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Franck-Noël Lapierre
Address: Paris area (France)
Born : June 1969
Nationality : French
Computer Graphic Artist 2D/3D
(Drawing/Modeling/Texturing/Lighting/Artistic Ambiences/Rendering (&VRay)/Compositing/Editing)
- CG Animated Films - TV Series - Video Games - PAO - Illustration -

 
  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
   
  AVAILABLE
   
September 2012 / October 2012 : "METHOD ANIMATION" (Paris - France).
Project :
 - FELIX the CAT: 3D animated TV series.
  Shots Compositing for the teaser of this new 3D TV series for the Mipcom Festival 2012 at Cannes.
   
January 2011 / March 2012 : "PICTURES FACTORY " (Kehlen - Luxembourg).
Project :
 - IRON-MAN : Armored Adventures (Season 2) (MARVEL 3D Animated TV Show).
   2D/3D Images Compositor and 3D Ambiences References Supervisor (Fusion 6 & A.Effects).
  Building the Compositing workflows for the new Iron-Man 3D Animated TV Series, season 2.
  Search/Creation of the Compositing Artistic References on Fusion 6 to be used by the
  compositing crew members, depending the director's needs. Managing the rendered layers
  and datas between the different Studios : Luxembourg / Paris (Method-Animation) and
  India (DataQuest).
   
June 2010 / October 2010 : "BLUE SPIRIT STUDIO" (Paris / Angoulême - France).
Project :
 - LE TABLEAU (2D/3D Animated Feature Film) - Jean-François Laguionie (Director).
   2D/3D Rendering (3DSMax-VRay) and 2D/3D Compositing Supervisor (Fusion 6).
  Depending the director's needs, Search/Creation of the ligthing and artistic ambiences
  with the VRay Renderer and 3DSMax. Building the Compositing Workflows for artistic
  references on Fusion 6 to be used by the future crew members.
  >> French trailer "LE TABLEAU" on Youtube <<
   
January 2010 : "MATHEMATIC" (Paris - France).
Project :
 - SFR Telecom (Advertising for the French Phone Company).
   Images Compositor (Nuke/Fusion).
  Rotoscoping the live action Soccer Players to integrate a 3D crowd in the Stadium stands.
   
October 2009 : " NUKE " Training Class. (VIDEO-DESIGN FORMATION).
  Two weeks training class with the compositing software NUKE
  Camera Mapping, Stereoscopic Images, Nuke 3D engine, Tracking, Keying...
   
July 2009 : "METHOD ANIMATION" (Paris - France).
Project :
 - MIKIDO (3D Animated TV Series)
   3D Compositor (Fusion 5).
  Call to help the 3D Compositing team to end off the MIKIDO's 3D
  TV Series last episodes with a very short dead line.
   
May 08/June 09 : "LUXANIMATION" (Doncols - Luxembourg)" / METHOD FILMS / MARVEL
Project :
  - IRON MAN : Armored Adventures "Season 1" (3D Animated TV Series)
   3D Images Compositing Artist and 2D/3D Ambience References Supervisor (Fusion5).
  Near the Directors and Lead. Search and Creation of reference shots,
  according the Directors artistic needs. Advising and helping the Compositing
  Team's workers.
   
April 08 :
 "LUXANIMATION (Doncols - Luxembourg)" / DATAQUEST(India) / METHOD FILMS
Project :
   - IRON MAN : Armored Adventures "Season 1" (3D Animated TV Series).
  Checking and Supervising 3D Render and FX for the Iron Man TVShow Pipe's Start-Up
  at DATAQUEST Entertainment (Hyderabad - India), Artistic shots of references.
   
Aug 07/Mar 08 :
 "TOONZ" (India) CINNAMON ENT'/ BALLEY BEG STUDIO / METHOD FILMS"
Project :
 - FREEFONIX (3D Animated TV Series from UK). www.freefonix.com
   2D/3D Team Compositing Supervisor and Compositor (Combustion).
2D/3D Animated TV Series.
 

For 7 months TOONZ ANIMATION (Trivandrum, Kerala-India) : Shots and Sequences
  Quality Control, Artistic Shots of References. 3D Lighting Supervisor.
  Follow-up of the project. Sharing datas and deals with the Paris production's staff.
 
