Good video as always. Breaking up the day and seeing how digital I'm takes on the day I think is interesting as well as your idea of a second channel for tech stuff. I think other people would enjoy that.
Thanks Gene for the support as always. The other channel might be a lot easier - no planes, trains or motorcycle rides invovled. I could do it from my desk haha.
I would 100% subscribe to a channel about video production and editing ! I know music production but video and photography as always been a weakness… 🎥
I am moving to. Cambodia in about 9 months.Cashing in my 401K using it as emergency fund.I have a rental that brings in about 1400USD per month.Will then take my SocSec early in about 2 years.Will only return to USA periodically to see my mother and check on my house..Thanks for all the inspiration
You're good to go. Take your time and stay in low cost homestays or even hostels here and there to keep your cash from burning until you find a city that fits you. You'll find yourself living the dream...
The VPN keeps me connected to all my US platforms and services (netflix, amazon, etc). And GogleVoice really fills in the gap for friends and family that aren't on Whatsapp - and to get those US-based text message security codes for my banking, etc.
There's no film industry here that I can see. But I think you could come in and make a micro budget film pretty easily. A friend wants to do just that so I started looking into resources. What I found were a few Cambodian film production fixers who could help sort out all of the local help, locations, government issues, etc as well as a handful of Cambodian and Western cinematographers living here doing great documentary work. I'd hire or partner with one of those DPs and one of those fixers if I were to produce a picture here. And get some government guy in my pocket to clear past any red tape on the communist end of things.
@@FollowBrando I appreciate the details in your reply. Let's say I can put a great film on 30K budget with global appeal in both Khmer and English. How are movie theaters there operated, if I want to have my film distributed through them?
Haha yeah let's talk Turkey! I almost forgot until a friend in the US mentioned it yesterday. I'm headed to a place called Lee's Food Supply today to see what they've got. Have a feeling its gonna be a Bbq chicken next week tho.
@@FollowBrando Figured you catch that one. I am interested in what you come up with. Having grown up in mob land (south end of Hartford in the late 60's early 70s) we always had ham for Christmas. Creamed pearl onions, cranberry sauce, candied yams, etc. for thanksgiving. I would be interested in what you are doing. I know you won't be working. Nobody does from the US. Whether it is kicking it at the beach or eating with the pasty old ex-pats. I don't take you for a chef and I don't foresee your gf eating mashed potatoes and gravy. Rice with gravy, on thanksgiving, now that is a horror story.
@@TOM-sr6gh I am a chef actually - of the hobbyist variety. I usually do cornish game hens with rosemary, cardamom and oregeno with an orange sause for thanskgiving. But I grew up in Bristol with the same table of food you did. I know Hartford all too well - I produced a feature film there with the help of the police and city council. I got to do ride arounds with the Hartford Homicide squad for a while - that was an experience.
I would like to change the conversation to an opportunity to ingratiate yourself to the local community. You could have a relatively small block party with the theme of thanksgiving. Use their culture for free help and maybe hire a chef to oversee it for like $20-25. Cost would be like $2-300. But then you would be a rock star for the next year. Cheap. Use someone else's place and plates, etc. Remember this is Asia and they have never eaten our food and want to know about it. Just like us for theirs's. In the PI they just assign tasks, and everything is practically free. It is sort of like potluck, except everyone brings certain items. I have personally investigated how much it costs to have a 1000+ party and was shocked. Just food for thought. You're a little late to the game of Asia.
@@TOM-sr6gh I did a lot of that in Saigon - feeding 50-100 homeless people a night on motorbikes. I'm looking for a way to help some part of the local community but probably not that. It could come off as "who is this new 'rich'a-hole feeding everybody.
New subscriber here brando. Enjoying the content 😁. Would be very interested to subscribe to a new channel about editing. I have a page/channel across most social media (doing best on facebook) , will be looking to move to SEA one day and would love to tap into your knowledge about editing skills as tbh mines is currently non existent 😀 keep up the good work bro 👏🏻
Where do you get the power tools from? Did you have to ship them from the U.S., or is there a store near you to buy them? If nearby what's the selection look like compared to Harbor Freight tools, Home Depot, etc. in the U.S.?
I miss Harbor Freight... The selection here is pretty good - lots of legit Makita tools here in Kampot along with some Chinese brands and knockoffs (Bosh instead of Bosch haha). In Phnom Penh and some other Cambodia locations there's Global House. My buying experience might freighten you at first - a few hole-in-the-wall hardware/tool stores with tools in dissaray covered with dust. My "salesman"was a 10-year old kid without shoes on. But his parents replaced my cheap drill when the chuck siezed up. They don't really use lumber here for construction so that's been a headache. But I can make do.
@FollowBrando Yeah, I'm thinking of trying Kampot out next year. I just built up a bunch of Hercules brand cordless tools and batteries from Harbor Freight here in Texas. I love Harbor Freight for a lot of their tools. I'll look into buying the basics when I go there. Enjoying your channel especially since I'm wanting to go there and l plan on doing the remote work thing also. Your videos are answering a lot of my questions.
@ElMe-f1v Great - lot of guys like you who are watching before they make the move. I'm keeping you in mind as I create these videos to help you hit the ground running.
Thanks for sharing your life in the kingdom of wonder…
Thanks - it's a wonderful life!
Good video as always.
Breaking up the day and seeing how digital I'm takes on the day I think is interesting as well as your idea of a second channel for tech stuff. I think other people would enjoy that.
Thanks Gene for the support as always. The other channel might be a lot easier - no planes, trains or motorcycle rides invovled. I could do it from my desk haha.
I would 100% subscribe to a channel about video production and editing !
