Overview
- This article is about the director. For the character appearing in the Shatterspin comic series, see Asa.
Asa Shumskas Tait is an American director and the Head of Production at LEGO.[1] He is an executive producer of Ninjago beginning with The Island and later the sequel series Dragons Rising.[2]
He was also responsible for the direction and production of Decoded alongside J. Rick Castañeda.
Credits
Credits[]
Ninjago[]
Directed by[]
Decoded[]
- 1. "Legacy" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 2. "Vehicles and Mechs" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 3. "Legendary Places" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 4. "Ninjago's Most Wanted" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 5. "The Digiverse and Beyond" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 6. "The Elemental Masters" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 7. "Beasts and Dragons" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 8. "Rise of Garmadon" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 9. "Prophecy of the Green Ninja" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
- 10. "Greatest Battles" (with J. Rick Castañeda)
Producer[]
Decoded[]
- 1. "Legacy" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 2. "Vehicles and Mechs" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 3. "Legendary Places" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 4. "Ninjago's Most Wanted" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 5. "The Digiverse and Beyond" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 6. "The Elemental Masters" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 7. "Beasts and Dragons" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 8. "Rise of Garmadon" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 9. "Prophecy of the Green Ninja" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
- 10. "Greatest Battles" (with J. Rick Castañeda and Laura Reich)
Executive producer[]
The Island[]
- 161. "Uncharted"
- 162. "The Keepers of the Amulet"
- 163. "The Gift of Jay"
- 164. "The Tooth of Wojira"
Season 14: Seabound[]
- 165. "A Big Splash"
- 166. "The Call of the Deep"
- 167. "Unsinkable"
- 168. "Five Thousand Fathoms Down"
- 169. "The Wrath of Kalmaar"
- 170. "Long Live the King"
- 171. "Escape from Merlopia"
- 172. "The Tale of Benthomaar"
- 173. "The Storm Amulet"
- 174. "Riddle of the Sphinx"
- 175. "Papergirl"
- 176. "Master of the Sea"
- 177. "The Calm Before the Storm"
- 178. "Assault on Ninjago City"
- 179. "Nyad"
- 180. "The Turn of the Tide"
The Virtues of Spinjitzu[]
Season 15: Crystalized[]
- 181. "Farewell the Sea"
- 182. "The Call of Home"
- 183. "The Shape of Nya"
- 184. "A Mayor Problem"
- 185. "Public Enemies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!"
- 186. "A Painful Promise"
- 187. "Ninjago City vs. Ninja"
- 188. "Kryptarium Prison Blues"
- 189. "Hounddog McBrag"
- 190. "The Benefit of Grief"
- 191. "The Fifth Villain"
- 192. "The Council of the Crystal King"
- 193. "A Sinister Shadow"
- 194. "The Spider's Design"
- 195. "The Fall of the Monastery"
- 196. "Darkness Within"
- 197. "The Coming of the King"
- 198. "Return to Primeval's Eye"
- 199. "Crystastrophe"
- 200. "Christofern"
- 201. "A Lesson in Anger"
- 202. "Brave But Foolish"
- 203. "Quittin' Time!"
- 204. "Return of the Ice Emperor"
- 205. "Safe Haven"
- 206. "Compatible"
- 207. "Distress Calls"
- 208. "An Issue of Trust"
- 209. "Dragon Form"
- 210. "Roots"
Production executive[]
Ninjago - Dream Team[]
Ninjago: Reimagined[]
Executive producer[]
- 1. "Golden Legend"
- 2. "Gold Rush"
- 3. "A Day in the Life of a Golden Ninja"
- 4. "Sweatin' to the Goldies"
- 5. "Golden Hour"
Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]
Executive producer[]
Season 1[]
- 1. “The Merge: Part 1”
- 2. "The Merge: Part 2"
- 3. “Crossroads Carnival”
- 4. “Beyond Madness”
- 5. “Writers of Destiny”
- 6. “Return to Imperium”
- 7. “Mindless Beasts”
- 8. “I Will Be the Danger”
- 9. “The Calm Inside”
- 10. “The Battle of the Second Monastery”
- 11. “The Temple of the Dragon Cores”
- 12. “Gangs of the Sea”
- 13. “Wyldly Inappropriate”
- 14. “The Last Djinn”
- 15. “They Call It Doom”
- 16. “Land of Lost Things”
- 17. “The Administration”
- 18. “Absolute Power”
- 19. “We Are All Dragons”
- 20. “The Power Within”
The Elemental Mechs[]
- 1. "What the Mech?"
- 2. "The Mech Master"
- 3. "A Pain in the Mech!"
Season 2[]
- 21. "The Blood Moon"
- 22. "Shattered Dreams"
- 23. "Beyond the Phantasm Cave"
- 24. "Force From the East"
- 25. "The Spell at the Waterfall"
- 26. "To Mysterium"
- 27. "Fugitives From Madness"
- 28. "Secrets of the Wyldness"
- 29. "The Forest of Spirits"
- 30. "Rising Ninja"
- 31. "The Shape of Motion"
- 32. "Enter the City of Temples"
- 33. "They Gather for the Feast"
- 34. "Inside the Maze"
- 35. "United We Fall"
- 36. "Truth and Lies"
- 37. "The Sword Shatters"
- 38. "Clues and Suspects"
- 39. "The Final Game"
- 40. "Elements of Betrayal"
Production executive[]
Season 3[]
- 41. "The Missing"
- 42. "The Ultimate Object of Admiration"
- 43. "The Spectral Lands"
- 44. "The Great Zane Robbery"
- 45. "I Alone Can Save Them"
- 46. "Fallen Wishes"
- 47. "Their Draconic Majesty's Request"
- 48. "Crashing Together"
- 49. "Chaos Unchained"
- 50. "The Shatter Dragon"
- 51. "The Hollow Ones"
- 52. "Human Resources"
- 53. "Between You and Lee"
- 54. "Casket of Bones"
- 55. "The Screaming Earth"
- 56. "Under the Light of a Mechanical Moon"
- 57. "The Vault of Focus"
- 58. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
- 59. "When Doves Cry"
- 60. "Chaos Reigns"
Ninjago: Legends[]
Production executive[]
Monstrosity[]
- 1. "To Become a Monster"
- 2. "Fallen Master"
- 3. "False Light"
Trivia
Trivia[]
- He also worked on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and All My Love.
- Speaking about the production of Decoded, Tait stated: "For the upcoming Season 8 of the hit series "Ninjago" LEGO needed a way to bring new fans up to speed while still engaging existing viewers. We created a 10 part series that explores the lore, characters, and world of "Ninjago" in the context of a brand new story centered around the Ice Ninja, Zane, and a villain from his past."[3]
- Tait was labeled Webby Honoree for Experimental & Innovation at the 2013 Webby Awards for his work on the comic series Re:Active.[3]
