#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.com

Twitter - sliwill

Instagram - sliwill

TIMESTAMPS

00:30 - How William Got Into Videography

04:20 - Freelancing/Different Genres Williams Filmed

06:20 - Film Is Hard To Shoot

07:22 - Visual Effects

08:35 - Being A Perfectionist

09:21 - Making Music Is Hard

11:07 - Creative Fields Are Hard To Make Money

12:59 - Realiistc Expectations

13:20 - Williams Goal

15:01 - William Works With Top Tier Fighting Gamers In Australasia

15:35 - Fighting Games Arent Big In E-Sports

16:39 - Commercialisation Of The Fighting Game E-Sports

18:07 - Street Fighter/Reece’s Street Fighter Story

19:47 - New Players Are Disadvantaged Against Older Street Fighter Players

21:07 - E-Sports Players Getting Arthritis From Super Smash Bros/Gamecube Controller

22:07 - Super Smash Bros Is Huge In E-Sports

22:55 - Super Smash Bros Vs Traditional Fighting Games

24:32 - Smash Bros Is The Most Popular Fighting Game In NZ E-Sports

26:26 - William Is At Every Fighting Game Event

26:54 - How William Does His Montages

28:00 - William’s Unique Way Of Editing

28:41 - Plural Eyes/Reece’s Initial Video Problems

29:23 - Darksided

30:35 - Spud

31:22 - Street Fighter Players Are Normal

31:56 - Some Gamers Are Socially Awkward

32:41 - David Dallas

33:30 - Differences Between Gaming Crowds

35:03 - Nintendo/Anime

35:57 - Israel Adesanya

37:15 - Respect For MMA Fighters

38:00 - NZ Hasn’t Embraced Israel Adesanya/Dan Hooker Headlining Next UFC Event

39:34 - Tall Poppy Syndrome

40:06 - Constructive Feedback/Reece Learning How To Make Kiwi Talkz Better

41:36 - Being Sensitive To Criticism/Unchained XL

44:14 - Star Wars

46:06 - Marvel/Kevin Feige’s Rise

48:12 - Disney +

48:45 - Streaming Services/Why Reece Does Video In Podcasts

50:50 - Reece Doesn’t Want To Do Livestreaming/Being Respectful To A Guest

53:39 - Politicians

56:48 - Timestamps/Reece’s Story About An Arrogant Lady

58:10 - How William Found The Podcast/Reece Trying To Make People Aware Of Timestamps

59:46 - How Often William Goes To Australia

1:00:48 - William Doesn’t Like Australia/Kiwis Disadvantaged In Australia

1:03:09 - Sydney During Peak Hour

1:04:03 - Tauranga

1:06:03 - Drury/Commuting Into Auckland

1:07:04 - Auckland Traffic

1:08:39 - Where Most E-Sports Events Are Held/Standing Fierce/Airport

1:10:29 - Chemist Warehouse/Ikea

1:12:04 - Reece Asks William For A VIP Pass

1:12:20 - Reece’s Armaggeddon Dragonball Z Story

1:14:14 - Armaggeddon

1:15:02 - People In Fighting Game Communities Know Who William Is

1:15:57 - William’s Time In Chicago/Combo Breaker

1:17:57 - Interviewing People That Lose/

1:18:50 - William Stayed With Gamers In Chicago

1:19:50 - Lets Pay Live In The Sky Tower

1:20:41 - Reece Dealing With Nervous Guests

1:21:52 - Anonymouz

1:23:05 - Keeping Positive Energy/Having A Good Clique

1:24:50 - Negatives Of Having No Competition/Pros And Cons Of Kiwi Talkz

1:27:23 - Williams Learned A lot From Kiwi Talkz

1:27:45 - Traser/Battle Rap/1Outs

1:29:55 - Kiwis Are To Complacent Compared To Other Cultures

1:31:22 - Being A Workaholic

1:33:12 - Not Wasting Time

1:34:08 - Why Reece Hasn’t Entered In A Battle Yet

1:35:20 - How To Contact William