In this episode: how a build goes from 500 screenshots to a Gantt chart, why Australian cosplayers are the scrappiest in the world, the Zhuque Mercy and Kubo builds she is proudest of, the Alhaitham that never got finished, what judging taught her about her own craft, foam work versus sewing versus makeup, what a costume really costs, the dream armour build, a Bombo Quarry shoot she will not forget, her cat Toffee's contribution to every costume, comfort games, and practical advice for anyone starting cosplay for the first time: just do it.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:41 Today's cosplay: Sciel from Expedition 33

01:15 How it started: SMASH! 2008

02:23 Japan, and keeping cosplay a hobby

04:09 From design to build: research, materials, Gantt charts

06:34 Influences and top three cosplayers

09:37 The Australian cosplay scene

12:44 Favourite builds and the hardest ones

17:12 The mirror moment, and why Mercy matters

19:59 Good cosplay, great cosplay, and judging

24:22 Foam, sewing, makeup, budgets and dream builds

28:56 Best and worst memories, advice for beginners

33:19 Toffee, three loves and three gripes

38:22 Comfort games

39:12 Assassin's Creed and what's next

41:19 Outro

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We built a studio in Sydney for the people building things in the Australian gaming and creator scene.

Streamers, cosplayers, editors, the ones doing it at 2am with no crew and no budget.

Hosted by Divyansh Shekhar. No script, no five minute promo, just the conversation.

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We get into how volunteering as a tech at a Counter-Strike tournament opened the door to esports hosting, the night a video game launch nearly fell apart and how he saved it, why humility is the secret to winning back a hostile crowd, how much of live hosting is scripted versus improvised, and why the Australian indie game dev scene is the lifeblood of gaming in this country.

Plus: the Aussie gaming scene versus America, hosting Blizzard's Warcraft 30th Anniversary in front of 500 people at Fortress Sydney, the Diablo IV launch, BlizzCon memories, building the ANZ Creators community, Battlefield 6, GTA 6, The Witcher 3, Dark Souls, The Last of Us, and why the Nintendo 64 is still the greatest console ever made.

Whether you're a streamer, content creator, esports fan or event host looking to break into the gaming industry, this conversation is full of stories and advice you won't hear anywhere else.

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CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, Australia, hosted by Divyansh Shekhar and made by SKDIV. New episodes with streamers, creators, cosplayers, DJs and artists every week on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Welcome & Cold Open

00:01:00 From IT to the Stage

00:05:38 Winning Back a Cold Crowd

00:07:57 Scripted vs Improvised

00:11:57 The Launch That Nearly Failed

00:13:56 The Aussie Gaming Scene & Fortress

00:19:40 Why He Keeps Hosting

00:24:14 Nerd Corner: N64 & Ocarina

00:28:04 GTA 6 & The Last of Us

00:36:38 BlizzCon & What's Next

00:42:30 Wrap Up

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