Wesley Louis | Animation Director & Co-Founder (The Line)
07/07/19 • 31 min
As diverse storytelling dominates the creative scene we went to one source of all the action to learn about putting your sauce into action - Wesley Louis, Co-Founder of The Line studio and Animation Director.
His recent animation short, The Mighty Grand Piton, took a familiar story (child meets robot) and remixed it sending shock waves through social media. We had to talk about his work and he told us about the feedback he’d received including one moving reaction. We found out how he balances being a studio Co-Founder and creator for multiple big name brands like Viceland and LeSean Thomas, what unexpected motivators led him to making a career change, what advice he’d give to aspiring/emerging talent, why the story matters and what it means to him to do it #ForTheCulture. He shared so much with us that this is going to be a double dose of episodic enlightenment. This being the first and the second will follow next week. Lucky you!
Enjoy your show!
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Culture in the Craft
We’re a #poc #podcast by a collective of creative experts talking about animation, games, VR/AR/MR +, digital design (motion graphics etc), VFX, Prod Mgmt (aka the business side) and more as people of colour.
Join our mission to boost #diversity in creative spaces so we smash skills gaps, share our successes and showcase talent in our communities.
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#culturexcraft
www.facebook.com/culturexcraft
SPECIAL GUEST:
Wesley Louis
insta: @librabear
twitter: @thelinestudio
support: Art Books & more
BEACON/SIGNAL MAKER:
John Djob NKondo - Animator Extraordinaire
insta: @futursauvage
FASCINATION FOR ANIMATION:
Laputa Castle in the Sky, Thundercats, Ultra-man, Ulysses (31), Black Dynamite, Bebe’s Kids, The Boondocks, The Proud Family, Akira and Dragon Ball/Z.
THE CAST/COLLECTIVE:
Esther | Designer - 2D diverse animation ambassador
insta: artsybuki
twitter: @artsybuk
Lor | Resident Head of Production & Snr VFX Producer - C/Suite collaborator & pioneering projects evangelist
linkedIn: /lornad
twitter: @_gal_lor
CREW/SUPPORT:
Our thanks to -
Fabio
@FabDeMaddalena (Music Composer for Film, Videogames & Media)
www.facebook.com/fabiodemaddalenacomposer
www.soundcloud.com/fabio-demaddalena
Attributions:
Robbero | The Power of Will c/o CCMixter
ABSRDST | Say Goodbye c/o Free Music Archive
© 2019 Culture in the Craft
As diverse storytelling dominates the creative scene we went to one source of all the action to learn about putting your sauce into action - Wesley Louis, Co-Founder of The Line studio and Animation Director.
His recent animation short, The Mighty Grand Piton, took a familiar story (child meets robot) and remixed it sending shock waves through social media. We had to talk about his work and he told us about the feedback he’d received including one moving reaction. We found out how he balances being a studio Co-Founder and creator for multiple big name brands like Viceland and LeSean Thomas, what unexpected motivators led him to making a career change, what advice he’d give to aspiring/emerging talent, why the story matters and what it means to him to do it #ForTheCulture. He shared so much with us that this is going to be a double dose of episodic enlightenment. This being the first and the second will follow next week. Lucky you!
Enjoy your show!
-
Culture in the Craft
We’re a #poc #podcast by a collective of creative experts talking about animation, games, VR/AR/MR +, digital design (motion graphics etc), VFX, Prod Mgmt (aka the business side) and more as people of colour.
Join our mission to boost #diversity in creative spaces so we smash skills gaps, share our successes and showcase talent in our communities.
FOLLOW | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE:
#culturexcraft
www.facebook.com/culturexcraft
SPECIAL GUEST:
Wesley Louis
insta: @librabear
twitter: @thelinestudio
support: Art Books & more
BEACON/SIGNAL MAKER:
John Djob NKondo - Animator Extraordinaire
insta: @futursauvage
FASCINATION FOR ANIMATION:
Laputa Castle in the Sky, Thundercats, Ultra-man, Ulysses (31), Black Dynamite, Bebe’s Kids, The Boondocks, The Proud Family, Akira and Dragon Ball/Z.
THE CAST/COLLECTIVE:
Esther | Designer - 2D diverse animation ambassador
insta: artsybuki
twitter: @artsybuk
Lor | Resident Head of Production & Snr VFX Producer - C/Suite collaborator & pioneering projects evangelist
linkedIn: /lornad
twitter: @_gal_lor
CREW/SUPPORT:
Our thanks to -
Fabio
@FabDeMaddalena (Music Composer for Film, Videogames & Media)
www.facebook.com/fabiodemaddalenacomposer
www.soundcloud.com/fabio-demaddalena
Attributions:
Robbero | The Power of Will c/o CCMixter
ABSRDST | Say Goodbye c/o Free Music Archive
© 2019 Culture in the Craft
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CXC Cares | Diversity & Womxn Creatives
On the last day of Womxn's History Month we wanted to make and take a moment!
