How To Get Started in Visual Effects (in 2021)

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The question I get asked the most is "How to get started in Visual Effects?"
In 2019, we're in the information age - with so many resources, so much information that it's so easy to get overwhelmed that we stop, before we even begin.
There IS information out there on this topic, but most of it is quite literal "go to gnomon, or some vfx school" "DONE". Most of us don't have the luxury to spend $80,000+ (USD) to attend Gnomon or similar schools. And, who's to say that is actually the answer.
In the beginning, we just want to hit the ground running. I wanted to focus on this topic from the point of minimizing the time, minimizing the noise, and how to get clarity in your goals and what you truly should be focusing on.
What software is best, houdini, cinema 4d, 3ds max, maya, blender or after effects, photoshop or any others. Who you should listen to or what resources to study, or what specifically you want to do, whether it's visual effects in terms of compositor, technical director, creature animator or many other disciplines - let's get clarity on what this means TO YOU.
It's so simple to know where your attention should go - once you really hone in on what your goals are. And in this video I want to break through the noise and really get to the essence of what you want to do, and simply answer the question "how to get started in Visual Effects"
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@jonydrummers 5 жыл бұрын

sub spanish! please haha

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

RE: Spanish Hi Jonathan, KZfaq should auto-transcribe to Spanish. Give it a few more minutes. However, would this be something you find valuable? I have been thinking for a while to maybe put out some VFX classes, as well as videos specifically in Spanish. What are your thoughts?

@jonydrummers 5 жыл бұрын

@@AllanMcKay It could be awesome that you could do some kind of classes or tutorials in Spanish, many in Latin America would be grateful because there is not much material in Spanish language in VFX, from someone with experience like you! Thanks Allan and thanks for the vídeos. 👍 Saludos desde México

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

@@jonydrummers cool I'll definitely keep that in mind - I've wanted to do this for some time so I'll try to build some videos soon. I would love to get your feedback

@JB-hb1iv 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, I could learn Spanish and VFX at once? Make this happen Allan! : )

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

@@JB-hb1iv Great! I'll definitely do this - stay tuned!

@sungjuyea4627 2 жыл бұрын

1. Set specific "someday" narrow goals 2. mimic guys already in the game - studios, linkedin, ask questions 3. choose one or two tools that resonates you if you are a beginner, and try to understand concepts 4. on the way of learning, set tasks! 5. start from free materials 6. join some communities 7. post regularly

@AllanMcKay 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you SungJu Yea!

@sungjuyea4627 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllanMcKay I'm grateful for your priceless advice from the video! Thank you for your kind comment!

@ExacoMvm 5 жыл бұрын

It's easy, just there's few simple steps: 1) Learn VFX programming to atleast advanced level. 2) Learn Physics and how in general everything works ( Data flow in 3D software etc ). 3) Have an good eye how certain VFX should look/behave like. And now MAYBE someone gonna hire you as a Runner or to do some background VFX that nobody will pay attention to or in best case scenario u will get to sculpt some rocks for a game. Then when your friend gonna play that game u will be like "See that rock ure using as a cover? I sculpted it!".

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Haha I feel you Thing is 20 years ago that's exactly what it was like Now if you're good at animation you can get hired for animation. Good at zbrush, hired as a sculpter. But it does help long term to know the foundations of all of this, and really helps to know the surrounding areas But yeah I love how the industry works sometimes

@ExacoMvm 5 жыл бұрын

@@AllanMcKay That was more of an joke ofcourse, i personally didn't had experiences with studios yet, still struggling with freelancing ( probs im just terrible at self-marketing or knowing where to "hunt" for clients, but so far Freelancer contests goes pretty well just lack of my "specialization" jobs ), but thanks for info!

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

@@ExacoMvm yeah I totally got it :)

@skierrybo 3 жыл бұрын

Exaco I really hate to be this guy but its “a” joke not an

@erroldavis3550 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a new animation and VFX student from Jamaica. Studying in New York. Working towards the game industry. Just wanted to say thank you the video helped a lot.

@yashg2618 5 жыл бұрын

Love from India 💕

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Remix! :)

@TheNewton 5 жыл бұрын

For learning software faster one investment to consider is a 2nd monitor(or tablet or cast device) to reduce context switching. Not having to alt+tab between video tutorials and the software really adds up.

@Sharkmanblu 5 жыл бұрын

it's always a pleasure to watch your videos, it's like a boost that pushes me to keep going on despite all the difficulties. I really liked the part when you talked about software and how, if you understand the base concept of what you have/want to do, you can switch from one to another without much trouble. Of course, this principle can be applied at many other disciplines like music,photography or even in something less artistic like mechanic. As always, thanks for your advice!

