What Is an Animation Director?

The animation director, the "supervisor" in Japanese, is the leader of the entire animation production group. The director is the key to the entire production. The director does not have to draw every picture in person, but he must grasp the overall situation and make clear instructions and requirements for the role setting, painting supervision, voice actuation, sound supervision and so on. Animation directors are generally the core of a movie.For example, Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki is a famous animation director.

Animation director

(Leader of animation production group)

The style of each different director is quite different. There are countless famous directors in Japan. Such as world-renowned directors

1. Pre-production operations:

* Finalize scripts with script writers and producers

* Meeting with character stylist, mechanical stylist, and art designer to finalize each design case

* Making shots (sometimes produced by an associate director)

2. During the production process, talk to the directors about the production direction of each episode.

3. Post-production operations:

* Edit videos with editor

* Guide voice actors and sound directors to produce the desired effect

* Video and audio synthesis

4. Participate in all publicity activities ^[2]

College or above

Animation Director USA

Walt Disney

Animation director Japan

Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Mori Takada, Mori Oshii, Otomo Kei, Shinkai Makoto, Imada, Kamiyama Kenji, New House Akiyuki, Tomino Yoshiyuki, Mizushima Seiji, Takino Hideaki, Kishi Seiji, Fukuda Kijinyo, Ishihara Tatsuya, Takemoto Hong, Watanabe Takahashi, Takamatsu Shinji, Nagai Ryuki, Hosoda Mori, Yamada Naoko

Animation Director China

Wan Mingming, Wan Guchan, Wan Chaochen, Wan Dihuan, Ada, Lin Chaoxian, Zhao Chongbang, Mu Yihui, Dong Jiajia