Creative Direction
We clarify brand, story, spatial, and product contexts so the production team can make confident decisions.
About
Thinking and making belong together.
WRIGHT DESIGN llc is a Tokyo-based design consulting and production studio working from concept and world building through production design, prototyping, and fabrication.
Studio
From Tokyo to production teams around the world.
James Wright Design and Development Studios supports creative direction, production design, product development, branding, visual design, and film, television, and commercial production.
We collaborate with production companies, agencies, brands, and in-house teams to turn early ideas into designs and production assets that can be used in the field.
Scope
Capabilities
The studio combines the strategic language of design direction with the practical knowledge of production and fabrication.
Production Design
Sets, props, environments, characters, and CGI are shaped into looks that work on camera and in physical space.
Making, Models, and Special Builds
3D printing, models, animatronics, in-camera effects, and material tests turn ideas into objects people can handle.
Meet The Founder
James Wright
Principal / Creative Director
James studied at the Radio, Television and Motion Picture Institute at UNC Chapel Hill in 1992 and earned a BA in English and Communication from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1996.
After working as an artist at Walt Disney World, he moved to Tokyo Disneyland in 2000 and spent two years as an on-stage artist. Since then, he has worked from Tokyo across film, advertising, themed entertainment, spatial design, and product-related production.
In 2021 he completed MIT xPRO's Additive Manufacturing for Innovative Design and Production program. He continues to study and apply themed entertainment design, visual development, creature fabrication, production design, and animatronics.
Background
Production Background
Film and Communication
RTVMP Institute at UNC Chapel Hill, followed by English and Communication studies at UNC Greensboro.
Disney Parks Production Experience
On-stage art production at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland, creating work directly in front of guests.
Long-Term Collaboration with Anicom Holdings
Branding, tone and manner, product development, office environments, and experience design for an in-house creative function.
Additive Manufacturing
MIT xPRO training in 3D printing and advanced manufacturing, applied to prototyping and production methods.
Meet Our Team
Team and Collaborators
Depending on the project, the studio collaborates with trusted directors, supervisors, 3D artists, filmmakers, and designers.
James Wright
Principal / Creative Director
Derek Lee Thompson
Animation Director
Xavier Coton
Animation Supervisor
Nick Smith
3D Supervisor / Generalist
Samuel Collins
Videographer
Chris Hendren
Art Director / Designer
Contact
Detailed background, team structure, and production planning are available on request.
From early creative discussion to production planning and fabrication, please get in touch when a project needs shape.
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