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Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Director of Renowned Anime Series Shares Secrets to Successful Anime Production!

Animation director Shingo Yamashita has been involved with many popular anime series, including Naruto: Shippuden and the opening of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1. In this class, he shares his 15-year-plus expertise in commercial anime step by step, revealing his unique workflow and sharing the skills needed to produce quality animation.

First, take a look at every process involved in making commercial anime, from planning to editing. This includes learning the skills required for each process, including pre-production, storyboarding, and the post-background stages. Next, Shingo Yamashita shares his practical animation expertise, going over key points to note when making a script and storyboard, how to create previsualizations, and using 3D tools to make the most of movements. The final stage of this class explores color design and finishing touches, with demonstrations of filming and editing. You can create your own anime while exploring the anime production process! Join Shingo Yamashita and find out how he creates high-quality anime that fans adore. Director of Animation for Today, My Story Will Begin, JRA Official Commercial

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01. Introduction

- Self-introduction, career history, course objectives

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Project Files

- FLA files used for designs and animations
- C4D files of 3D stages and cameras
- AEP files used for filming and editing
Animation Sources

- PSD files of background sources

Expert Animation Director Shingo Yamashita's Portfolio

『「Fate/Grand Order」4th Anniversary PV』

Lead Animator

『「Today, My Story Will Begin」JRA Official Commercial』

Director

『「Chainsaw Man」OP』

Director

Why Take This Class?

Step into the world of anime production with Shingo Yamashita, a celebrated animation director known for his work on some of the most popular and beloved anime series. With over 15 years of industry experience, Shingo takes you through each stage of anime creation, from initial planning and storyboarding to mastering the art of animation and post-production editing.

Gain invaluable insights into his unique workflow, learn how to effectively use digital and 3D tools, and discover the skills required to bring captivating, high-quality anime to life. This is your chance to learn directly from a master and elevate your own animation projects to new heights.

8 Class Exercises

Understanding the Division of Labor in Commercial Anime
Designing Standout Characters with Dynamic Motion
Storyboards for Showcasing Characters

Creating Previsualizations to Make the Animating Process Easier
Dynamic Drawing for Lifelike Characters
Using Contrast in Color Design

Finishing Inbetweens to Match the Keyframes
Eye-Catching Backgrounds and Videography

FInal Artwork

Animation Director

Shingo Yamashita

Hi, I'm Shingo Yamashita, an animation director with experience on projects like Naruto: Shippuden, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and the fourth-anniversary celebration video for Fate/Grand Order. I've also directed the opening sequences for Urusei Yatsura, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1, Chainsaw Man, and Pokémon: Twilight Wings.

My expertise lies in creating hybrid videos that blend digital and 3D animation, using tools like Adobe Flash Player, Photoshop, After Effects, Cinema 4D, and more. As the popularity of anime continues to soar, we are seeing more productions than ever before. In this class, my goal is to guide you through every step of commercial anime production—from planning to editing—while fostering your creative thinking.

Animation Director,
Shingo Yamashita

[Current]
Animation Director
CEO of Studio Cromato

Projects & Awards

[Background]
2024: Founded Studio Cromato. Now exploring new animation workflows
2020: Directed Pokémon: Twilight Wings at Studio Colorido
2014: Joined Adways as Art Director
2007: Joined Satelight Created keyframes as a freelancer.

[Participated Projects]
Animator
- Naruto: Shippuden
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Fourth-anniversary celebration video for Fate/Grand Order

Staging
- Opening video for Urusei Yatsura
- Opening video for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1
- Opening video for Chainsaw Man

Director
- Pokémon: Twilight Wings

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Class Highlights

Learn the Commercial Anime Production Process from a Renowned Anime Director

Shingo Yamashita guides you through the commercial anime workflow, looking at the division of labor from planning to editing. He shares not only general anime knowledge and skills but also his secrets to creative thinking.

Learn to Work Efficiently by Comparing Time Versus Results

When it comes to commercial anime production, it’s difficult to stick to plan and follow the right workflow if you only think of the end product. Instead, learn to concentrate on what’s feasible and what you can get out of the project to find more efficient ways of production. In this class, you’ll develop the ability to prioritize by setting quality expectations and comparing the time spent versus the results.

Learn How Professional Animation Directors Improve Quality

Study various factors that affect quality negatively, and see how to find the right working environment to show off your skills. Learn to follow through all the way to the end and enjoy the anime production process while you get tips for working on real-world projects.

