Íris Santos and Connor McCoy are a couple of London based 3D artists, working in different industries but both contributing towards something bigger. Originally from Portugal, Íris is a 3D artist with experience in graphic design, games industry and freelance 3D work for NFT projects. Currently employed in the automotive industry at Wayve, bringing autonomous driving to a new level, she’s working in Simulator, creating architectural props, building procedural worlds and diving into programming. Despite having a passion for art, she also likes to experiment with various art mediums and 3D software. Her recent focus has been on honing her programming and Houdini skills in order to develop tools and streamline the workflow for her team and herself. Born in the UK, Connor McCoy is a Lead 3D artist at First Light Games, working on characters, props and environments. When he was young, his older sister inspired him to become an artist. His goals were then propelled to new heights when he discovered the world of video games, comic books and the heroes who lived there. Along with Iris, Connor also explored the realm of NFTs as an artist. Even so, his most recent work is still connected to it as the game being developed by First Light Games promises to serve as a link between the Web 2 and Web 3 communities. Listen to this episode to hear 3D artists' authentic experiences working with NFTs, be inspired by the exciting visions they are both a part of and to find out more about the 3D art scene.

Connect with Iris:

• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-sant00s/⁠


• ⁠https://iris-santos.artstation.com/⁠ 

Connect with Connor:

• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-mccoy-16a85bb9/⁠ 


• ⁠https://www.artstation.com/connormccoy⁠ 

Trident Raijin:

• ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/tridentraijin⁠

Quotes from Iris:

“More than games, those were the movies like Pixar and Disney. One day I was just watching and I thought, wow, how do they make this? It was magical and amazing and that thought never crossed my mind. So then I started diving into the possibilities of 3D.”

“From the course perspective, I've always tried to push myself and I was fortunate to have a group of colleagues that all did the same. We pushed for each other and tried to reach above and beyond what we could do with the skills that we had.” 

Quotes from Connor:

“I always had the philosophy of being the hardest worker in the room ever since my school days just because I am quite a competitive person and fortunately my friends at the time were also very competitive in an academic way so my friend would be like, I got B and I'd be like what you gotta B I'm gonna get A!”

“And all of us put dozens and dozens of hours in. We stayed behind past 9 o'clock when they closed the university and we hid underneath the table so we could use the preview and then they eventually found us and kicked us out.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky⁠ 

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Íris Santos and Connor McCoy are a couple of London based 3D artists, working in different industries but both contributing towards something bigger. Originally from Portugal, Íris is a 3D artist with experience in graphic design, games industry and freelance 3D work for NFT projects. Currently employed in the automotive industry at Wayve, bringing autonomous driving to a new level, she’s working in Simulator, creating architectural props, building procedural worlds and diving into programming. Despite having a passion for art, she also likes to experiment with various art mediums and 3D software. Her recent focus has been on honing her programming and Houdini skills in order to develop tools and streamline the workflow for her team and herself. Born in the UK, Connor McCoy is a Lead 3D artist at First Light Games, working on characters, props and environments. When he was young, his older sister inspired him to become an artist. His goals were then propelled to new heights when he discovered the world of video games, comic books and the heroes who lived there. Along with Iris, Connor also explored the realm of NFTs as an artist. Even so, his most recent work is still connected to it as the game being developed by First Light Games promises to serve as a link between the Web 2 and Web 3 communities. Listen to this episode to hear 3D artists' authentic experiences working with NFTs, be inspired by the exciting visions they are both a part of and to find out more about the 3D art scene.

Connect with Iris:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-sant00s/


• https://iris-santos.artstation.com/ 

Connect with Connor:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-mccoy-16a85bb9/ 


• https://www.artstation.com/connormccoy 

Trident Raijin:

• https://www.twitch.tv/tridentraijin

Topics:

• Introduction


• Background


• University experience


• Final projects


• Advice


• Getting into the industry


• First jobs


• Working with NFTs


• Current jobs


• Follow

Quotes from Iris:

“More than games, those were the movies like Pixar and Disney. One day I was just watching and I thought, wow, how do they make this? It was magical and amazing and that thought never crossed my mind. So then I started diving into the possibilities of 3D.”

“From the course perspective, I've always tried to push myself and I was fortunate to have a group of colleagues that all did the same. We pushed for each other and tried to reach above and beyond what we could do with the skills that we had.” 

Quotes from Connor:

“I always had the philosophy of being the hardest worker in the room ever since my school days just because I am quite a competitive person and fortunately my friends at the time were also very competitive in an academic way so my friend would be like, I got B and I'd be like what you gotta B I'm gonna get A!”

“And all of us put dozens and dozens of hours in. We stayed behind past 9 o'clock when they closed the university and we hid underneath the table so we could use the preview and then they eventually found us and kicked us out.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠


• https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky 

Follow the podcast:

• 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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• 👾 Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/8j3zNzwqJg⁠


• ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠


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Nathan Stobbs is a London based VFX artist specialising in compositing, currently working at VFX studio REALTIME. Since he first experimented with stop-motion animation and became fascinated by visual effects in movies, Nathan has been interested in this area. He enrolled in a VFX course at a university in London, where he helped with a number of projects of film students that even won several awards. In his last year at school, he entered the field early and began developing his compositing abilities in a VFX industry. When the global pandemic struck, he joined a software development company and started working as a software tester. After the industry recovered, he moved back to the composing world and returned to what he enjoyed the most, working as a compositing artist. As we go into greater detail about Nathan's experience at university, he tells some interesting stories about what inspired him to concentrate on compositing and how he got his first VFX job. Listen to this episode to learn more about some commonly used VFX software, learn about various VFX disciplines and get some helpful advice for aspiring artists and filmmakers.

Connect with Nathan:

• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanstobbs/⁠

• ⁠https://nathanstobbs.com/⁠

Episode quotes:

“It was like playing around with stuff and I really enjoyed it. And then realizing there's a massive career in it so I thought, yeah, let's go for it.”

“It was like a nice kind of wholesome project. It wasn't one of those shows where it was really technical and hard but normally it was a good project with basic and positive tasks, just trying to do the best job that you can, cracking on and going back to your roots.”

“But every now and then I'll have one of these nights where I'll start working on a project at like 8 am because I'm like a night owl and I'll work on the shot with my own programs until around 6 am just to get it rendered.”

“That's the whole reason why we do it, it's fun. And if it does get to a point where you're like, this is not fun anymore, this is a grind, then don't forget to have a break. There's nothing wrong with it because it’s supposed to be fun and creative.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky⁠ 

Follow the podcast:

• 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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• 🎵 TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@producedbypodcast⁠ 


• 👾 Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8j3zNzwqJg⁠ ⁠


• ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠


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If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it on ⁠Patreon⁠. ❤️

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Nathan Stobbs is a London based VFX artist specialising in compositing, currently working at VFX studio REALTIME. Since he first experimented with stop-motion animation and became fascinated by visual effects in movies, Nathan has been interested in this area. He enrolled in a VFX course at a university in London, where he helped with a number of projects of film students that even won several awards. In his last year at school, he entered the field early and began developing his compositing abilities in a VFX industry. When the global pandemic struck, he joined a software development company and started working as a software tester. After the industry recovered, he moved back to the composing world and returned to what he enjoyed the most, working as a compositing artist. As we go into greater detail about Nathan's experience at university, he tells some interesting stories about what inspired him to concentrate on compositing and how he got his first VFX job. Listen to this episode to learn more about some commonly used VFX software, learn about various VFX disciplines and get some helpful advice for aspiring artists and filmmakers.

Connect with Nathan:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanstobbs/

• https://nathanstobbs.com/

Topics:

• Introduction


• VFX Compositing 


• VFX Rotoscoping


• Discovering VFX


• Education


• University projects


• First VFX job


• Working after university


• Impacts of pandemic


• Working at SW company


• Back to VFX


• Current job


• Dream projects


• Advice


• Follow Nathan

Quotes:

“It was like playing around with stuff and I really enjoyed it. And then realizing there's a massive career in it so I thought, yeah, let's go for it.”

“It was like a nice kind of wholesome project. It wasn't one of those shows where it was really technical and hard but normally it was a good project with basic and positive tasks, just trying to do the best job that you can, cracking on and going back to your roots.”

“But every now and then I'll have one of these nights where I'll start working on a project at like 8 am because I'm like a night owl and I'll work on the shot with my own programs until around 6 am just to get it rendered.”

