Michelle Toyama
Production and Story Artist
Story
Animation
Social Media
Photography
Café Crush Animatic
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Black Widow
Audio Test
Café Crush Character Designs
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2D Animation Reel
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Production Portfolio Experience
Production Assistant & Social Media Coordinator - BFA Capstone I Should Have Died (November 2025 - Present)
Director & Producer - 24 Hour Animation Speedrun (September 2025 - October)
Production Lead - 3D Animated Class Short Film (March - May 2025)
Director - Vending Machine Short Film - Shrunkenheadman D-Day (April 2025)
24 Hour Short Film Production Sheets (October 2025 - October 2025)
Directed and lead a short film production in under 24 hours
with a team to produce 12 shots.
3D Animated Class Short Film Production (April 2025 -May 2025)
Produced and organized 6 minute short film with a group of 20 students within a 1 month time period.
Scheduled and file organized production timeline of a month long project.
Shrunkenheadman D-Day 2025 (March 2025 - April 2026)
Directed, edited, captioned, and produced a short film with a 10 man team under a 3-day shooting period.
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Re-connection Garden Photoshoot
Directed an experimental natural light photoshoot.
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Hello!
My name is Michelle Toyama, and I am a Bay Area based artist and current student at San Jose State University pursuing Animation/Illustration BFA.I have a strong passion for working on productions and developing effective production management coordination for the animation production pipeline. My drive for animation stem from working on creative and collaborative projects from my time in theater and in volunteering. Whether it's working on the project organization or contributing creative input on projects. I value clear and direct communication under teams and will thrive on team-based productions.Outside of work I love skateboarding, painting nails, watching films, experimenting with music production, making random foods, singing, and dancing.if you wish to reach out for work my email is:[email protected]
I Should Have Died Capstone Project
Social media coordinator designing and developing the campaign for the BFA 2026 Capstone Project. Working with a small core team to produce high quality social media content.
Personal Social Media Campaign
Running for secretary position during Shrunkenheadman Cabinet positions. Ran a social media campaign across the 4 week period.
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