Wren Weichman is a VFX artist, filmmaker, and YouTuber, known for his exceptional talents in visual effects and storytelling. As a member of Corridor Digital, he has worked on numerous projects such as "Mario Skate" and "Nerf Drone," garnering millions of views. Thanks to Polycam for sponsoring this episode! Here is that sweet promo code we promised you guys: Type the code "BADDECISIONS" at https://poly.cam/ to save 30% on their Pro Plan. Wren's Tedx Talk: https://youtu.be/iDPY3iOzQJA?si=92v2b3IISpRERbY9 Scale of Nuclear Explosion: https://youtu.be/DBodrWwJb5M?si=ZbVZaTQNoWxoaZrj Talking to Gareth Edwards: https://youtu.be/lWjayZ3U4TQ?si=VRPj7koAFIYYobnp If this podcast is helping you, please take 2 minutes to rate our podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, It will help us SO MUCH, you have no idea lol 😅 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/12jUe4lIJgxE4yst7rrfmW?si=ab98994cf57541cf Apple Podcasts (Scroll down to review)- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-decisions-podcast/id1677462934 Find out more about Wren: https://www.instagram.com/sirwrender https://www.youtube.com/@Corridor www.corridordigital.com https://www.youtube.com/@talonfx Episode 45 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:52 Discovering Visual Effects 00:07:16 Creating Videos on YouTube 00:12:53 Starting to Work at Corridor 00:14:27 The Evolution of Youtube Content Strategy 00:18:31 Wren Did THIS to Survive in LA 00:22:06 A Day in a life at Corridor 00:25:03 Exploding A Nuclear Bomb In LA (Not Really) 00:31:24 The Reality Of Making A Corridor Digital Video 00:39:15 Wren's Secret Strategy to a Viral Video 00:44:03 How to NOT Burn out! 00:49:37 Why Wren Loves 3D Printers 00:55:07 Using Unreal Engine for Corridor Videos 01:06:11 Talking to The Creator's Director (Gareth Edwards) 01:16:05 Current state of VFX in Hollywood 01:21:14 Sora AI and the Impact of AI on the Industry 01:38:42 The Future For Wren 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/

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