The Production Desk

A Career in Animation Production: Emily Wilson from Pixar’s Oscar-nominated Elio

Alexis and Natalie talk to Emily Wilson about her unconventional path to Pixar, the key soft skills in animation production management, and the very serious business of perfecting an alien drink in ELIO. Plus, Alexis reveals the extremely important job she was assigned while catering Pixar’s UP premiere.

From Animation Production Trenches to Creative Executive: Kevin Noel's Journey

Alexis and Natalie chat with Kevin Noel about his journey from production to creative exec, share what animation executives actually do day-to-day, and reveal the story behind Natalie’s “Taco Bell” nickname.

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.