“That's the whole reason why we do it, it's fun. And if it does get to a point where you're like, this is not fun anymore, this is a grind, then don't forget to have a break. There's nothing wrong with it because it’s supposed to be fun and creative.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠


• https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky 

Follow the podcast:

• 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 🔗 Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  


• 💬 Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact⁠⁠


• 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/produced_by_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 


• 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5LHnM6YCaeVzIr0WatOsw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 


• 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@producedbypodcast 


• 👾 Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/8j3zNzwqJg⁠


• ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠


• ⁠Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e5Y8Wscx


•  Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/produced-by/id1684669642⁠⁠⁠


• 📨 Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7092551882589528065

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. ❤️

🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests.

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#producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight 

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George Lolov is a freelance filmmaker from London who currently works as a filmmaker and VFX artist with the goal of becoming a director. Born and raised in Bulgaria, he moved to London to attend university and pursue his passion for film. He explored various roles and projects before focusing on screenwriting in his final year to hone his storytelling skills in preparation for a future in directing. Although a global pandemic affected his last year, he had a great start to his career as a freelance filmmaker and VFX artist. Along with working on projects for other businesses, he has been doing freelance work on Fiverr using his VFX skills that he acquired outside of school. As we delve more into his Fiverr experience, George provides some helpful tips on what to focus on to stand out. Then we talk about George’s preferences for particular films, TV shows, directors and VFX. Listen to this episode to gain helpful advice for aspiring freelancers, learn more about special visual effects that you can create on your own and discover more about the state of the Bulgarian film industry. 

Connect with George:

• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-lolov-4607b315b/⁠


• ⁠https://www.instagram.com/georgelolov_/⁠ 


• https://www.georgelolov.com/

Episode quotes:

“The most important thing would be to get in contact with your classmates and make connections, maybe even with your lecturers. Especially in the film industry, connections are going to open many doors when you leave film school.”

“I love changing and I love doing everything. That's why I'm interested in filming, editing as well as VFX and I think directing combines all of them.”

“I remember growing up with the original Star Wars trilogy. I think even my father is a big fan and that's probably what got me into it. It was a really influential movie for me because I remember when the prequel trilogy was coming out. I was too young but I remember all the video cassettes and the VHS and I was watching it.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky⁠ 

Follow the podcast:

• 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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• 💬 Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact⁠⁠⁠


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• 🎵 TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@producedbypodcast⁠ 


• 👾 Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8j3zNzwqJg⁠ ⁠


• ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠Spotify: ⁠https://lnkd.in/e5Y8Wscx⁠


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If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it on ⁠Patreon⁠. ❤️

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#producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight 

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George Lolov is a freelance filmmaker from London who currently works as a filmmaker and VFX artist with the goal of becoming a director. Born and raised in Bulgaria, he moved to London to attend university and pursue his passion for film. He explored various roles and projects before focusing on screenwriting in his final year to hone his storytelling skills in preparation for a future in directing. Although a global pandemic affected his last year, he had a great start to his career as a freelance filmmaker and VFX artist. Along with working on projects for other businesses, he has been doing freelance work on Fiverr using his VFX skills that he acquired outside of school. As we delve more into his Fiverr experience, George provides some helpful tips on what to focus on to stand out. Then we talk about George’s preferences for particular films, TV shows, directors and VFX. Listen to this episode to gain helpful advice for aspiring freelancers, learn more about special visual effects that you can create on your own and discover more about the state of the Bulgarian film industry. 

Connect with George:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-lolov-4607b315b/


• https://www.instagram.com/georgelolov_/ 


• https://www.georgelolov.com/

Topics:

• Introduction


• Background


• Bulgarian film industry


• University


• Advice


• Freelancing on Fiverr


• Freelancing as filmmaker


• Software


• Projects worked on


• VFX in films


• Cinema preferences 


• Future plans


• Film in Bulgaria


• Follow George

Quotes:

“The most important thing would be to get in contact with your classmates and make connections, maybe even with your lecturers. Especially in the film industry, connections are going to open many doors when you leave film school.”

“I love changing and I love doing everything. That's why I'm interested in filming, editing as well as VFX and I think directing combines all of them.”

