The Production Desk

Alexis & Natalie

A podcast about the art of animation production. Behind every animated movie is a production staff holding it together...

Episodes

  1. 21 APR

    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.

    44 min

  2. 7 APR

    The Production Desk Coffee Break: Kitchen Rules

    For this snack break, we decided to take it to the rule-laden work kitchen.

    5 min

  3. 24 MAR

    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.

    12 min

  4. 17 MAR

    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.

    37 min

  5. 10 MAR

    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.

    28 min

  6. 3 MAR

    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 Dalit, Tyree Dillihay, Micaela Hammond, Brandon Jeffords, Erica Rivinoja, Nathan Schauf, Vic Sharma, and Michelle Wong.

    28 min

  7. 24 FEB

    Meet Your Hosts aka Our LinkedIn Meet Cute

    Alexis and Natalie talk about why they started this podcast, how they got into animation, and the surprising role LinkedIn played in forming their friendship.

    17 min

  8. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introducing 'The Production Desk'

    Animation production management veterans, Alexis Jacobson & Natalie DeJohn, are launching an all new podcast about the behind the scenes of working in animation production. Our podcast will be launching in the next few weeks, where we will interview guests and discuss topics related to the chaotic world of managing feature animation.

    1 min

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A podcast about the art of animation production. Behind every animated movie is a production staff holding it together...

Information

  • Creator
    Alexis & Natalie
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Production Desk
  • Show Website
    The Production Desk

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