@TheJennettKids 5 жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thank you for taking time with your busy schedule to make these for us.

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart it's my pleasure

@JCobesV2 5 жыл бұрын

Youre the man Allan! I appreciate the efforts you put in sharing your advice and knowledge. Priceless. Much respect and keep inspiring!

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan!

@anandhg4286 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward much more from you!.Allan!!...Always My Fx Rockstar!

@Ratpackapunch 5 жыл бұрын

Hey man big fan it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the learning curve love the videos gave me lots of encouragement please keep going

@paulangeli4962 5 жыл бұрын

Great video post Allan! Straight and to the point. Really like the ideas of research, deconstruct, model, then execute!

@sachinchavan6890 11 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much Allen for your insights, Really needed this.

@MWren 5 жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel, such a great introducing video. Definitely worth the sub! You come across clear and knowledgeable, will be taking your advice for sure, thanks man

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙏

@jimmyjay234 5 жыл бұрын

Omg 3mins in and already the most informative video, I’m thrilled to hear about how to choose your focus and why. My vfx binge watching can now start to make sense. Thanks Allan... ok back to the education 😁

@AB-mv1mb 5 жыл бұрын

making videos out of busy schedule is no easy! thank you allan your videos have helped me a lot!!!!!!!

@JustChillingSon 3 жыл бұрын

Gold content man! Thanks for this, you are changing lives!

@conceptbound 5 жыл бұрын

This is great info Allan. I needed to hear this topic since I got a little lost lately in trying to figure out how to transition from my current career.

@antonian4466 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Allan! That is very helpfull for me as a new to vfx!!

@fosade 4 жыл бұрын

You came like a glove Allan really, today was thinking on how i could possibly start studying VFX and i just couldn`t find the best path. You just show me the best way to begin, thank you so much!

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

That's so great man Any way I can help just let me know

@sams_3d_stuff 5 жыл бұрын

Notification Squad. Thanks for clearing the fog. You're awesome man. 😃 I really do tell myself,"If Allan Mckay could do it,I can too." Wish me luck. 😃

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fahim, and absolutely! We all gotta start somewhere!

@tuna8478 5 жыл бұрын

As a beginner i tried to absorb everything i could without clear goals, afraid of missing/not knowing something important, and just blindly following tutorials because i feels like it needed (then forgot as soon as the day later) this video make me realize that. I guess that change now. Thanks!

@Terrabite0 3 жыл бұрын

The way you explain is 👌, subbed immediately 🙏 Hope to learn so much this year

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man that means a lot

@vazak11 5 жыл бұрын

So glad to be catching up on these, your advice is great!

@vazak11 5 жыл бұрын

I usually use Art station to share my work, KZfaq is a great resource for learning, provided I find the right guides XD

@baskapes762 4 жыл бұрын

we're in the information age - with so many resources, so much information that it's so easy to get overwhelmed that we stop, before we even begin. This is what's happening man.. over 7 TB of tutorials sitting in HDD. Crystal clear Explanation. Going to start fresh with very limited resource (3dsMax, Substance and Zbrush)

@oksanazaitseva943 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. My daily watching routine is your channel now.

@nadeemb933 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this man

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nadeem! You're welcome!

@esklevndurt 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for doing that video. it helped me to realise what do I really need and what do I really want. Thank you for amazing advices. I guess that just have changed my life

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

That's so awesome! Thank you for sharing it's always inspiring thank you! 🙏

@forsidee 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Allen, this is the third time I am watching this video. Very inspirational, thank you for sharing. I am a Technical Artist with a few years of experience in Automotive UI/UX, Real time graphics. However I often feels stuck due to the fact that TA and TD jobs involve quite a few tools and skills needed and its very easy to get lost in all that information. Your advice in this video definitely helps clear my mind. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

That's great man!

@walkerboh39 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Allan, this is very helpful. I appreciate your insight. And respect your opinions.

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much buddy it's great to hear from you! Hope everything's going great

5 жыл бұрын

You are the best of the best! Thank you so much for videos and I definitely gonna learn a lot with you and your awesome tuts! =D Best regards from Portugal

@nelpiper 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks man.

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much nelpiper

@SoritaK 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING! Ty so much for this!! Love it!

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sorita!

@amandivita6691 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video Allan! Especially the advice regarding cutting the noise, and finding what you want to do. I was being really overwhelmed by all the different things I could do. Your advice about looking at the scenes/art that made me want to do 3D really helped clear a lot. Somehow, sometimes, a single sentence clears a lot of built-up doubts, like sharp wind cutting throught the heat. Thank you! Hope to meet you someday!