We’ve created this episode as a piece to come back to, not just for a month, but in future to support our womxn listeners. Our co-hosts Esther, Amy and Lor connected with the incredible Monique Henry-Hudson to have a conversation as #WOC in the #creative fields. Combining real talk and practical advice from practising women experts at various stages in their careers. Expect to hear questions like, what can you do if you can’t find a space that serves people like you? How to approach networking/career progression on our terms? Plus we talk the small changes that can make a big difference to making spaces more welcoming for people like us.
Enjoy your show.
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Culture in the Craft
We’re a #poc #podcast by a collective of practicing creative experts talking about animation, games, VR/AR/MR +, digital design (motion graphics etc), VFX, Prod Mgmt (aka the biz side) and more as people of colour.
Join our mission to boost #diversity in creative spaces so we smash skills gaps, share our successes and showcase talent in our communities.
FOLLOW | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE:
#culturexcraft
www.facebook.com/culturexcraft
@culturexcraft
SPECIAL HOST/ EVANGELIST:
Monique Henry-Hudson and DiverseToons
NORTH STARS & BEACONS:
Issa Rae, Ava DuVernay, Shonda Rhimes, Malorie Blackman, Amma Asante, Victoria Alonso, Karen Blackett, Anjelica Roselyn, Kaitlyn Yang, Sonya Carey , Nicole Crentsil & Paula Akpan (Black Girl Fest), Roshni Goyate & Leyya Sattar (The Other Box) and Mona Chalabi
THE CAST/COLLECTIVE:
Amy | Producer/Project Director // insta: Ansabaansaba
Esther | Designer // twitter: @artsybuk insta: artsybuki
Lor | Resident Head of Production & Snr VFX Producer // twitter: @_gal_lor linkedIn: lornad
CREW/SUPPORT:
Our thanks to -
Emma Butt Sounds (Dubbing Mixer, ADR Recordist, Sound Editor)
Attributions:
Robbero | The Power of Will c/o CCMixter
ABSRDST | Say Goodbye c/o Free Music Archive
© 2019 Culture in the Craft
Next Episode
Wesley Louis | Animation Director & Co-Founder (The Line) - Bonus Episode
We're back with the second part of the interview with Wesley Louis, Co-Founder of The Line studio and Animation Director.
His recent animation short, The Mighty Grand Piton, took a familiar story (child meets robot) and remixed it sending shock waves through social media. We had to talk about his work and he told us about the feedback he’d received including one moving reaction. We found out how he balances being a studio Co-Founder and creator for multiple big name brands like Viceland and LeSean Thomas, what unexpected motivators led him to making a career change, what advice he’d give to aspiring/emerging talent, why the story matters and what it means to him to do it #ForTheCulture. This is part two (a bonus) episode so make sure you've listened to part one before checking this out.
Enjoy your show!
-
Culture in the Craft
We’re a #poc #podcast by a collective of creative experts talking about animation, games, VR/AR/MR +, digital design (motion graphics etc), VFX, Prod Mgmt (aka the business side) and more as people of colour.
Join our mission to boost #diversity in creative spaces so we smash skills gaps, share our successes and showcase talent in our communities.
FOLLOW | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE:
#culturexcraft
www.facebook.com/culturexcraft
SPECIAL GUEST:
Wesley Louis
insta: @librabear
twitter: @thelinestudio
support: Art Books & more
BEACON/SIGNAL MAKER:
John Djob NKondo - Animator Extraordinaire
insta: @futursauvage
FASCINATION FOR ANIMATION:
Laputa Castle in the Sky, Thundercats, Ultra-man, Ulysses (31), Black Dynamite, Bebe’s Kids, The Boondocks, The Proud Family, Akira and Dragon Ball/Z.
THE CAST/COLLECTIVE:
Esther | Designer - 2D diverse animation ambassador
insta: artsybuki
twitter: @artsybuk
Lor | Resident Head of Production & Snr VFX Producer - C/Suite collaborator & pioneering projects evangelist
linkedIn: /lornad
twitter: @_gal_lor
CREW/SUPPORT:
Our thanks to -
Fabio
@FabDeMaddalena (Music Composer for Film, Videogames & Media)
www.facebook.com/fabiodemaddalenacomposer
www.soundcloud.com/fabio-demaddalena
Attributions:
Robbero | The Power of Will c/o CCMixter
ABSRDST | Say Goodbye c/o Free Music Archive
© 2019 Culture in the Craft
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