Michael "Mike" Yamada was a Visual Development Artist for How to Train Your Dragon.
Biography[]
Mike Yamada is the Co-Founder of Extracurricular Activities, an Instructor at the Concept Design Academy, and formerly a visual development artist at both Walt Disney Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation. He currently a Production Designer at Netflix.
He studied Bachelor of Science, Product Design at the Art Center College of Design (2000-2003), and previously worked as a guest lecturer at the California Institute of the Arts (2012), a concept illustrator at Lightstorm Entertainment (2005), and as an Instructor at the Otis College of Art & Design (2004).
Selected Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Avatar | Concept Illustrator | Feature Film |
2013 | The Croods | Additional Visual Development | |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Visual Development Artist | |
2016 | Moana | Associate Production Designer |
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External Links and References[]
- Mike Yamada - Official Website
- Mike Yamada on Blogger
- Mike Yamada on Twitter
- Mike Yamada on Instagram
- Mike Yamada on Facebook