Why I Fail At Everything (How to deal with failure as an artist Allan McKay)

[@durgeshpanigrahi8083]

Love your work sir... U are my inspiration 👍👍👍

[@AllanMcKay]

Thank you so much man I'm honored!

[@Roozy_Persepolis]

@@AllanMcKay Every time I feel frustrated and just about to break everything and pull my hair(not that I have hair that much lol), I come to your videos,learn about your past and how you came from a low income family to a successful Hollywood VFX supervisor is like a battery jump start for me. You may not know this yourself but you have changed many lives for good.

[@AllanMcKay]

@@Roozy_Persepolis Roozy that's so awesome to hear man - and we all have our moments. Stick with it and just focus on the wins as progress, and when things are down just remember why you got into this in the first place. Keep at it! Merry xmas brother

[@Roozy_Persepolis]

@@AllanMcKay Merry Christmas to you my big brother that I have never had till now. So happy to be part of this wonderful family of caring and affectionate artists.

[@jerryjacob47]

I've been struggling for a year to get a job in a movie studio. I have failed many times but that failing experience taught me everything. I didn't give up and i'm still working on my skill & brushing it up. At the end you are not learning you are making progress. Consistency helps you to make progress. And ya all that negative thinking and overthinking did happen a lot. Just remember your mind is always eavesdropping so try thinking positive always. One day I will hit a bullseye. Thank you Allan for making this video, you really read my mind. Cheers!

[@AllanMcKay]

That's so great man keep at it! We're all work in progress and landing the first job is hard. I faced rejection after rejection when I first started out, but after you land that first job as long as you focus on your career and put energy into it - once you land the first one there's no looking back - keep going brother

[@jerryjacob47]

@@AllanMcKay Much appreciated man. Cheers.

[@CurveWraps]

Super inspiring!! Fall down 99 times, get back up 100! Keep it going!!

[@AllanMcKay]

Rock on Christina!

[@WannaFastWin]

Ffs man, u've really took me out of depression and monthly procrastinating cause of recent failure in my career.. 😀 I feel like u've just charged me energy. Thank you, I really appreciate it

[@AllanMcKay]

That's so great! Glad it helped keep that focus and kick some butt!

[@saikopiratos]

i try to do 1-2 renders a day in which i add something new to my skill (lighting, posing, camera perspective) as im learning softwares. makes me sleep happily and wake up motivated.

[@jimbeard5621]

My favorite teacher of all time, Larry Larsen, always said "To be successful, triple your failure rate." It has stuck with me ever since. Such great advice. Great video.

[@AllanMcKay]

Awesome brother! Just saw your comment - great to hear from you buddy :) and great advice!

[@cantabrian1009]

Absolutely right. I translate the point you make around AI as an implicit form of emotional 'detachment' from the process. The process is necessary. There is no way around, but only through. Feelings and emotions around it is just resistance, resistance that will ultimately impede. Been watching your videos now daily, at peak times. You sir are a legend. Thank you.

[@danforan2289]

I worked at a big company right out of college as a 3D artist. was let go a year and a half later since they lost their budget. fast forward 2 years later i am still out of the industry. still working on my self and my portfolio to land my career job.

[@nano3ddreams444]

I have failed few times and my working, practicing was paused, now will start again and keep going

[@SuperSuraj5]

I needed this. Starting my first job this Monday and was quite nervous about it. Thanks.

[@AllanMcKay]

that's awesome man congratulations! Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best, listening is the most important part when starting in your first few jobs - soak up as much as you can from everyone. Good luck!

[@SuperSuraj5]

@@AllanMcKay thank you!

[@melong8608]

your video has been always my favourite. thanks for supporting lines. it helps me out! very inspiring

[@AllanMcKay]

Thanks Jamie!

[@beastaroxstudio9848]

Your words are gold !

[@AllanMcKay]

Thanks so much brother!

[@jahirhussain2484]

Another great video sir! Failures are the steps in a staircase towards success!💪

[@AllanMcKay]

That's awesome Jahir thank you and exactly! 👊🙏

[@cpr3dhoudini]

Good Video - Glad that someone stands up and tells it like it is - always told my students the same thing - did they listen - no... - but over time they have finally realized oh this stuff takes a lot of time and you have to continuously evolve.

[@AllanMcKay]

Definitely! Everyone wants fast results or they never get started because they overthink things and are afraid to fail. So I think the more we embrace failure as being part of the process, the quicker we get positive results

[@genesis2934]

Bro, this is one of (Greatest) Vids, on this topic. I love you the way clearly explain this issue in the most simplest of ways. Being a (Veteran) Artist/Animator myself, I didn't get this or understand this earlier in my career. At that time, and (Back in the Day), I thought that I was (SO) good, and I wasn't! It wasn't until I got hit (Hard) with this harsh term of reality, that I realized, that I wasn't very good. And also with that, I had a long string of (Failures) that quickly brought me back down to (Earth). But then, right at that point, with a lot of hard work, and a change of my (Mindset), and years and years and years of (Practice), I actually started getting good or better. Through those humbling experiences, I'm actually a decent Artist now. But going through those (Failures) were (Tough), but it made me the artist that I am today, and I'm so grateful for that. This is what these younger artists need to learn, and I don't know why most of them (Don't) get this? (Play the Long Game, NOT the Short Game). Failure is where the growth is. Now, I do know to accept this is a hard pill to swallow for most people, but it's well worth it at the end of the day. Anyway, thanks, Allan, and keep on Killing it, Bro. your Vids are (GREAT)!

[@zeekmotion3622]

You had me at "beocome like humble AI" (*starts clapping*). Inspiring as always! Thank you so much for putting all of this thoughts into video. 🦾

[@photoman123456]

Awesome words, thanks!

