E014: Paula Bird | Head of Production: Features & Television, Axis Studios

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The Creative Leaders

Bigmouth Audio

29 episodes

4 days ago

The Creative Leaders is a podcast that focuses on in-depth conversations with leaders, founders and top creative talent working in animation, gaming and beyond. Every week we sit down with producers, leaders and creatives from gaming, tech, audio, film, television and more - to uncover their stories and bring you the lessons they’ve learned along the way. We’ll discuss the journey our guests have been on in their career, their approach to running companies or leading teams in the creative industries as well as the ups, downs, challenges

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E014: Paula Bird | Head of Production: Features & Television, Axis Studios

The Creative Leaders

57 minutes 33 seconds

2 years ago

E014: Paula Bird | Head of Production: Features & Television, Axis Studios

In this episode of the Creative Leaders Podcast, we sit down with Paula Bird, Head of Production: Features and TV at Axis Studios.

Paula shares her origin story and how she got started in the creative industry. Born in Brazil, she pursued a fine art degree and had her sights set on a career in the film industry. After graduating, she landed a job as a runner in a post-production facility before finding her way into the advertising world and eventually moving into animation.

Paula discusses the opportunities and challenges she faced as she transitioned into producing, and the excitement of being involved in all aspects of a production.

Timestamps:

[00:01:23] Starting a career in advertising.

[00:07:30] Longevity in the creative industry.

[00:12:33] Living with imperfection.

[00:15:44] Long format vs short format.

[00:19:07] Getting people to come in from the outside.

[00:26:00] The creative industry's opportunities.

[00:28:21] Encouraging arts in schools.

[00:34:07] Work-life balance and family support.

[00:42:38] Leadership versus management.

[00:47:21] Being open to feedback.

[00:54:09] Exciting times.