Bad Decisions Podcast

Discover how Hallie Tut uses Blender to create immersive storytelling worlds. From collaborating with rappers to blowing up on TikTok, she shares her journey. Learn about her unique content creation process and how Blender changed her storytelling game. Hear about her experiences with brands like Nike and Director X, and her plans for the future.

Maxx Burman discusses the journey of creating KitBash3D, their collaboration with major studios, the process of creating 3D asset kits, expanding the team, partnering with Fortnite and UEFN, transitioning from creative to entrepreneur, challenges of entrepreneurship, use of USD format for assets, AI's impact on the industry, and future plans for KitBash3D.

Award-winning motion graphics artist Emonee LaRussa shares insights on passion for filmmaking, breaking into the field, using social media to showcase work, creative inspiration, overcoming blocks, importance of pre-production, defining project completion, creative freedom vs restrictions, 3D workflow in After Effects, advice for learning motion graphics, non-profit work with Jumpstart Designers, and plans for 2024.

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