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 @culturexcraft SPECIAL GUEST: Wesley Louis The Mighty Grand Piton 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