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

That's so great man! And I totally get it! We all get overwhelmed from going to time. Thank you for sharing and I'm really happy to help! Definitely looking forward to meeting one day!

@amandivita6691 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllanMcKay thank you brother!

@TheEjazzaidi 5 жыл бұрын

Another valuable video worth watching thanks Allan.

@7th_DimensionalCinema 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, you gave real advice. Everybody else just talks for 20 minutes.

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers man

@leecaste 5 жыл бұрын

If you go for creature animation watch a lot of nature documentaries, nature is much more complex and rich than an artist interpretation...and animals don't scream when they hunt because if they scream, their food runs away.

@_alextom 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot... I feel motivated more than ever now!!❤️🙏🏽 Hope I'd get to meet you someday!✨

@bloodywolftr 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Allan for brief explaination.

@sheykaja5273 4 жыл бұрын

Best guider 💕

@webflowdeveloper 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your efforts

@mdorey 4 жыл бұрын

This is such a great breakdown of how to get into the industry, I really wish i saw this three years ago! Thanks for sharing!

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

That's great man thank you that's great to hear and hopefully still useful to you 3 years later :) thanks again brother

@hardeepkumar7431 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir for your kinda time , your tutorial is very valuable for us,

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy I appreciate you

@DMAX_DIY 3 жыл бұрын

Holy CRap!! Thanks my friend! I'm watching all your stuff.. I don't need a job at ILM but I've been doing this stuff for 15 years or so and SUPER HAPPY to have found your channel after all this time.. I subd and belled. I was really bored during the lockdown, so I built a motion simulator to race with.. but I really want to start modding again with the cars I race. Just started a YT ch a couple months ago. want to bring the 3d stuff into it. not sure how yet. but I ramble, but I'm older so forgive me.. DMAX motion Sim

@siddharthgupta1821 5 жыл бұрын

thank u so so sooo much sir for this video ..!! great respect

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much it means a lot thank you

@kashyapshivam0821 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you sir, more information.. 😀😀 !!

@diogocfelix 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Allan! This was the nice fresh breeze I needed. I was feeling stuck just before I started but this defo made me raise my head and look forward! I'm giving my first steps into Compositing,... trying to learn a little bit of roto, matte painting, camera projection... When you talk about our "Sunday goal", is it a good way to try and replicate a scene? For example, I love that Stranger Things season 3 part where Will comes out of the Arcade Games bar and the Shadow monster appears very far away, with all those clouds and red scenery. Should I put all my efforts in trying to recreate that? Thanks in advance!!

@konarksharma1935 3 жыл бұрын

You have cleared out so many of my doubts and questions. I was getting so overwhelmed by the visual effects concepts as there are so many things to learn and so many forums to see. As I want to be a compositor in dneg , now listening to you have cleared so many things. I have one question, as I'm in year 12 and planning to visual effects do you a degree is important to get a job or diploma also works when I am applying in different countries? Last question what do you think about lost boys school for visual effects? Any recommendations for schools/colleges?

@farrukhabdurahmanov288 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mr. Allan!

@AllanMcKay Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Farrukh!

@defaultaccount9522 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Allan McKay, you are my VFX gangsta.....

@daveson3D 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Allan great video! How important would a skill like polygon modeling be for a technical director? I would love if you could elaborate on what kind of core skills should a technical director have. Seeing as now that a vast majority of modeling is done through sculpting software. Thanks again, you are a great inspiration! Love from Mexico!

@kamikazeplays6818 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information

@AllanMcKay Жыл бұрын

You are working my friend

@VincentG991 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I've been trying to learn Houdini because of Steven Knipping's destruction tutorials and I've been so overwhelmed with it and it's soooo advanced with code and stuff. It just makes me just want to give up. Then I remembered watching a 3DS Max FumeFX tutorial from Andrew Kramer and felt like hey I can actually do this. You gave me the confidence to use software that is comfortable for me.

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

I'm planning to release a lot of Houdini training soon with the focus being on ease of implementation. Because I do feel there is a lot of convoluted training out there I haven't been through Steve's stuff but out of all the training available, it might be advanced but I feel that's probably your best resource. The results I've seen from his training look great

@VincentG991 4 жыл бұрын

Allan McKay Thats great news, over this past year i've come to really appreciate Steven's training (though really advanced)... I was really frustrated at first with how in depth things were to do some simple things. Any Houdini training you do I'd love to be part of, even if you did a redo of your building destruction training course or something similar in Houdini that would be fun to participate in.

