#26 - William Slingsby Interview (Film, FGC, Street Fighter, Smash Bros, MMA, Star Wars, Marvel, Australia etc.)

William Slingsby is a professional videographer primarily for Fighting Game Events within Australasia, he came in the studio to talk about E-Sports and fighting games such as Street Fighter & Super Smash Bro. We also covered a multitude of other topics. SOCIAL MEDIA Williamslingsby.comTwitter - sliwillInstagram - sliwill TIMESTAMPS00:30 - How William Got Into Videography04:20 - Freelancing/Different Genres Williams Filmed06:20 - Film Is Hard To Shoot07:22 - Visual Effects08:35 - Being A Perfectionist09:21 - Making Music Is Hard11:07 - Creative Fields Are Hard To Make Money12:59 - Realiistc Expectations13:20 - Williams Goal15:01 - William Works With Top Tier Fighting Gamers In Australasia15:35 - Fighting Games Arent Big In E-Sports16:39 - Commercialisation Of The Fighting Game E-Sports18:07 - Street Fighter/Reece’s Street Fighter Story19:47 - New Players Are Disadvantaged Against Older Street Fighter Players21:07 - E-Sports Players Getting Arthritis From Super Smash Bros/Gamecube Controller22:07 - Super Smash Bros Is Huge In E-Sports22:55 - Super Smash Bros Vs Traditional Fighting Games24:32 - Smash Bros Is The Most Popular Fighting Game In NZ E-Sports26:26 - William Is At Every Fighting Game Event26:54 - How William Does His Montages28:00 - William’s Unique Way Of Editing28:41 - Plural Eyes/Reece’s Initial Video Problems29:23 - Darksided30:35 - Spud31:22 - Street Fighter Players Are Normal31:56 - Some Gamers Are Socially Awkward32:41 - David Dallas33:30 - Differences Between Gaming Crowds35:03 - Nintendo/Anime35:57 - Israel Adesanya37:15 - Respect For MMA Fighters38:00 - NZ Hasn’t Embraced Israel Adesanya/Dan Hooker Headlining Next UFC Event39:34 - Tall Poppy Syndrome40:06 - Constructive Feedback/Reece Learning How To Make Kiwi Talkz Better41:36 - Being Sensitive To Criticism/Unchained XL44:14 - Star Wars46:06 - Marvel/Kevin Feige’s Rise48:12 - Disney +48:45 - Streaming Services/Why Reece Does Video In Podcasts50:50 - Reece Doesn’t Want To Do Livestreaming/Being Respectful To A Guest53:39 - Politicians56:48 - Timestamps/Reece’s Story About An Arrogant Lady58:10 - How William Found The Podcast/Reece Trying To Make People Aware Of Timestamps59:46 - How Often William Goes To Australia1:00:48 - William Doesn’t Like Australia/Kiwis Disadvantaged In Australia1:03:09 - Sydney During Peak Hour1:04:03 - Tauranga1:06:03 - Drury/Commuting Into Auckland1:07:04 - Auckland Traffic1:08:39 - Where Most E-Sports Events Are Held/Standing Fierce/Airport1:10:29 - Chemist Warehouse/Ikea1:12:04 - Reece Asks William For A VIP Pass1:12:20 - Reece’s Armaggeddon Dragonball Z Story1:14:14 - Armaggeddon1:15:02 - People In Fighting Game Communities Know Who William Is1:15:57 - William’s Time In Chicago/Combo Breaker1:17:57 - Interviewing People That Lose/1:18:50 - William Stayed With Gamers In Chicago1:19:50 - Lets Pay Live In The Sky Tower1:20:41 - Reece Dealing With Nervous Guests1:21:52 - Anonymouz1:23:05 - Keeping Positive Energy/Having A Good Clique1:24:50 - Negatives Of Having No Competition/Pros And Cons Of Kiwi Talkz1:27:23 - Williams Learned A lot From Kiwi Talkz1:27:45 - Traser/Battle Rap/1Outs1:29:55 - Kiwis Are To Complacent Compared To Other Cultures1:31:22 - Being A Workaholic1:33:12 - Not Wasting Time1:34:08 - Why Reece Hasn’t Entered In A Battle Yet1:35:20 - How To Contact William