The Access:VFX Podcast

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• Who Builds the Communities That Build Our Industry? Part 1

  September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 48 min

  Every industry likes to talk about community. The word appears in mission statements, recruitment campaigns and social-media posts, but genuine community is not built with a hashtag, and it does not magically appear when people need…

• How Do You Actually Become a Leader in VFX and Animation? Part 2

  September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 44 min

  Getting the leadership title is one thing. What happens when you actually have to do the job? When you become responsible for other people’s careers. When you have to deliver feedback you know someone won’t like. When you’re promoted and…

• How Do You Actually Become a Leader in VFX and Animation? Part 1

  September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

  Working hard, becoming brilliant at your craft and earning a promotion should make you a great leader… right? Not necessarily. Being an exceptional animator doesn’t automatically mean you’ll be good at managing animators. Being a…

• I Followed All the Advice… So Why Am I Still Not Hired?

  August 17, 2026 · 2 hr 7 min

  Improve your reel. Network more. Attend events. Ask for feedback. Build your online presence. Keep creating. Stay positive. But what happens when you do all of that… and you still can’t get hired? This episode of the ACCESS: VFX Podcast…

• The Career-Launching Animation Competition: Young Animator of the Year UK

  August 3, 2026 · 1 hr 49 min

  How do you actually get noticed as a young animator? In this special episode of the ACCESS:VFX Podcast, Simon and Nene explore Young Animator of the Year UK, the free national animation competition that has helped launch the careers of…

• What is Advertising in VFX.... And why does nobody talk about it?

  July 10, 2026 · 1 hr 53 min

  This week on The ACCESS:VFX Podcast, we're asking a simple question: Why does nobody talk about advertising VFX? When people think about careers in VFX and animation, they usually picture blockbuster films, episodic television or games…

• If VFX Doesn’t Work Out, What Else Can These Skills Do?

  July 5, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

  If VFX Doesn't Work Out... What Else Can These Skills Do? What if the skills you've built in VFX, animation or games were never limited to those industries in the first place? In this episode, Simon Devereux and Nene Parsotam are joined…

• What we wish we'd known as a student at 16!

  June 22, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

  At 16, most of us thought everyone else had a plan. Pick the right subjects. Make the right choices. Don’t fall behind. Except… that’s not really how creative careers work. In this episode, Simon Devereux and co-host Nene Parsotam bring…