@r.antenor1593 4 жыл бұрын

Great Talk and advice - Applies to learning and growing in just about Every field- in existence Programming, Web applications dev or VFX learning -- Watch this to the end! -- Thank you sir!

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙏

@jeganj4496 3 жыл бұрын

I'm fist step in 3ds max Allan! Inspire and aspire to level up with profound knowledge Your words really provoking the best ways to choose! Thank you so much Allan phinominal impact!

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jegan!

@sankhadeepsen7934 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sir for this inspiring advice......

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sankhadeep let me know if you have any questions

@DMAX_DIY 3 жыл бұрын

hahah.. yeah you brought back some memories.. (I'm a 3ds /AE guy) saying these other software are the bomb light wave, Softimage. Allan, I don't even know what Houdini is.. (sometimes we get Siloed in our own little world). I don't think I'll look into anything else just yet. pretty happy where I live.

@yanakravets9047 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u a lot!

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Yana!

@miladhosseini1633 5 жыл бұрын

very helpful , thanks a lot allan

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks milad!

@nathanthomas8603 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, subbed and signed up. I recently got promoted to senior editor & motion designer within the agency that employs me. We currently outsource modelling work, but looking to add this to my skillset...

@TheWise 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude... Greetings from Peru...

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much buddy! Hope things are going well over there!

@qwame41 5 жыл бұрын

This is gold

@jeffk4608 5 жыл бұрын

I've been in the industry for about 20 yrs now. I'm self taught and did not goto school for VFX. I find that in life it's all about who you know and not what you know. Anyone can be trained to do VFX, just like anything else. If you really want to get into the industry all you need to do Is move to Canada and get your foot in any VFX company , your chances will be better up there. The more you talk yourself up the better your chances of getting a job. It's all about how you talk, your attitude and who you know.. Check out a few KZfaq videos, learn the lingo and have confidence in yourself. You'll be a VFX sup sooner then you know. Good luck!

@rajathevar321 5 жыл бұрын

Hey allan dose a FX Artist need to know scripting or just the software will do & please can u make how to get starting in thinking particles & Houdini

@ol1175 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allan, My goal is motion graphics, like ads Nike or Adidas , so Houdini is main tool .

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Great!

@guilhermesilveira8601 3 жыл бұрын

You have a amazing content!!

@AllanMcKay 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Guilherme! More stuff coming, I'll be posting a lot this week stay tuned :)

@observerran8136 5 жыл бұрын

what if i am a filmmaker and i want to learn vfx for a movie or a short. where do i start?

@mcdthedev 4 жыл бұрын

I watched your other tyflow tutorial I stopped when I noticed u using 3dmax now that you say we can start even from blender it's very cool I will continue.. Question how do I bring in tyflow I downloaded into blender.?

@unskillednaive416 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir .Love from India

@chinmaykmt402 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bruh I was almost about to give up

@yggrassildigital8483 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@uchihaitach545 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Allan i am starting learn a Matchmoving so can u please make a video on what is Matchmoving and how it helps u explains things so easily so thats why i am saying so please guide us . Thanks

@prashtag 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Allan, if I want to learn animation, do I need to learn advanced modeling too?

@titaniclover2834 4 жыл бұрын

Alan sir which is the right PC Mac or built pc

@nithishetikala4455 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Allan, what role does coding play in vfx industry, will that be an additional advantage for a person to get a job? being programmer will be limited to just backend software developer in this industry?

@shattershit2925 5 жыл бұрын

what if i want to learn something but its just not available like 3d lightning tutorials

@JulianAbreu 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Very noise cancelling!, learning it’s hard, specially if you are used to another system (Ae) transitioning to Houdini or max haven’t been easy.

@JulianAbreu 5 жыл бұрын

But it is like you say, we need goals, doesn’t matter how small they are

@valentinmoser8103 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Allan! Love your content. I am starting a film business at the moment. In therms of visual effects I started learning Blender a while ago (back then just for fun and because I was curious) and became somewhat familiar with it. I wanted to ask your opinion on the programm (I know its kind of a silly question) and how you see it useable for vfx. I so far only used it for short animations fun personal projects and architectural renderings, which in my humble opinions . But I found it rather difficult for vfx, as I couldn't find a proper or really useful way to exchange tracking data and other things with other software(Fusion, After Effects, Mocha). I now the software is only a tool, but I kinda fell in love with it (instead of Maya for example) and it is free/open source which really helps when looking at the subscription prices of other software. Thank you in advance. Greetings from Austria

@Medellinish 3 жыл бұрын

Und wie ist es bei dir weiter gegangen? Grüße aus Wien

@seungminlee3672 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing great videos! I am a student who studies VFX compositing. I have one question, basically, I'm dealing with the only Nuke, Should I study Maya too..? I'm just wondering that Maya is a helpful program for learning VFX compositing.

