Kiwi Talkz #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