We Deliver Exceptional Experiences

Our clients reach out to us because they are looking for experts to help them achieve their creative vision. We’ve built, designed, and animated some of the most iconic imagery in cinema and games, from Avatar to Call of Duty.

Now we’re sharing our knowledge with companies outside Hollywood. We take care of all aspects of production, from planning and concepting to animation and sound engineering and everything in between. We’ll help visualize your ideas beyond expectations that will appeal to your client’s needs.

Work With The Best of the Best

Our remote-based studio allows us the flexibility to build a team specific to your needs with global top-tier talent who have contributed to the biggest blockbusters over the past ten years.

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Our proprietary One Cut Process ensures your project is completed to the highest standards, on time, and on budget without the red tape or overhead of larger agencies.

One Cut.
One Kill.

The name ‘Shomen Productions’ comes from the Japanese sword strike, Shomenuchi, which means ‘Front head strike’. It was a sword technique designed to cleave an opponent in twain.

From a production standpoint, it means getting it right on the first go, rather than hacking away at a project. We take the time to plan well at the start which enables us to execute precisely and efficiently.

Production

Production is the easiest part of the process. The hard part is ensuring everyone is on the same page. That’s why we spend extra time at the ‘front end,’ so we save time and money on the ‘back end.’

Animation

Animation is similar to building a house. If your expertise was accounting and you wanted a new house, you wouldn’t build it yourself; you’d hire professional builders to construct it. It’s the same in the creative space.

The Shomen One Cut Process

STAGE 1: Listening

This is the most important part of the process. Before any work has started, we take the time to listen to our client’s needs, the project objectives, identify the target audience, and what are the challenges facing the client. Only once we feel we have a strong understanding of the full picture do we move to the next stage.

STAGE 2: Double-Check

Once we’re familiar with the needs and wants of the client, can we break down the project conceptually, practically, and objectively? We then follow up with the client to double-check check we’re all on the same page. We might ask a ton of ‘obvious’ questions because who wants to make an arse out of you and me? It’s in stage 2 that we will highlight the potential ‘challenges’ to production and offer solutions in order to keep things on track. We like to measure twice and cut once. We’d like to thank our moms for this gold nugget of wisdom.

STAGE 3: Plan

Once everyone agrees on the general concept and the objectives are clear, it’s time to present a budget and schedule. We’ll help tailor the idea to fit within a specific budget and schedule.

STAGE 4: Concept

Once budgets and schedules have been approved, it’s time to make ‘The Magic’. The magic starts with concept art and storyboards to nail down the general look and feel. Then it’s time to create a previs-animation, so everyone can see how the concept will move and flow and sound. After we get the big tick of approval for this, we’ll move to full-scale production.

STAGE 5: Production

Production will move pretty quickly because, by this time, we already have all of the pieces in place. We’ll record voice actors (if that’s required), build the sets, rig and animate characters, light scenes add atmosphere, explosions, and sound effects, and then edit and render everything so that the final piece looks and feels like a high-end Hollywood production (without the Hollywood ‘ego’ or price tag).

STAGE 6: Celebration

Once the project has been delivered, it’s time to bust out the champaign, light the cigars and high-five everyone for a job well done.
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Shomen Productions absolutely delivered the project above and beyond expectations. The Shomen team was awesome, consistently creative, and assertively expanded our thinking on the art-of-the-possible. Working with Shomen positively changed the way we look at our own company. We recognize our own limits and now know where to find world-class creative talent for our next production.

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Brook Wessel
HERE Technologies
Head of Global AWS Strategic Partnership
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Working with the Shomen Team was nothing short of exceptional. They brought a level
of collaboration, creativity, and project management that ensured a seamless process
from start to finish and, most importantly, delivered an impactful video on time and within
budget. Working with Shomen Productions opened our eyes to new ways of creative
problem-solving. What’s more, the team conveyed the right mix of talent and passion for
excellence, resulting in a project that exceeded our expectations.

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Sherry Davenport
Global Head of Partner Marketing
HERE Technologies
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We see Shomen as having a large rolodex of high-end creatives. Like our last job, you
had a Disney Illustrator on our little job. That’s crazy!

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Clarie McLendon
Producer Marketing
Affirm