The Production Desk
A podcast about the art of animation production. Behind every animated movie is a production staff holding it together...
Episodes
8 episodes
Managing Multiple Projects with Producer Steph Gortz, from Oscar Nominated Forevergreen
In this episode, our guest Steph Gortz breaks down the technical aspects of animation, and shares how she balanced working full-time on Disney’s Oscar Nominated ZOOTOPIA 2 as a production supervisor while producing a short film in her off hours...
The Production Desk Coffee Break: Kitchen Rules
For this snack break, we decided to take it to the rule-laden work kitchen.
The Production Desk Coffee Break: Job Hunting
In this bite-sized mini episode, Alexis and Natalie share four strategies for animation job hunters that don’t involve selling photos of your feet online.
Behind KPop Demon Hunters with Production Manager Brett Salinas
Alexis and Natalie talk with Brett about soft skills in production management, his favorite moments working on KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, and his connection to some famous feet in Titanic.
GOAT Director Tyree Dillihay On The Unsung Heroes Of Animation
GOAT director Tyree Dillihay says production crews are the unsung heroes of animation, and we agree!This week, Alexis and Natalie discuss working with feature animation directors and revisit their conversation with Tyree at LightBox.&nb...
Animation Production 101
What even is animation production? Alexis and Natalie discuss the roles and importance of production staff with a little help from some friends at LightBox Expo. A huge thank you to Alex Baskin, Troy Collins, Will Coyner, Wendell Da...