Ian Failes joins Luke to talk about building meaningful relationships in the VFX industry. Ian has written for magazines such as FXGuide, Cartoon Brew, VFX Voice, 3D Artist, 3D World, Thrillist, Syfy, Inverse, Digital Arts, Rolling Stone, Polygon, and more.

Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he traveled to different studios, events, and conferences across the globe and built relationships with various people. Now, due to restrictions, he shares how virtual space broadens his horizon when it comes to building relationships.

Highlights

• Building meaningful relationships in the VFX industry - 3:37
• VFX Journalism is niche and continuously changes - 6:31
• A small industry providing space for people - 10:04
• Creating camaraderie virtually - 13:38
• Ian’s background and transition into his career - 19:31
• Sending out magazines across the globe - 24:54
• The cover of the issue III - 27:14
• Huge shows, lots of stories untold - 28:45
• Challenges in VFX journalism today - 31:31
• Ian’s podcasts for VFX - 35:56
• Always carry the “newbie mindset” - 39:00
• There will always be enough content - 41:13
• Where to find Ian Failes - 42:52
  
  
  Episode Resources
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• Website: https://beforesandafters.com/
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