Class Details

You'll Learn

Labor Division, Required Skills, and Key Priorities

With 15 years’ experience in the anime industry, Shingo Yamashita provides in-depth insights into the pros and cons of the commercial animation workflow, how to follow through to the final stage, and how one stage going wrong affects the others.
Things to Consider in Scriptwriting and Storyboarding

Learn in detail about common pitfalls in the pre-production stage. See why it’s difficult to go from a script to a storyboard, and what to consider before you start animating.
Using 3D Tools to Make the Most of Layouts and Movements

It’s hard to plan intricate camerawork for animation from your imagination. Learn how to create stages and install cameras in 3D while you experiment with camera movements to find the one that creates the best shot.

Animation Process Essentials and Long Project Tips

In addition to basic knowledge of animation and movement, create a short animated film yourself while learning what animator Shingo Yamashita considers important in the planning stage.
Using 3D for Backgrounds: Camera Mapping & Animation

Explore how to prepare a background for filming by looking at real-life examples. Delve into drawing the original background for other team members to develop, camera mapping using 3D tools, and separating elements to create camerawork that is artistic and three-dimensional.
Boost Quality With Lighting, Color Design, and Filming Techniques

Animation is an art form that relies on time, so coloring requires more than just doing each panel and moving on. Explore in depth practical filming techniques for making changes to the screen and light so a scene looks more dynamic and impactful.

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Curriculum

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Section 1. Introduction 1. Self-introduction, career history, course objectives Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 2. About Commercial Anime 2. An overview of commercial anime processes and approaches
3. The history of anime and differences from non-Japanese animation
4. My ups and down in the anime industry
5. About the future of the anime industry Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 3. From Pre-Production to Storyboarding 6. Approaches to planning
7. About scripts
8. About character design
9. About storyboards Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 4. About Animating 10. Approaches to movement
11. About the movement of regular objects
12. About the movement of fabric and effects
13. Character animation basics
14. About action directing and camerawork
15. Approaches to character acting
16. About hand-drawn animation Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 5. Post-Background Processes 17. About Backgrounds
18. Finishing Inbetweens
19. Color Design
20. Filming and editing Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 6. Create Anime Yourself 1: Planning, Scriptwriting, and Character Design 21. Practice: Planning and scriptwriting
22. Practice: Character Design
23. Practice: Storyboard Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 7. Create Anime Yourself 2: Animating, Background, and Finishing Inbetweens 24. Practice: Previsualization and layout
25. Practice: Rough keyframes
26. Practice: Second keyframes
27. Practice: Background
28. Practice: Color Design Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 8. Create Anime Yourself 3: Finishing Inbetweens, Filming, and Editing 29. Practice: Finishing Inbetweens
30. Practice: Filming
31. Practice: Editing Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

Section 9. Conclusion 32. Final remarks Coloso Animation Director Shingo Yamashita

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Interview with

Animation Director, Shingo Yamashita

Question.01

What are your unique strengths and distinctive features of this course?

While there are many classes on producing indie or 3D anime, it’s hard to find one about commercial anime, which makes this class unique. I wanted to create hand-drawn anime, and went through a lot of trial and error, switching between various platforms including Adobe Flash Player, Cinema 4D, Paint Tool SAI, and After Effects. As a result, I was able to develop a work process that gave me a unique position in the commercial anime industry. This also means my perspective may not be the typical one, but I’d like to share my approach to different processes as a professional.

Question.02

What is the biggest challenge faced by people studying animation and thinking about taking this class?

In commercial anime production, each person has distinct responsibilities and faces unique challenges. A key issue I often reflect on is that without understanding the requirements of later stages, you might waste time on details that don’t matter. That’s why I want this class to reveal what each department head needs and what makes scenes easier to edit in the later stages. I also hope that learning about the work of others will give you fresh insights into your own role.

Question.03

What do you focus on the most in anime production? Also, what are the skills involved in expressing that?

Making something that the viewer can’t help but fall in love with, whether it’s the drawing, a voice, or an action. And these things don’t have to be related to the story or scene. Sometimes I can create them without any effort. There are other times it feels impossible, no matter how much I try. But I think that’s one of the biggest strengths of anime. More importantly, the key to creating such things is to experience being loved or falling in love.

Question.04

Do you have a message for prospective students?

If there’s something you yearn for and dream of, even if you know it’s beyond your reach, I suggest you make anime about it. I guarantee that the anime you create that way will help not only you but others who want the same thing.

Required Programs

This course will use
- Sai ver2
- After Effects 23.0.0
- Photoshop 25.5.1
- Cinema 4D 2024.3.2
- Flash Player cs6

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