James DeFina is a renowned director and cinematographer who has worked with music industry giants like Post Malone, Joji, Snoop Dogg, Rich Brian, and Becky G. Starting his career as an intern for Shady Records, James quickly ascended to the role of a successful music producer and engineer, only to find his true calling in visual storytelling. With over 5 billion views to his name, his journey is nothing short of inspiring. James discusses his early days, his life-altering decision to become a director, his passion for Unreal Engine and pushing the boundaries, his experiences working with top artists, and the challenges he faced along the way. He also shares insights about what makes a great director and talks about his latest venture, Twinzy AI. We talked about Twinzy AI, here is the link if you wanna give it a try: https://t.co/pMBFZSklnu Episode 21 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:48 Early days 00:10:41 Life changing moment 00:13:48 Why learn Unreal Engine? 00:16:20 Unreal Engine vs Real set 00:25:05 Working with Post Malone 00:30:30 Challenges in Unreal Engine 00:32:19 What makes a Great director? 00:37:52 Twinzy AI (James' new baby) 00:50:05 Voice AI and Music Industry 00:57:36 Not a normal podcast 01:07:16 Balancing Work and Health Find out more about James: https://www.instagram.com/definate/ https://www.definatefilms.com/ https://twitter.com/_def 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/ #director #unrealengine5 #unrealengine #Ai #artificialintelligence #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio

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