If you’re interested in high-level visual effects, you have probably heard of Allan McKay. Allan has worked on a lot of films including Star Trek Into Darkness, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Avengers: Endgame, and more.

In this episode of Ask an Artist, Allan McKay joins us to discuss building a successful career as a VFX artist.

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Episode 002 Show Notes

Why visual effects? - 1:20

Communication is the number one skill that every person should have - 8:42

Learning to be more patient - 11:12

Stop being intimidated by freelancers - 14:05

The Avengers poster - 17:30

Everyone struggles with fear and failure - 32:42

Enjoy the process along the way - 34:00

There’s a difference between being a consumer and being a creative - 40:27

Everything is sales - 48:40

Teaching people how to build a successful career - 50:00

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