Berlin-based American Spencer McDonald describes his path to becoming a professional filmmaker, from driving Lyft in San Francisco to interning for a filmmaker in Portland — while doing odd jobs from wild-berry harvesting to carpentry – and barely getting by. Cut to his getting paid to shoot commercials for companies from Lyft to Disney, sometimes making as much as $30,000 for a single one-month job. He also talks about why he left the cozy bubble of Portland, Oregon for Berlin, where he lives mainly with non-Americans and enjoys the more social, communal lifestyle.
You can watch his ad for Lyft here: https://vimeo.com/337565310