Mike Wakelam

Story weaver. Founder of Anthem Studios. Host of The Creators Society Animation Podcast. KC Royals fan.

[the108_london @the108_london]

Can Mike hit a home run at Citi Field for youth baseball in the UK? He's gonna try!
#baseball #ukbaseball #gbbaseball

[Brent Cross Town @brentcrosstown]

We are so excited to announce Brent Cross Town's partnership with Europe's first ever indoor destination for baseball and softball. Introducing @the108london. ⁠

Opening in Autumn 2023: https://t.co/oytsxZ01yP
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[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

So excited to announce this passion project!

[the108_london @the108_london]

Coming soon to @brentcrosstown in London!
#BaseBall #softball #london #training #sportsbar #bbq

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

For this week's episode of the Creators Society Animation Podcast I chat with @TomBancroft1 of @pencilishstudios, Dylan Edwards from Copernicus Studios and Award winning composer Rich Dickerson.

https://t.co/YibxKI3Zxt

#animation #podcast #kidscreen #2danimation #funding

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

@sammorganmoore Sorry Sam, not sure. My production manager is handling that.

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Jonas Rivera started at @Pixar as an intern on Toy Story, won 4 Oscars and is now Executive Vice President of Production. Pretty cool story. I got a chance to sit down and chat with Jonas for the Creators Society Animation Podcast. Take a listen!

https://t.co/YibxKI4xn1

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Join me for a chat with Julie Kane-Ritsch from The Gotham Group. We talk through Julie’s career and touch on the current state of the industry and some tips on getting yourself, your skills and your work noticed.
https://t.co/pPHVh3XJxf or wherever you get your podcasts!

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Got to chat with Kristine Belson, President
@SonyAnimation on the latest Creators Society Animation podcast ep. Talked through her career, Spider-Verse films, working with @philiplord and @chrizmillr and more. Enjoy!

https://t.co/zzZfTQX6hO…

#animation #SpiderMan #Careers

[Creators Society @CreatorsSociet]

In this ep we chat with Josh Beveridge, Head of Animation on Spider-Verse, & talk through his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks, and how the animation on Spider-Verse was a culmination of things that had been building for years. https://t.co/GK2VKZFdrV

[Shawn Krause @krause_shawn]

Have a listen to the great Ralph Eggleston on @CreatorsSociet with @MikeWakelam . He will be deeply missed.
https://t.co/1m1a6SkN0k

#RalphEggleston #eggman #productiondesign #artdirector #film #featurefilm #pixar #disney

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Check out this week's Creators Society Animation Podcast episode where I chat with Peggy Holmes, director of @skydanceanim's first feature Luck - now streaming on @AppleTVPlus
https://t.co/YibxKHMo8T

#podcast #animation

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

So great to chat with Peggy Holmes in this week’s episode!

[Creators Society @CreatorsSociet]

@Skydance Animation’s first feature film "Luck" just dropped on AppleTV+, and we were able to chat with director Peggy Holmes this week about her career and the making of the film. #animation #creatorssociety #luckmovie https://t.co/rt9KL5VCCC

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Today I chatted with @davidsheldonhic co-founder of @territorystudio innovators of screen graphics in film. We talk David's early career, projects including Dune and Ready Player One, business growth and culture. Link below!
@TCSAnimation @CreatorsSociet

https://t.co/SHNuNexlvP

[Creators Society @CreatorsSociet]

This week we chat w/ Peter Demarest, compositing supervisor on Boba Fett and The Mandalorian, as well as working on some of the most iconic shots and movies, such as The Avengers, Avatar, Jurassic World, and the Star Wars films. Listen here: https://t.co/GK2VKZWgtV

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Catch up on last week's @TCSAnimation podcast with @pdemares, compositing supervisor on The Mandalorian and Boba Fett. Hear about his incredible career as a comp artist at Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG and Weta Digital among others. @CreatorsSociet
https://t.co/IOGpfSbikB

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

@pdemares Great to chat with you! Thanks for coming on the podcast!

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If you haven't already, I highly recommend you listen to last week's @TCSAnimation podcast with Nancy Kanter. I was blown away by the amount of work she oversaw at Disney. A top tier storyteller! @CreatorsSociet
https://t.co/YibxKI3Zxt

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

Last month I met Nancy Kanter, who has such a great story, so we followed up with a podcast chat which was released today. A pioneer in broadening diversity in kids content, you'll want to hear her story!
https://t.co/YibxKI3Zxt
@CreatorsSociet @TCSAnimation

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

In today's Creators Society Animation Podcast, I chat with Aron Warner about his incredible career. A really great guy to chat to - don't miss it! https://t.co/Dp6FHe35EC

[Mike Wakelam @MikeWakelam]

These past few weeks of interviews on @TCSAnimation podcast have been so enlightening. Always a pleasure to chat with so many heroes of animation 👍 @CreatorsSociet

[Anthem_Studios_Official @_Anthem_Studios]

Need some mid-week inspiration? Our founder Mike Wakelam has interviewed some of animation's best and brightest on the Creators Society Animation Podcast over the past weeks. Hear all about their career journeys, and the projects they are working on now! Stream on all platforms