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The Allan McKay Podcast

Allan McKay is an award winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Technical Director in Hollywood - join Allan as he interviews many of the leading experts in Hollywood about their careers, pitfalls and what they took to succeed, while also gaining a lot of core knowledge to help build your career, money and success and skills to make the biggest impact in your career AND in your life!

267 -- Gerald Undone

60 hours 18 mins; October 06, 2020

266 -- Instagram Hashtags

51 mins; September 29, 2020

265 -- The Power of Empathy

11 mins; September 22, 2020

264 -- Deconstructing Prince of Persia

29 mins; September 15, 2020

263 -- Work from Home

57 mins; September 08, 2020

262 -- Chaos Group -- Chris Nichols

78 hours 10 mins; September 01, 2020

261 -- How I Organize My Day

14 mins; August 25, 2020

260 -- Rosana Sullivan -- Pixar

53 mins; August 18, 2020

259 -- Rise FX

46 mins; August 11, 2020

258 -- Emmanuel Shiu

56 mins; August 04, 2020

257 -- Work Visas in USA

32 mins; July 28, 2020

256 -- Rules of the Demo Reel

34 mins; July 21, 2020

255 -- Experimentation Equals Wins

15 mins; July 14, 2020

254 -- Start with Why

20 mins; July 07, 2020

253 -- Marc Rienzo

45 mins; June 30, 2020

252 -- College vs Online Courses

21 mins; June 23, 2020

251 -- How to Get People to Help You

18 mins; June 16, 2020

250 -- How to Reach Busy People

23 mins; June 09, 2020

249 -- Louis Castle -- Amazon Games Studios

91 hours 17 mins; June 02, 2020

Episode 248 - Maxon - Red Giant

83 hours 25 mins; May 26, 2020

247 - COVID-19 and the Future of VFX - with Todd Sheridan Perry

85 hours 4 mins; May 19, 2020

246 -- The Power of Empathy

11 mins; May 12, 2020

245 -- Overwhelm

18 mins; May 05, 2020

244 -- Jordan Mechner -- PRINCE OF PERSIA

76 hours 26 mins; April 28, 2020

243 -- Going Against the Grain

11 mins; April 21, 2020

242 -- Get Paid for Your Passion

25 mins; April 14, 2020

241 -- Investing Back in Yourself

32 mins; April 07, 2020

240 -- Christian Alzmann

39 mins; March 31, 2020

239 -- Szymon Biernacki

62 hours 55 mins; March 24, 2020

238 -- Corridor Crew

68 hours 48 mins; March 17, 2020

237 -- Ben Burns -- The Futur

60 hours 12 mins; March 10, 2020

236 -- Side Hustle

32 mins; March 03, 2020

235 -- Seth Polansky -- IP Lawyer

53 mins; February 25, 2020

234 -- Lon Molnar -- MARZ

63 hours 41 mins; February 18, 2020

233 -- Matti Haapoja

53 mins; February 11, 2020

232 -- The-Artery -- Vico Sharabani

67 hours 55 mins; February 04, 2020

231 -- Why I Fail at Everything

14 mins; January 28, 2020

230 -- Why You're Stuck

17 mins; January 21, 2020

229 -- Mr. X -- Trey Harrell

55 mins; January 14, 2020

228 -- Cinesite

52 mins; January 07, 2020

227 -- How to Get Things Done

30 mins; December 31, 2019

226 -- Justin Raleigh

32 mins; December 24, 2019

225 -- Questions & Answers

32 mins; December 17, 2019

224 -- Controlling Your Brand

35 mins; December 10, 2019

223 -- Blackmagic Design

63 hours 12 mins; December 03, 2019

222 -- How to Bid VFX Projects

45 mins; November 26, 2019

221 -- Michael Janda

76 hours 51 mins; November 19, 2019

220 -- DOOM -- Film Director Tony Giglio

56 mins; November 12, 2019

219 -- Head of ILM Rob Bredow

42 mins; November 05, 2019

218 -- The 4-Minute Mile

14 mins; October 29, 2019

217 -- Instagram for Artists

42 mins; October 22, 2019

216 -- Dan Katcher -- Creatures

64 hours 54 mins; October 15, 2019

215 -- Better Student Experiences

86 hours 58 mins; October 08, 2019

214 -- How to Win the Day

54 mins; October 01, 2019

213 -- Ruairi Robinson -- Director

68 hours 27 mins; September 24, 2019

212 -- Image Engine -- VFX Sups

61 hours 40 mins; September 17, 2019

211 -- Why FX Technical Directors Have the Coolest Job in the World!

53 mins; September 10, 2019

210 -- Feeding the Trolls

35 mins; September 03, 2019

209 -- Fired and Homeless

40 mins; August 27, 2019

208 -- Brian Dixon -- Author of START WITH YOUR PEOPLE

70 hours 53 mins; August 20, 2019

207 -- How Old is Too Old for VFX?

29 mins; August 13, 2019

206 -- How to Build Exposure

38 mins; August 06, 2019

205 -- Working from Home

40 mins; July 30, 2019

204 -- Lucas Ridley

85 hours 31 mins; July 23, 2019

203 -- Will A.I. Take Our Artist Jobs?

61 hours 45 mins; July 16, 2019

202 -- How to Take Your Career to the Next Level

69 hours 8 mins; July 09, 2019

201 -- Should You Go to School for VFX?

61 hours 13 mins; July 02, 2019

200 -- Interview with Allan McKay

72 hours 6 mins; June 25, 2019

199 -- Realism in Hollywood VFX

48 mins; June 18, 2019

198 -- Sell Yourself

37 mins; June 11, 2019

197 -- Should Artists Build a Personal Brand?

74 hours 37 mins; June 04, 2019

196 -- Spin VFX Roundtable

55 mins; May 28, 2019

195 -- How I Would Start My Career in 2019

90 hours 6 mins; May 21, 2019

194 -- Enrique Torres

50 mins; May 14, 2019

193 -- Soft Skills are the Best Skills

42 mins; May 07, 2019

192 -- Is the VFX Industry Stable?

42 mins; April 30, 2019

191 -- Private Career Intensive

102 hours 27 mins; April 23, 2019

190 -- Alessandro Ongaro

71 hours 57 mins; April 16, 2019

189 -- Digital Nomad Lifestyle

54 mins; April 09, 2019

188 -- Mariana Acuña Acosta

47 mins; April 02, 2019

187 -- Derek Spears, VFX Sup

59 mins; March 26, 2019

186 -- How to Learn VFX

30 mins; March 19, 2019

185 -- A Call to Level Up

47 mins; March 12, 2019

184 - How to Get Started in VFX

37 mins; March 05, 2019

183 - VFX Job Interview Questions

52 mins; February 26, 2019

182 -- David Allen -- Mastering Productivity

50 mins; February 19, 2019

181 -- Harmon Brothers -- From Poop to Gold

60 hours 11 mins; February 12, 2019

180 -- Goro Fujita, PART II

98 hours 38 mins; February 05, 2019

179 -- Aaron Sims Creative

67 hours 47 mins; January 29, 2019

178 -- Does Art Actually Pay?

30 mins; January 22, 2019

177 -- Goro Fujita, PART I: Virtual Reality Movie Making

64 hours 26 mins; January 15, 2019

176 -- Job Email Teardown

79 hours 57 mins; January 08, 2019

175 -- Noëlle Triaureau, Vis Dev Artist and Concept Designer

37 mins; January 01, 2019

174 -- Goal Atrophy

28 mins; December 25, 2018

173 -- Pixar’s Animation Sup Gini Santos

45 mins; December 18, 2018

172 -- Eran Dinur, VFX Supervisor

80 hours 13 mins; December 11, 2018

171 -- Cinefex Magazine, PART II

68 hours 7 mins; December 06, 2018

170 -- Cinefex Magazine, PART I

51 mins; December 04, 2018

169 -- Animator and Director Mike Morris

41 mins; November 27, 2018

168 -- Pixar’s Andrea Goh

81 hours 10 mins; November 20, 2018

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