Energetic Composition with Yuhki Demers

Energetic Composition with Yuhki Demers

Price range: $300.00 through $850.00

Sign-ups open Monday March 2nd at Noon ET!

As a working production designer in film and television with over a decade of experience I have looked through countless portfolios and can say that one aspect, above all others, separates the pros from the amateurs: composition.
Good composition can elevate your portfolio to a professional level and is a sign that, as an artist, you are ready to be hired.
In this course we’ll cover not only what it takes to make an energetic composition, but also what it takes to make a composition that is right for your story. I want to walk you through the process I use to create energetic compositions that can elevate your portfolio and your visual storytelling capabilities. 

We’ll Cover:

  • Basic compositional ideas
  • Thumbnail ideation
  • Cinematography
  • Cinematic Film Language
  • Composing for visual storytelling
  • Composition for props or set designs

Week 1: Intro to composition Composition do’s and don’t’s good reference, Thumbnailing demo
Week 2: Camera angles and lens types shot types, Prop design Demo
Week 3: Dividing the Picture Plane, Spacing and Percentages demo
Week 4: Using 3D to help find composition, Blender Camera and Composition Demo
Week 5: Shot Variety, and unconventional compositions, Thumbnailing Story Moment Demo
Week 6: Composition for storytelling, Start Story Moment Demo
Week 7: Continued composition for storytelling, Continue Story Moment Demo
Week 8: Final Crit, and Industry Wake up Call, Final Q&A

Time & Date: Sundays at 12PM ET starting Sunday April 12, 2026
Duration: 8 weeks
Skill level: All skill levels welcome
Tiers: 12 Critique spots – Receive feedback or spectate without homework feedback
Format: 4-5 hour live class with combination of lectures, demos, and feedback. Recordings will be provided within ~2 days of each class.
Materials: Any digital or traditional mediums. Paintovers will be done digitally.

 

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Description

Yuhki Demers is an animation producer, production designer, and artist with over a decade of experience designing for films, television, and games. He learned firsthand what it takes to make cutting-edge animation while working as a visual development artist on both Spider-verse films. Yuhki was integral to creating the look and feel for the final films; along with creating original characters and sets; and hand-animating many of the film’s “burst cards.” He brought that knowledge with him to Netflix, where he production-designed My Dad the Bounty Hunter, a premium animated series.

Credits include: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Vivo, and Big Hero 6: The Series.

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