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Episode 395 – Sir Wade Neistadt – From Animation School to Cannes
Sir Wade Neistadt is a Freelance Animator, VFX Artist and YouTube Creator. Currently, his YouTube Channel has over 205K followers.
In 2014, after his short film about a sick superhero brought him to the Cannes Film Festival, he completed Animation Mentor’s Character Animation Program and got immediately hired at DreamWorks Animation as a Technical Trainer / Educator. Two years later, he left the studio to travel, work freelance and build his YouTube Channel.
Sir Wade had taught over 50 classes across our pipeline ranging from proprietary software for animation, layout, and lighting, to third-party tools such as Maya, Mari, Substance, After Effects, Nuke, etc.
In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews YouTuber and Freelance Animator Sir Wade Neistadt about his journey from an animation school to the Cannes Film Festival, his first job at Dreamworks, launching his YouTube Channel – as well as skills artists need to launch their careers.
Sir Wade’s Website: https://www.sirwade.com
Sir Wade Neistadt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sir-wade-neistadt-6b021850
Sir Wade’s Short Film at Cannes: https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/ca-ada-students-debut-at-cannes-film-festival-sir-wade-neistadt-and-melissa-loi-to/article_03fcb0de-3f47-579f-88bf-5c7ef009c3d6.html
EPISODE 395 – SIR WADE NEISTADT – FROM ANIMATION SCHOOL TO CANNES
Hi, everyone!
This is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 395! I’m speaking with YouTuber and Freelance Animator Sir Wade Neisdadt about his journey from animation school to the Cannes Film Festival. We talk about the skills that artists need to build a successful career.
I’m super excited to talk to Sir Wade. In this Episode, we get into:
- His journey from animation school – to the Cannes Film Festival;
- Getting his first job at Dreamworks;
- Launching His YouTube Channel;
- The Fear of Success and Self-Sabotage;
- The Hot Topic of: Is AI taking over artists’ jobs?
Let’s dive in!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ALLAN McKAY:
[01:10] Have you ever sent in your reel and wondered why you didn’t get the callback or what the reason was you didn’t get the job? Over the past 20 years of working for studios like ILM, Blur Studio, Ubisoft, I’ve built hundreds of teams and hired hundreds of artists — and reviewed thousands of reels! That’s why I decided to write The Ultimate Demo Reel Guide from the perspective of someone who actually does the hiring. You can get this book for free right now at www.allanmckay.com/myreel!
[41:31] One of the biggest problems we face as artists is figuring out how much we’re worth. I’ve put together a website. Check it out: www.VFXRates.com! This is a chance for you to put in your level of experience, your discipline, your location — and it will give you an accurate idea what you and everyone else in your discipline should be charging. Check it out: www.VFXRates.com!
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Next week, I’ll be sitting down with the Founder of Important Looking Pirates Niklas Jacobson. Until then –
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