting excursion campouts. He found his father’s love of art to be contagious, as did two of his brothers, who became artists as well.
Often he will visualize ideas for paintings. After making a list, one idea will stand out more strongly than the others. Like any creative endeavor, painting is hard work, and a major oil painting can take at least a month to complete.
“When you feel inspired,” says Parson, “a painting takes on a life of its own. When that happens, the experience is pure joy. It is moments like these that an artist loves best.”
Parson now lives in Utah with his wife and six children. His paintings of Christ evoke a strong emotional response from viewers, and both his religious and historical paintings have received numerous regional and national awards. Parson’s work has been exhibited at the Allied Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Knickerbocker Artist, American Artists Professional League, and the Amarillo Rotary Show.
Mossi is one of a kind. Kind hearted, talented, and smart. In this episode he talks about learning how to negotiate for what he's worth, pivoting, and much more.
Owning a home in Los Angeles has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. In this episode I talk about why living below my means was by design in order to build long term wealth as a home owner. also, you should read How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Noah Clark is the owner of Station 22, a successful production and post facility in Los Angeles CA. Noah talks about the importance of saying yes to everything early on and then forcing yourself to deliver on what you promise. if you're a creative starting out you'll relate to a lot about what he has to say, enjoy!
Studio and Live drummer E-man talks about touring with Andy Grammer, building a studio for convenience, and social media. It really doesn't matter if you're not a musician, you should still listen to this episode! Everything E-man talks about is incredibly relatable to any creative field. enjoy!
Chris Do is the owner and CEO of The Futur, an online educational platform that plans to teach a BILLION students. On this podcast we talk about how Chris got started, why he think the education system is broken and how he intends on fixing it, how to charge clients and lots more.
Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA, and as an advisor to Saleshood. He has also served as: advisory board member for AIGA/LA, EmmysMotion & Title Design Peer Group, Otis Board of Governors, Santa Monica College and Woodbury University.
He has taught Sequential design for over 15 years at ArtCenter College of Design as well as Otis College of Art and Design. Additionally, he has lectured all over the world including: AIGA National Design Conference, Birmingham Design Festival, Awwwards New York/San Francisco/Amsterdam, AIGA Miami, The Design Conference Brisbane, Creative South, Digital Design Days Milan/Geneva, Lu Xun Academy Fine Art Dalian, Motion Conference Santa Fe, VMA Design Conference, MIT Boston, Bend Design Conference, Graphika Manila, Create Philippines, Rise Up Summit Cairo, RGD Design Thinkers Toronto, California Institute of the Arts, LA Art Institute, Otis College of Design, UCLA, MGLA, Cal State Los Angeles/ Northridge, Post Production World, Adobe Video World and San Diego University.
His firm’s work has been recognized by national and international organizations such as: the Emmy’s, Clio, Effie Gold, Huffington Post, Lynda.com, Webbie, Communication Arts, London International Awards, One Show, British D&AD, AICP 20, Pictoplasma, How, 72 dpi, L.A. Weekly, Boards, Res 10, Type Director’s Club (20, 22, 23, 26), IDN, Addy Awards, BDA, Create, Stash (2, 12, 22, 24, 35, 43, 65), Creatie Augustus 2010, Motion Design, Asia Image, Brief, 365 AIGA Year In Design 26, Art Director’s Club, Motionographer, New York Festivals, B Brand, PPaper, I.D., and Print.
Mr. Do has given talks and conducted workshops on: Sales, Negotiations, Value Based Pricing, Mindset, Branding, Graphic & Motion Design, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, and Client Relations.
Host Lars Lindstrom talks about the four different ways to make income:
1.) trade your time for dollars 2.) invest your money in stocks, crypto currencies, venture capital etc 3.) buy assets like real estate, equipment, cars etc 4.) figure out ways to spend less so that you keep more of your money without increasing taxes.
his four guests in this episode are Director, TV host, and social influencer Cole Walliser, Director, editor, and real estate investor Mike Miller, Composer Chad Rehmann, and famed photographer Jay P. Morgan.
Creative income is a podcast designed to help artists make money using their creativity. All investing advice or talk is for entertainment purposes only. We are not financial professionals, only believers in destroying the taboo culture of not talking about this incredibly important life changing topic.
Logan Bean is a filmmaker and creative director for fresh consulting. During his free time he has made courses as a side hustle that has the potential to become his main hustle. enjoy!
Phillip Goodwin is an incredibly talented filmmaker, specializing in motion graphics and commercial content. More recently he has started his own production company, Heck Video, and is currently producing a TV show. Enjoy!
Host Lars Lindstrom talks openly about how he structures his incoming cashflow so that it's well diversified.
Cole Walliser is a DGA commercial director that also has a large social media following from his "Glam-Bot" work where he gets slow motion shots of Hollywoods most elite. He talks about saving money and making money as a director and social media influencer.
Patrick is usually on the other side of the microphone but this week host Lars Lindstrom had the chance to ask him about scaling as a cinematographer and the reasons he started his podcast.
Taylor Frey and Kyle Dean Massey are not only talented actors and performers, they're also the very successful business owners of Elevate Baby, a premium donor and surrogacy agency. They talk about going from making healthy income in the entertainment industry to why they took the leap to increase their lifestyle and future. enjoy!
Its just me this week on the podcast. I get into details about why free labor is not always a bad thing. I can pinpoint what I think is the start of my prosperous career to a free job. I also talk about why starting out I never said no to anything. enjoy!
John Duarte is an accomplished editor, photographer, and now business owner. he talks about the joys in life, work/life balance, the pros and cons of shooting free content and all things creative. enjoy!
Big Monocle is an award-winning creative agency founded in Silicon Valley by Amy Stellhorn. They work with everyone from Fortune 50 titans to growing startups to craft experiences through brand, web and experience design. Their sprint-based approach to projects means we'll give your project a swift start, thrash it early while everyone is fresh, summit quickly, let execution roll downhill. They get that time is money, and if you can be in market months sooner that could mean a whole additional quarter of revenue for your business. If you think you have a project that's right for us reach out at www.bigmonocle.com
Ryan Little is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and producer best known for his 2003 film Saints and Soldiers. In this episode he breaks down how he was able to fund his first short film that eventually lead to a feature film that ultimately funded his production company GoFilms and sparked a successful career that continues to grow.
This week we switch things up a bit and have my dad Nils interview ME on Creative Income to ask me questions about my financial journey from childhood till now. buckle up for father son sappy fun!
Jihan Zencirli is a Turkish-American conceptual artist and sculpture artist in Los Angeles and New York. Zencirli, who is credited under the artist moniker GERONIMO, has been noted by The New York Times to create “arguably the most recognizable public art installations in the country.” We talk about going from backyard weddings to half million dollar balloon art installations, and why Jihan always charges 100% upfront.
Preston Pugmire was able to find a small niche in the live music arena but when it was time to start having kids he and his wife decided to step away from the life of a traveling musician to pursue other profitable ventures closer to home. Preston gets into valuable information about leaving a comfortable salary for the unknown and how to weather the storm. Follow his journey on Next Level Life podcast.
This week I interviewed JayP Morgan (not the bank). He's an amazing photographer, business mind, friend and much more. We talk about marketing strategies, monetizing a YouTube audience, income streams, and lifting heavy things. This is not one to miss!
Chad has been composing for films and commercials since 2003 and he gets into how his income is divided, strategies, work life balance and so so much more. This is a must listen for anyone looking to increase their creative revenue while spending more time with people that you love.
Mike Miller is an endless source of knowledge in the editing and post industry. With over 30 years of knowledge, this is not one to miss. As a freelancer in the film industry i've had to pivot or adapt my income methods many times, and Mike is no stranger to adapting. We talk technology, financing equipment, outside film investments and luck. Enjoy!
Lars Lindstrom talks with filmmaker Royce about how he was able to finance his first feature film and then sell it to pursue his dreams while being financially savvy.