I know music production but video and photography as always been a weakness… 🎥
Thanks - good to hear. You may see a few behind the scenes videos and video editing tutorials on this channel first as I test it out.
I am moving to. Cambodia in about 9 months.Cashing in my 401K using it as emergency fund.I have a rental that brings in about 1400USD per month.Will then take my SocSec early in about 2 years.Will only return to USA periodically to see my mother and check on my house..Thanks for all the inspiration
You're good to go. Take your time and stay in low cost homestays or even hostels here and there to keep your cash from burning until you find a city that fits you. You'll find yourself living the dream...
I love Siem Reap Phnom Penh not so much
Google Voice and VPN, good advice ! thx
The VPN keeps me connected to all my US platforms and services (netflix, amazon, etc). And GogleVoice really fills in the gap for friends and family that aren't on Whatsapp - and to get those US-based text message security codes for my banking, etc.
What's your opinion on Cambodia's film industry and culture, specifically for micro-budget films since your background is in filmmaking?
There's no film industry here that I can see. But I think you could come in and make a micro budget film pretty easily. A friend wants to do just that so I started looking into resources. What I found were a few Cambodian film production fixers who could help sort out all of the local help, locations, government issues, etc as well as a handful of Cambodian and Western cinematographers living here doing great documentary work. I'd hire or partner with one of those DPs and one of those fixers if I were to produce a picture here. And get some government guy in my pocket to clear past any red tape on the communist end of things.
@@FollowBrando I appreciate the details in your reply. Let's say I can put a great film on 30K budget with global appeal in both Khmer and English. How are movie theaters there operated, if I want to have my film distributed through them?
Let's talk turkey. Do they have and are you going to have any for thanksgiving?
Haha yeah let's talk Turkey! I almost forgot until a friend in the US mentioned it yesterday. I'm headed to a place called Lee's Food Supply today to see what they've got. Have a feeling its gonna be a Bbq chicken next week tho.
@@FollowBrando Figured you catch that one. I am interested in what you come up with. Having grown up in mob land (south end of Hartford in the late 60's early 70s) we always had ham for Christmas. Creamed pearl onions, cranberry sauce, candied yams, etc. for thanksgiving. I would be interested in what you are doing. I know you won't be working. Nobody does from the US. Whether it is kicking it at the beach or eating with the pasty old ex-pats. I don't take you for a chef and I don't foresee your gf eating mashed potatoes and gravy. Rice with gravy, on thanksgiving, now that is a horror story.
@@TOM-sr6gh I am a chef actually - of the hobbyist variety. I usually do cornish game hens with rosemary, cardamom and oregeno with an orange sause for thanskgiving. But I grew up in Bristol with the same table of food you did. I know Hartford all too well - I produced a feature film there with the help of the police and city council. I got to do ride arounds with the Hartford Homicide squad for a while - that was an experience.
I would like to change the conversation to an opportunity to ingratiate yourself to the local community. You could have a relatively small block party with the theme of thanksgiving. Use their culture for free help and maybe hire a chef to oversee it for like $20-25. Cost would be like $2-300. But then you would be a rock star for the next year. Cheap. Use someone else's place and plates, etc. Remember this is Asia and they have never eaten our food and want to know about it. Just like us for theirs's. In the PI they just assign tasks, and everything is practically free. It is sort of like potluck, except everyone brings certain items. I have personally investigated how much it costs to have a 1000+ party and was shocked. Just food for thought. You're a little late to the game of Asia.
@@TOM-sr6gh I did a lot of that in Saigon - feeding 50-100 homeless people a night on motorbikes. I'm looking for a way to help some part of the local community but probably not that. It could come off as "who is this new 'rich'a-hole feeding everybody.
Yo dude you are plugging to many things into that one outlet. You are going to fry that fuse...run extention to the other outlets
Haha. I'm in Cambodia not the 1800s. It's all on a circuit breaker.
New subscriber here brando. Enjoying the content 😁. Would be very interested to subscribe to a new channel about editing. I have a page/channel across most social media (doing best on facebook) , will be looking to move to SEA one day and would love to tap into your knowledge about editing skills as tbh mines is currently non existent 😀 keep up the good work bro 👏🏻
Thanks brother! I'll probably start with some behind the scsnes videos and editing tutorials here on this channel first. Stay tuned...
Where do you get the power tools from? Did you have to ship them from the U.S., or is there a store near you to buy them? If nearby what's the selection look like compared to Harbor Freight tools, Home Depot, etc. in the U.S.?
I miss Harbor Freight... The selection here is pretty good - lots of legit Makita tools here in Kampot along with some Chinese brands and knockoffs (Bosh instead of Bosch haha). In Phnom Penh and some other Cambodia locations there's Global House. My buying experience might freighten you at first - a few hole-in-the-wall hardware/tool stores with tools in dissaray covered with dust. My "salesman"was a 10-year old kid without shoes on. But his parents replaced my cheap drill when the chuck siezed up. They don't really use lumber here for construction so that's been a headache. But I can make do.
@FollowBrando Yeah, I'm thinking of trying Kampot out next year. I just built up a bunch of Hercules brand cordless tools and batteries from Harbor Freight here in Texas. I love Harbor Freight for a lot of their tools. I'll look into buying the basics when I go there. Enjoying your channel especially since I'm wanting to go there and l plan on doing the remote work thing also. Your videos are answering a lot of my questions.
@ElMe-f1v Great - lot of guys like you who are watching before they make the move. I'm keeping you in mind as I create these videos to help you hit the ground running.
@@FollowBrando I appreciate it. Get some real world info before I make the leap.