The Allan McKay Podcast
008 - John Brennick - Hobbit 2, Planet of the apes

This is a great interview with extraordinary artist John Brennick for his contributions at studios like Weta and Digital domain and other studios around the globe on many high profile films including Dawn of the planet of the apes and The Hobbit 2. This is a really fun interview that covers a lot of really great insight into both burn out and finding passion in your work.

Check out show notes (they're coming, I promise!) at http://www.allanmckay.com/8

Also feel free to email me any questions or comments, or leave some on the website!

Direct download: ep8_mixdown.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 1:55pm EDT

007 - Career Advice - Breaking into the industry through the side door

This episode comes with a lot of key advice for those wanting to get their foot in the door of the Visual Effects Industry (or any industry for that matter). Where going with the flow and doing what everyone else does will simply limit your opportunities and most likely you'll be lost in the crowd.

Thinking outside of the box and taking the initiative to do things differently will maximize your opportunities.

Entering the side door - is a way to create your own passage into a job or company, where there is likely none or very little competition because you are creating opportunities that stand out from traditional paths others use.

Take lots of notes, as this episode is aimed at creating your own successes and it's a very vital key to making the most of your time and making the most of your career!

Don't waste time, get in and get started!

That applies for your career and it applies to this podcast!

more information and show notes you can visit http://www.allanmckay.com/7

 

Direct download: Ep7_mixdown-b.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 7:50am EDT

006 - Sean Ritchie - The Walking Dead TV Series

This episode is with Sean Ritchie who is a vfx artist working for Stargate Studios in Georgia primarily tied to the hit tv series The Walking Dead. We gain a lot of insight into Sean's background leading up to entering the industry as well as how's growth and experience over the past few years primarily working on Walking Dead and various other projects - Sean is an extremely talented artist yet so humble and down to earth while also having a wealth of knowledge and insight into his work and production. This is a really great episode and a must see! Check it out!

Check out Episode 6 course notes (coming soon) as well as a chance to win 1 month FREE membership with Digital Tutors! Gain access to thousands of high-end tutorials and other training, check it out!

At the end of the month (November 30 at 11:59pm Pacific Time) I will be announcing the winners who each will receive 1 month membership to Digital Tutors and access to ALL of their training material!

How do you win this?

Simply do these two steps

1) Like my Facebook Page

2) SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW + RATING on iTunes

Simply do these two things and keep an eye out November 30 to win! and tune in later this week for NEXT EPISODE!!

Course notes located here: http://www.allanmckay.com/6

 

Direct download: ep6_sean_mixdown_pub.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

This is a bonus episode that made it in where Carlos Anguiano and I discuss his studio platform and it's major successes. This is a great episode, another very technical one and I wanted to squeeze it in as Carlos and I discussed so much content over the past few episodes I couldn't let this valuable information go.

Anyone who runs a studio or is interested in running a more efficient studio pipeline, check this out as Carlos has a lot of great information in here.

WIN 1 YEAR FREE DIGITAL TUTORS FULL MEMERSHIP!!

Check out Episode 4 course notes (coming soon) as well as a chance to win 1 year FREE membership with Digital Tutors!

At the end of the month (November 30 at 11:59pm Pacific Time) I will be announcing the winners who each will receive 1 year membership to Digital Tutors and access to ALL of their training material worth a lot of moolah!

How do you win this?

Simply do these two steps

1) Like my Facebook Page

2) Subscribe and leave a review/rating on iTunes

Simply do these two things and keep an eye out November 30 to win! and tune in later this week for NEXT EPISODE!!

Course notes are coming, they will land at http://www.allanmckay.com/5/

Direct download: bonus_mixdown.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 10:00am EDT

004 - Mastering Interview & Communication Skills

This episode is part one of a multiple series on job interviews and crafting your communicaiton skills and obtaining what you want from your job prospects. This episode is important especially for those who have difficulty easing into interviews and 'freeze up' as we go a little out there and look at many of the mindsets and how to overcome them - keep an open mind as episode 4 takes us on a bit of a ride down some strong and proven techniques for overcoming anxiety and strengthening your confidence so you can nail your interviews, meetings and obtain what you want!

Check out Episode 4 course notes (coming soon) as well as a chance to win 1 month FREE membership with Digital Tutors!

At the end of the month (November 30 at 11:59pm Pacific Time) I will be announcing the winners who each will receive 1 month membership to Digital Tutors and access to ALL of their training material!

How do you win this?

Simply do these two steps

1) Like my Facebook Page

2) Subscribe and leave a review/rating on iTunes

Simply do these two things and keep an eye out November 30 to win! and tune in later this week for NEXT EPISODE!!

Course notes located here: http://www.allanmckay.com/4

 

Direct download: ep4_mixdown_revised.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 7:49pm EDT

Bonus - Anselm von Seherr-Thoß - FX Technical Director

For the latest episodes visit http://www.allanmckay.com

Allan McKay is a visual effects supervisor and technical director and high profile mentor in Hollywood working in 3D, both in video-games, feature films and tv commercials. Allan works with many of the leading visual effects and 3D animation studios and speaks at Autodesk University, SIGGRAPH and various conferences worldwide!

This is an episode of Artist Insight Series I never published, which gave great insight into Ansi's career starting out and his recent successes. This is a fun interview giving a lot of insight into Ansi and his background. Ansi is a talented FX artist from Germany living in the US working for many leading studios such as Blur, Pixomondo and Prime Focus! 

Direct download: bonus1_Ansi_final.mp3
Category:careers -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT

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