Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science, shares insights on choosing the right type of content, balancing client work with personal content, must-have skills for a freelancer, having multiple revenue streams, and how to get started as a creator. They also discuss the impact of email lists, mastering outreach, audio vs video podcasts, predictions for YouTube in 2024, and Jay's goals for the future.

Felix Jorge, CEO of Narwhal Studios and CCO of Arctic7, is a seasoned Visualization and Virtual Production professional known for blending traditional filmmaking with game engine technology on projects like "The Mandalorian" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." Starting as a visualization artist working closely with filmmakers, Felix has gained valuable insights across the filmmaking, visualization, VFX, and game development industries. He plays a key role at both Narwhal Studios and Arctic7, and is always open to connecting, whether for creative discussions or project collaborations. Episode 39 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:56 Felix's Journey 00:06:20 How Felix got into Virtual Production? 00:09:30 Work on JungleBook with Unity 00:10:36 Quitting the Industry to learn Unreal Engine 00:20:05 The Mandalorian Virtual Production 00:29:56 New Workflows with Virtual Production 00:35:54 Unreal vs Unity 00:48:54 Photogrammetry in Virtual Production 00:49:19 NeRFs and 3D Gaussians Splats in VP 00:53:09 Virtual Production Tools 01:00:43 How to get hired in Virtual Production? 01:16:53 What is Transmedia? 01:27:42 Turning from Artist to a Manager 01:36:47 Felix’s Goal for 2024 Find out more about Felix Jorge: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-jorge/ https://www.instagram.com/bynarwhalstudios/ https://narwhalstudios.com/ Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://www.instagram.com/farhad_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/faraz_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #virtualproduction #themandalorian #filmmaking #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #3dartist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Clinton Jones, aka "Pwnisher," is a well-known filmmaker and YouTuber, especially renowned for his contributions to the world visual effects and digital content creation. He is arguably responsible for the existence of some of the most captivating 3D renders on Youtube, facilitated through his 3D community challenges that bring together thousands of 3D artists from all around the world, twice a year. In this episode, we discuss his background, experiences working with the Corridor Crew and solo, running his 3D community challenges, and outlining his channel's future plans. Episode 38 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:10 The Origin story of the 3D Community Challenges 00:11:42 Pwnisher's process for the Challenges 00:19:58 Faraz Joined a Pwnisher Challenge 00:27:39 Common Characteristics of the Winners 00:31:42 Clinton getting into VFX (Early life) 00:40:32 Quitting College and Moving to LA 00:46:09 Working with Freddie Wong and Rocket Jump 00:48:26 Joining Corridor 00:50:28 Leaving Corridor and Focusing on Youtube 00:55:45 Avoiding burnouts 01:04:01 Dealing with Finances as a creator 01:10:33 Why I’m called “Pwnisher”? 01:12:36 Pwnisher’s Ultimate Dream Find out more about Clinton: https://www.youtube.com/@UCWIfzAYHyNSyHmT2AO-54yg https://www.instagram.com/_pwnisher_ https://twitter.com/_Pwnisher_ Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://www.instagram.com/farhad_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/faraz_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #pwnisher #corridorcrew #3dchallenge #bossfight #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #cinema4d #houdini #blender3d #blender #3dartist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Brian Bosché, VP of Marketing & Revenue at Move Ai, discusses the revolution of motion capture and 3D animation. Topics include the origin of Move Ai, real-time motion capture without markers, working with AAA studios, future developments in tracking props, the importance of 3D content for sports teams, and the challenges of building a company. Exciting capabilities of their motion capture technology are also explored.

Award-winning Fortnite: Creative developer, Matthew Zanazzo, aka Immature, discusses the potential of making money and reaching a large audience through Fortnite map creation. He shares his journey from Call of Duty to becoming a Fortnite creative studio owner and the challenges he faced along the way. Matthew also explores the benefits and challenges of creating and monetizing Fortnite maps, as well as successful brand integrations within the game. He advises aspiring Fortnite creators to embrace creativity and build without fear.

