In this episode Kel sits down with Meg Igarashi - a freelance filmmaker and YouTuber who has quite an interesting filmmaking origin story that really began with an internship. On Meg’s channel you can find short films, vlogs, music and dance videos, and much more.
Show Notes
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 Meg Igarashi - a freelance filmmaker and YouTuber who has quite an interesting filmmaking origin story that really began with an internship. On Meg’s channel you can find short films, vlogs, music and dance videos, and much more.
In this episode they discuss:
- Meg traveling from Massachusetts to Tokyo, Japan
- Using music and video as a creative outlet
- Meg's start on YouTube when she was 15
- Shifting her focus and strategy on YouTube as she became a filmmaker
- Leaving high school and landing a video production internship with a language learning company in Japan
- The types of videos Meg worked on as an intern and the skills she gained
- Meg's passion for producing videos
- Going from paid internship to full-time employee to freelancer
- Landing her freelance gigs through connections
- How Kel found her passion for video
- Meg's dream projects: music videos and travel filmmaking
- Balance of freelance and full-time work
- The biggest challenge of having a YouTube channel
- YouTube success strategies
- The most rewarding part of having a following
- Meg's upcoming project sponsored by the Adobe Residency Program
- Biggest takeaway from Meg's story
- How you can support Meg as a filmmaker
CONNECT w/ MEG
✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megigarashi/
✩ Twitter: https://twitter.com/megigarashi
✩ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/megisapokemon
CONNECT w/ KEL
✩ instagram: @therealkelgrant
✩ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kelgrantnj
✩ business/collaboration/sponsorship inquiries: kelgrantt@gmail.com
If you or someone you know is a #femalefilmmaker or #femalevideographer and would like to be a featured guest on the podcast, send an email to the address above :)
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What is She's in Focus?
"She's in Focus" is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering female filmmakers and video creators from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.