[@AllanMcKay]

You're welcome 👊

[@DonTerrell]

I always enjoy your videos and words of wisdom. Thank you for your continued education!!

[@nf9232]

Thank you so much, sir

[@AllanMcKay]

You're welcome NF thank you!

[@arunckraj]

Very inspiring to listen to you Allan!!!

[@AllanMcKay]

Thanks so much brother!

[@karthi_explains]

Thank you sir good video as always

[@reed4109]

Inspirational as always

[@AllanMcKay]

Thanks so much Reed

[@EarleSara]

This is such a crazy industry. I never thought that I would be dealing with this much failure for the last two years. As a 3D artist, I've done so much free work for start-ups, low-paying gigs on freelancing sites, and getting rejected for runner positions at VFX companies(I got rejected from Framestore because I don't have a car. I sold my car to go to grad school to study 3D). I've found it incredibly hard to convince myself to get back on the horse every time I fail. I wasn't always like that but I have been like that recently. Especially being in LA where it seems impossible to find a junior 3D role anywhere, it can be daunting and discouraging. A lot of entry level roles go to students or recent graduates. There's not really much that can be done apart from continuing to freelance, work on my portfolio, and meet people (siggraph, creators society, Women in Animation, CTN, Lightbox). I do love listening to Allan though, it always gives me a renewed sense of hope to not give up.

[@deftgio]

Interesting story. As Allan says - Keep your focus on the wins and stick with it. At least you are in LA which is a dream for a lot of beginners in this industry. Keep going.

[@KZanim]

Happy New Year Allan! Thanks for sharing this mountain of motivational truth! Love it!

[@dennissabrievski4543]

Sir I’m a big fan of you! a strict follower of your channel! Very informative! I’ve soaked up all information! Quick question for you I’ve applied for some VFX schools and may start soon once I get approved. My Q is i am an animator myself love that passion, really enjoy animating so on but my goal is to be a generalist I enjoy modeling, a little bit rigging so to say I really want to teach myself and get into a boot camp before going to a VFX school and without expecting something to happen to me. But most of the times I get bogged down with details of each medium. For example as for vfx studios in Canada what would you recommend me to do to train myself like what are the fields I should master, things in most demand ? And Is there any test and or something to pick faster and say yes I have also talent in lighting or rigging I can understand how things work for example ? instated of getting lost? And is it a health way to follow that kind of path of becoming generalist junior at ILM level studios ? Thank you so much o hope it makes sense You are like Mr. Yoda for us with all these knowledge! 🙏

[@besteleben1093]

I admire your work ethic! Do you even sleep? Like seriously.. I cut down to 6 hours and I still cant seem to find the time I need

[@AllanMcKay]

thanks Beste! haha yeah I get about 5 hours on average. I think sleep is extremely valuable so I don't think anyone bragging about sleeping less is ever beneficial, but I get up at 5 each day so usually I head to sleep around 11 or 12. I find getting up early really valuable for me, to get more done before the day starts. But everyone has their own routines. If you're cutting your sleep to 6 hours, I wouldn't try to shave anymore time off, rather look at getting more out of the time you're awake. Batch tasks, focus on quality time, less distractions, cut out multi tasking and just give yourself set time blocks for every task that you can give quality time to the things that matter. I'm actually going to be posting in the next week or so how I organize my day to day, week to week and my year - since we're coming up on the start of a new year. So hopefully that might give some ideas on how to organize your days etc. Thanks for reaching out Beste!

[@besteleben1093]

@@AllanMcKay Looking forward to the coming videos, your content is superb! Considering your networth I truly appreciate you taking the time to answer to the comments! I have some questions regarding my career Id like to ask you, but I see your time is valuable, is there a way to get in touch through some sort of mentorship or similar?

[@allinthemind2006]

im struggling bad with the emotional fight right now. Im trying to embrace setbacks but man its a bitch.

[@sammydiaz9373]

Hey Allan, can you please make a video on Thinking Particles to Tyflow for example a while setup transferred to tyflow it would make life much easier

[@AB-mv1mb]

How you deal with situation if you make mistakes in final video delivered to client?

[@murthyr4132]

Sir can u tell shortcut key of 3ds max..

[@maxer167]

it is not the failure anymore but the competition. market is saturated with artists and you have to accept lower prices to work after all those years of experience...

[@AllanMcKay]

If you have a lot of experience and you're being replaced by people with no experience or having to negotiate less money then you need to focus on how you communicate your value. It's easy to say market is oversaturated but it's really that you aren't communicating how you bring value to the table with your experience and with your skills. So it's not what's on paper, more experience didn't equal more money. But being able to communicate your value and why you're worth more is.

[@Theomkar156]

Sir what can you recommend for a beginner to build a pc for 3d modeling

[@ClearYourMindTravel]

You don't have to tell me I'm a failure. I already know.

[@abirnayem8461]

dear i am civil engineering student but i have interest in vfx and i have a dream with vfx. Should I come to vfx? Is there any civil engineer who works with vfx? and sometimes i fell depression. please Suggest me what should i do now?

[@hemanthkumar2044]

iron man suit up scene from infinity war.. sir please help me with this topic...

[@MisterkT]

Nice

[@AllanMcKay]

cheers buddy

[@iwankorzhenevskiy9287]

wow, i have seen before, how smb works so close with audience not to just get more people into their schools. Want to say at least Thank you

[@sheykaja5273]

Everyone raise from fail 😍😍 your awsome sir can i tag you my work in Instagram 🥺🥺🥺

[@AllanMcKay]

That's awesome man I will take a look and thank you!

[@sheykaja5273]

@@AllanMcKay thank you sir😍