Andrew Price, AKA Blender Guru, is a famous YouTuber who is particularly known for his Donut tutorials on Blender. He is also Founder & CEO of Poliigon which provides high quality 3D assets that support the world’s leading 3D artists. Andrew talked about the story behind his famous Donut tutorial, the changing landscape of education, his impact on an Oscar-winning movie, and got his perspective on Unreal Engine. Episode 35 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:40 Life before Blender Guru 00:13:26 LOVE was the reason! 00:26:12 Starting Poliigon 00:28:26 Story of the DONUT! 00:39:27 Inspiring an Oscar-winning Movie 00:42:00 Why people should create Tutorials? 00:45:41 Traditional Education vs Youtube 01:00:06 AI’s role in the 3D world 01:18:18 Should schools teach 3D and Blender? 01:21:28 Unreal Engine 01:41:07 Upcoming Plans! Find out more about Andrew and Poliigon: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewPPrice https://www.instagram.com/andrewpprice/ blenderguru.com poliigon.com Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #blenderguru #blender3d #blender #3dartist #blendertutorial #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Chris Heinrich is the Co-Founder & CEO of Polycam, the leading 3D capture application that enables users to create high-quality 3D models from photos using any device. We talked about how he started Polycam, his vision for the company, AI and of course 3D Gaussian Splats. Episode 34 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:41 How was Polycam created? 00:12:00 Early days of Polycam 00:19:26 Vision for Polycam 00:22:23 3D as the new medium 00:24:09 3D Gaussian Splatting 00:31:28 Improving 3D Gaussians Splats on Polycam 00:38:37 Using AI in 3D scanning 00:45:40 ONE IMPORTANT Skill for Entrepreneurs Find out more about Chris and Polycam : https://poly.cam/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispheinrich/ https://x.com/cpheinrich https://twitter.com/Polycam3D https://www.instagram.com/polycam3d/ Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #polycam #photogrammetry #3dGaussianSplatting #3dartist #computervision #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Patrick Foley, a.k.a The Digital Chef, is a creative director and 3D Artist known for his skills in creating mouthwatering 3D food renders. He goes live every morning to create new and unique food concepts with his Discord community. From director of photography and producer to 3D artist creating 3D illustrations, 3D animations, and digital assets. Patrick comes from a unique background that's brought about a unique combination of expertise and vision. Lighting, camera, and composition are just a few skills-sets that have been naturally obtained through the industry of film & television wielding real cameras and lighting real sets. Episode 33 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:35 Getting into Food Sculpting 00:09:52 Discipline of posting everyday 00:20:00 Imposter Syndrome 00:26:50 When can you call an artwork "Finished"? 00:28:22 Creating a Community as an Artist 00:31:05 Biggest Challenge as a Freelancer 00:32:30 "I Never Pitched to a Client" 00:37:59 How to be Creative 00:39:29 Generalist vs Specialist 00:41:38 Patrick's Setup 00:43:24 Best way to learn Sculpting in 2023 00:44:33 Patrick in 5 years 00:54:25 Finding Clients as a Freelancer Find out more about Patrick: https://www.patrick4d.com/ https://www.instagram.com/patrick_4d Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #3dartist #freelancing #digitalartist #contentcreator #3drender #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Waqas Qazi is the founder and senior colorist at Qazi and Co, an LA based color studio known for its collaborations with some of the world's leading brands, including Toyota, Prime Video, Adidas, Alfa Romeo, and Canon. Beyond his role at the studio, @theqazman has the fastest-growing YouTube channel and Instagram page in the Color Grading Category, where he passionately shares his expertise and teaches his audience about color grading. Episode 32 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:25 Waqas's Color Grading Setup 00:09:19 Moving to LA and Grinding 00:21:38 The First Big Break 00:27:13 Freelancing vs Full time 00:35:44 Importance of Content Creation 00:47:42 Balancing Content and Client Jobs 00:58:24 Story telling through Color Grading 01:09:14 Best way to Learn Color Grading 01:20:39 Color Grading and AI 01:33:46 How to trend on Social Media Find out more about Waqas: https://www.youtube.com/ @theqazman https://www.instagram.com/theqazman Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #colorgrading #colorist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

Alex James Harvey is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of RiVR, a UK-based Virtual Reality Production company known for its groundbreaking work in creating photorealistic, interactive VR trainings for numerous entities such as UK Ministry of Defence, the Department of Defence in the USA, various emergency services, Transport for London, and Emirates in Dubai. We explore the practicality of VR training, his experiences in selling to government entities and businesses, and their development process. Episode 31 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:15 Visting SpaceX 00:06:24 Starting a Successful VR Business 00:17:32 Why VR Training is practical? 00:24:40 Selling to Government and Businesses 00:30:29 Developing for VR 00:35:29 VR Training for Police 00:41:50 Coolest Immersive VR experience 00:44:30 VR for Entertainment 00:54:51 3D Scanning vs 3D Modeling Find out more about Alex and RiVR: Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #VR #virtualreality #metaverse #unrealengine5 #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast