William H Baker is an independent Filmmaker (aka. Pro Improviser) who is known for his inventive recreations of iconic movie scenes using practical effects and everyday materials. His Youtube channel, @WilliamHBaker features projects like replicating the nuclear explosion from "Oppenheimer" without CGI, which has garnered millions of views. William's innovative approach has attracted a substantial following, with over 700,000 followers across Instagram, and YouTube. Episode 58 Timestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:05:08 William's Origin Story00:07:37 Skipping College 00:11:37 THIS Is The Reason William Blew Up On Social Media00:16:38 Why the Oppenheimer Video Was So Successful00:20:20 This Is How William Dominated Short & Long-Form Content00:22:44 William Explains How To RECREATE A Hollywood Shot00:30:08 Is Film School Worth It?00:34:31 How William Manages Failure And Wins00:37:42 THIS Is How Much $$ William spent on his Videos00:42:01 How long does William spend on each Shot? 00:45:34 William's Take On Using AI For Filmmaking00:49:54 How William Makes Money With Social Media00:55:35 Breaking The Code Of DMX Lighting Controls 00:58:56 How the Future Looks Like For WilliamIf this podcast is helping you, please take 2 minutes to rate our podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, It will help the Podcast reach and help more people! 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 William:https://www.instagram.com/william.h.baker https://www.youtube.com/@UCAYsy_6_VBLiXkTGYIO2pdg Join our discord server where we connect and share assets:https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast :Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasthttps://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/ #filmmaking #film #behindthescene #artist #unrealengine #cinema4d #houdini #blender3d #blender #3dartist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast