Jim Shields is a filmmaker and the director of The Inside Man series. In this episode he shares his complicated childhood and family story, including how theatre saved him and how he first stepped on stage. We follow his path from acting into corporate filmmaking, and how he turns boring material into something engaging through story and humour. He explains his work with Rob McCollum and how The Inside Man was created. Jim also opens up about his books, Three Guys Walk Into A Bar and Once More With Feeling.We don't forget to talk about AI (and whether it will take our jobs), rejection, and life in general.

Jim's books are available on Amazon.

Website:jimshieldscreative.co.uk

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Coming up

01:53 - Intro

03:00 - Complicated childhood

10:00 - Getting into theatre

20:30 - From acting to corporate filmmaking

24:39 - Story first. Brave decisions.

30:55 - Combining story and corporate

35:53 - Understanding how the story works

43:09 - Working with Rob McCollum

47:40 - The Inside Man by Knowbe4

1:00:21 - Jim's books (Three Guys Walk Into a Bar & Once More With Feeling)

1:06:26 - Will AI take our jobs?

1:14:05 - Dealing with rejection

1:18:42 - Mission in life

1:20:56 - Universal advice

1:22:34 - Lasting words

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