“I remember growing up with the original Star Wars trilogy. I think even my father is a big fan and that's probably what got me into it. It was a really influential movie for me because I remember when the prequel trilogy was coming out. I was too young but I remember all the video cassettes and the VHS and I was watching it.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠


• https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky 

Follow the podcast:

• 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 🔗 Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  


• 💬 Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact⁠⁠


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• 🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5LHnM6YCaeVzIr0WatOsw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 


• 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@producedbypodcast 


• 👾 Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/8j3zNzwqJg⁠


• ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠


• ⁠Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e5Y8Wscx


•  Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/produced-by/id1684669642⁠⁠⁠


• 📨 Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7092551882589528065

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. ❤️

🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests.

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Jad Deeb is a real-time technical artist and programmer with a strong knowledge of Unreal Engine and Houdini, currently working as a senior technical artist at London based game studio Omeda Studios. Born in Lebanon, Jad moved to the UK a few years ago looking for a better life and opportunities after his native country began experiencing a crisis. It allowed him to pursue his passion for gaming and he enrolled in a foundation course in graphic design followed by a bachelor's in 3D games and animation. Jad took an active role in honing his artistic skills outside of the classroom and started working as a freelancer, which enabled him to establish a strong body of work and open doors to the industry before graduating. Starting in virtual production, Jad begins by introducing us to this industry, sharing specifics on what it's like to work there and discussing some of the projects he worked on. He later relocated to the gaming industry, where he is currently employed, developing games and supporting other artists. Listen to this episode to get an introduction to virtual production and gaming, receive some helpful tips from a seasoned artist and discover more about gaming for PCs and consoles in general. 

Connect with Jad:

• ⁠https://linktr.ee/Jaddeeb⁠ 

• ⁠https://jaddeeb.com/⁠

Predecessor:

• ⁠https://www.predecessorgame.com/⁠

Episode quotes:

“It taught me a lot of things personally and professionally to take care of in the real world aside from my technical skills on the computer. And that was definitely very eye-opening and taught me a lot that I still carry over until today.“

“It’s important to be able to take a lot of random information. You don't specifically need to understand it 100% but you need to be able to get that idea in your mind straight ahead and apply it in one way or another.”

“It was mostly about me trying to sell myself as a very experienced person that can go on. And I think a very important mentality to have is that you're not asking for a recruiter to take you. But you're offering your services to someone and they want you.“

“Compare your work to the work of the professionals in the industry. That's what they are looking for. Unless they're specifically looking for interns if your work doesn't look on par with what the current talent is offering.”

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠⁠


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Jad Deeb is a real-time technical artist and programmer with a strong knowledge of Unreal Engine and Houdini, currently working as a senior technical artist at London based game studio Omeda Studios. Born in Lebanon, Jad moved to the UK a few years ago looking for a better life and opportunities after his native country began experiencing a crisis. It allowed him to pursue his passion for gaming and he enrolled in a foundation course in graphic design followed by a bachelor's in 3D games and animation. Jad took an active role in honing his artistic skills outside of the classroom and started working as a freelancer, which enabled him to establish a strong body of work and open doors to the industry before graduating. Starting in virtual production, Jad begins by introducing us to this industry, sharing specifics on what it's like to work there and discussing some of the projects he worked on. He later relocated to the gaming industry, where he is currently employed, developing games and supporting other artists. Listen to this episode to get an introduction to virtual production and gaming, receive some helpful tips from a seasoned artist and discover more about gaming for PCs and consoles in general. 

Connect with Jad:

• https://linktr.ee/Jaddeeb 

• https://jaddeeb.com/

Predecessor:

• https://www.predecessorgame.com/

Topics:

• Introduction


• Background


• Living in Lebanon


• Moving to London


• Education


• Introduction to Virtual Production


• Working in VP


• Projects


• Working in gamingAdvice


• Games


• Predecessor game


• PC vs console


• Connect with Jad

Quotes:

“It taught me a lot of things personally and professionally to take care of in the real world aside from my technical skills on the computer. And that was definitely very eye-opening and taught me a lot that I still carry over until today.“

“It’s important to be able to take a lot of random information. You don't specifically need to understand it 100% but you need to be able to get that idea in your mind straight ahead and apply it in one way or another.”

“It was mostly about me trying to sell myself as a very experienced person that can go on. And I think a very important mentality to have is that you're not asking for a recruiter to take you. But you're offering your services to someone and they want you.“

“Compare your work to the work of the professionals in the industry. That's what they are looking for. Unless they're specifically looking for interns if your work doesn't look on par with what the current talent is offering.”