@AstroDynamo 4 жыл бұрын

A nice video but sir i really have interest in visual effects and i want to go in environment and level designing but i freaked out whenever i open an software like after effects or Auto desk maya. I still want to learn. how ma i supposed to get past it?

@jaskaran765 4 жыл бұрын

Which movie u work sir are u do a vfx course only

@avrahamjosefrosenfeld2613 Жыл бұрын

I'm a person with focus issues I wanted to start simple vfx, what kind of software is good to start creating basic effects,? I am not good at drawing and I don't want to be dealing with too many softwares, if you could help me please, thank you.

@hglankshear 2 жыл бұрын

Currently doing a marathon of your content while I do some modelling and WOW! These videos are consistently super valuable.

@AllanMcKay 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@resonancefx6994 5 жыл бұрын

My goal is to setup a vfx studio in my country...Nigeria...its going to be really difficult, but it keeps me focused

@jitenderkumar-ld3gj 5 жыл бұрын

i wanna go to fx deep in destruction plz suggest me how to i apply this department

@JackiedFX 5 жыл бұрын

Iìm not sure if u red my email, but this is was i was asking for. As always a mentor and a king! thanks a lot

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy I'm traveling this week hope to dig into email when I fly home in a few days

@none53 5 жыл бұрын

I am learning vfx and 3d maya in an institute at a price of $ 4,536 for 2.5 years so will they teach me properly or the amount that i hv to pay is geniune ?? And one more please make tutorials on blotter media animation i loved it and i also did it and doing it on dance video but i dont know roto scope and how does he animate that btw i hv just joined that course . Thanks your video is awesome 😇

@unskillednaive416 5 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to learn motion graphics+character stimulation+rigging+destruction+scripting+sculpturing as Generalist

@rashedsyed9402 3 жыл бұрын

Two questions. 1. Is it okay to learn one type specialization to get a job or does one need to know the basics of everything and kind of master one thing. 2. What material do you suggest i study / learn if I want to learn VFX for fantasy landscapes / nature etc. Is this area called something special? Is it recommended to delve into this as a beginner. Thanks

@victorgama3d496 4 жыл бұрын

Any suggestions for someone who has been working in the industry but maybe not really going in the direction... but already 10years into the field... E.g. - I started out learning particles, character animations, creating short stories.. however ended up in ArchViz... and stayed in it for almost 8 years now. However, I want to get back into what I originally started out to be... but feel the learning curve is too far out there now.

@Kozlov_Production 5 жыл бұрын

Is it easy to find a job (or distant outsource job) in California in VFX if I know 3ds Max well, some plugins for it and can do character animation in maya? If it is real, how to start looking for a job and where to send the showreel?

@Lj3942 5 жыл бұрын

Man from heaven... 😊😊😊😊

@omarzulu3584 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of love, zambia.. if you even know were that is.

@yasiraboobakar1832 4 жыл бұрын

You are awesome

@iamDesel 4 жыл бұрын

Hi allan mckay, my age is 28 and as am working as a technical illustrator in Lionbrige technologoes inc.i want to learn and i want change carrer to visual effects so please guide me for that whats the steps i want to take?

@eyewishwalrus 5 жыл бұрын

Do you do houdini tutorials?

@pavelvicik5122 5 жыл бұрын

Great talk as usual Allan! Thank you! Can you please make video or share tips how to work as vfx freelancer from home? I worked as nuke compositor at mpc, mill, unit etc. but I would like to start work from home. What do you think about upwork, fiverr and other freelance sites? Thank you and keep up the great work!

@AllanMcKay 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Pavel, definitely! I plan to cover working from home extensively. As a majority of my work I do is always remote (mostly so I can work on multiple projects at once). In the meantime check out www.allanmckay.com/1/ there's also a few other podcast episodes focused around remote work I made

@pavelvicik5122 5 жыл бұрын

@@AllanMcKay Amazing! Thank you Allan! I look forward to hear more from you! All the best.

@clemdog76 4 ай бұрын

I don't want to work at any studio... I just want the knowledge for my own creative purposes.

@GoldwireIT 5 жыл бұрын

Allan, you need to create a video on that light you have on your desk. I am confused as to if that's even a real light or a CG render. With my background in photography, I would like to know how your camera is exposed so that the light isn't blown out... Create a video on your lighting setup. :D

@AllanMcKay 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy I'm terrible at lighting haha - the bulb is very low light and the light behind me I think is 1000w. If there's any indication of how under exposed the shot is. I assume I had a lot of night lights on me off camera