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Zeke Downes is a runner and logger from London who loves sports, especially football, and is currently working as a runner on an undisclosed television production. Originally from Norwich, Zeke relocated to London to attend university and follow his interests in TV dramas and documentaries. We talked about what it was like to pursue a degree in television, why he picked this programme over the one in film and specifics about his university projects. While still in school, he had the opportunity to work as a logger at Wimbledon and he proceeded to do so on a number of other projects as well as at a few sporting events as a runner. In addition, we discussed Zeke's deep interest in sports, particularly football, including his favourite teams, players and his biggest hobby, collecting football shirts. Listen to this episode to discover more about Zeke's logging job, find out why he travelled to Wales for his final university project and get inspired and his profound passion for collecting football jerseys.

Connect with Zeke:

• ⁠https://linktr.ee/knockemdownes⁠


• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeke-downes-a4a85725a/⁠

Topics discussed:

• Introduction


• Education


• During covid


• Studying TV


• University projects


• Working as a logger


• Working as a runner


• Future plans


• Advice


• Football


• Collecting football jerseys


• Documentaries 

Quotes from the episode:

“It was my very first TV job and for the first two or three days I hated it. It was horrible as I didn't have a clue what I was actually doing and everyone else there had already been there and done it for years. But then after a few days, I loved it.”

“It was a really, really awesome experience and something completely different. It made me think that I would much rather do running.”

“There's always luck involved but you often have to make your own luck because people don't need to help you. You sort of need to help yourself in a way. “

“It's just awesome to combine different hobbies because I also love football, photography, camera work, media, everything. So it is great to just combine everything.“

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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• ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky⁠⁠

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🎙️ About Produced By Podcast:

Produced By brings you exciting stories of brave people who set out to build careers in competitive fields despite often challenging circumstances. Whether you are interested in creative industries, personal development or want to have some fun, enter the spotlight along with our guests and get inspired. Listen to people coming from all parts of the world, diverse fields of expertise and different levels of careers. So join us to follow their journeys, learn from life experience and embark on a great adventure.

🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests.

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Zeke Downes is a runner and logger from London who loves sports, especially football, and is currently working as a runner on an undisclosed television production. Originally from Norwich, Zeke relocated to London to attend university and follow his interests in TV dramas and documentaries. We talked about what it was like to pursue a degree in television, why he picked this programme over the one in film and specifics about his university projects. While still in school, he had the opportunity to work as a logger at Wimbledon and he proceeded to do so on a number of other projects as well as at a few sporting events as a runner. In addition, we discussed Zeke's deep interest in sports, particularly football, including his favourite teams, players and his biggest hobby, collecting football shirts. Listen to this episode to discover more about Zeke's logging job, find out why he travelled to Wales for his final university project and get inspired and his profound passion for collecting football jerseys.

Connect with Zeke:

• https://linktr.ee/knockemdownes


• https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeke-downes-a4a85725a/

Topics:

• Introduction


• Education


• During covid


• Studying TV


• University projects


• Working as a logger


• Working as a runner


• Future plans


• Advice


• Football


• Collecting football jerseys


• Documentaries 

Quotes:

“It was my very first TV job and for the first two or three days I hated it. It was horrible as I didn't have a clue what I was actually doing and everyone else there had already been there and done it for years. But then after a few days, I loved it.”

“It was a really, really awesome experience and something completely different. It made me think that I would much rather do running.”

“There's always luck involved but you often have to make your own luck because people don't need to help you. You sort of need to help yourself in a way. “

“It's just awesome to combine different hobbies because I also love football, photography, camera work, media, everything. So it is great to just combine everything.“

Connect with the podcaster:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• ⁠https://twitter.com/TomasLoucky⁠

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🎙️ About Produced By Podcast:

Produced By brings you exciting stories of brave people who set out to build careers in competitive fields despite often challenging circumstances. Whether you are interested in creative industries, personal development or want to have some fun, enter the spotlight along with our guests and get inspired. Listen to people coming from all parts of the world, diverse fields of expertise and different levels of careers. So join us to follow their journeys, learn from life experience and embark on a great adventure.

🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests.

📭 Subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠ so that you don't miss out!

#producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight 

Enjoy!