July 06/April 07 :
"DATAQUEST" Hyderabad (India) & "METHOD FILMS". (2007 Gemini Awards).
Project :
 - SKYLAND - Season 1 part 2 (3D Animated TV Series) France 2, Cartoon Network, etc...
   2D/3D Compositing Supervisor and Compositor (Fusion).
  For 9 months DATAQUEST Company (India). Artistic Shots of references.
 

Quality control. Help and explanations to the team about visuals of the TV Show.
  Follow-up of the project. Follow-up of the editing. Datas Sharing and
  deals with the Paris production staff and Directors.
   
Dec 05/June 06 :

"ATTITUDE STUDIO" 3D Animated Movies Company - Paris. (2007 Gemini Awards).
Project :
 - SKYLAND - Season 1 part 1 (3D Animated TV Series) France 2, Cartoon Network, etc...
   Lead Visual Compositor Assistant (Combustion / Final Cut).
Pre-Compositing, Editing, Team Management.
   
July 05/Sept 05 : "3D Architecture" Vincennes (94) - France.
Project : - Standing a House in 3D from plans,for an Architect.
   
Aug 04/May 05 : "C'est Différent": (Websites Creation and management Company).
Project :
-Various graphic works for the company's website.
   
April 04/July 04 : "MICROIDS" Montréal - CANADA (Video-Games Company).
 Project :
 - Lighting works and tests for a futur 3D animated Film.
 
 
Feb 04/Mar 04 : "C'est Différent": (Websites Creation and management Company).
Project :
- Creation and Design of the Company's Website.
Design, graphics, logotype, mascot, icons, html page
  make-up, 3D animation. Website : www.cestdifferent.com
   
June 03 : "Free Lance Worker".
Project :
- Creation of an Artistic Website for a young french painter.
  Website : http://veronique.martin2.free.fr/
   
April 03/May 03 : "AMAZING Studio" (Paris).
Project :
- 3D Menus DVD's creation for a french movie.
 
April 03 :

"DEF2SHOOT" (Post-Production and Visual effects Company).
Project :
- TV Compositing works for the advertising "ROWENTA".
Creation of " 2D animated masks " to prepare an integration of
  a 3D iron vaporblast.
   

Oct 01/Sept 02 :

 "CHAMAN Production" and "XILAM Films". (CG Animations and Video-Games Companies)
Project :
"KAENA - The Prophecy" (The movie).
 

- Lighting 3DSMax and Compositing Shake for 3D CGI Animated
  film. ( First French Character Animation movie broadcasted
  internationally from June 4. 2003).
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April 99 / Sept 01:

"SONY PSYGNOSIS FRANCE" & "INFOGRAMES / ATARI" (Video-Games) Paris-France.
Mar 95 / Mar 99 :
 * 2D/3D Graphic Artist in the Full Motion Video Kinematics Group & real time.
Description :
 - 3D Kinematics and Real time's work with modeling and Bitmaps
  - 3D movies conception, modeling, mapping, kinematics
  sequences, Editing, Special Effects conception, Motion Capture's
  chocking. Advertising for specialized Video-Games magazines.
  - Advertising's video clip broadcasted on different TV's channels.
Different Projects :
"Supreme Riders". Extreme Sports Game PSX2.
  "Duck-Dodgers" Warner Bross - Looney Tunes. N64.
"3X - Science of War" PC.
  "O.D.T : Escape, Or Die Trying" PSX, PC, N64.
  "adidas POWER SOCCER INTERNATIONNAL 97" PSX.
  "THE CITY OF THE LOST CHILDREN" (The game) PSX.
  "adidas POWER SOCCER" PSX.
   
   
1994 / 1995 : "GLENAT Edition Company" - Independant Graphic Designer.
  - Work on the French edition of Comics strips, Mangas from
Japan: Dragon Ball/(Z) - Gunmm "Battle Angel Alita -
Noritaka - Doctor Feel Good.
 
 
1993 / 1994 :

"NATIONAL SERVICE" (SIRPA - French National Navy)
  S.A.V.R. (Service Audiovisuel des Armées ), TOULON - France.
 
  EDUCATION / TRAINING
   
October 2009 : " NUKE " Training Class - 2 weeks (VIDEO-DESIGN FORMATION).
Sept 2005 : "Alias France (Paris)" - Training on Maya 7.0
Nov 03 /Jan 04 : "GOBELINS "Ecole de l'image"
  Training Class: "Conception and Creation of Websites" with Diploma.
Apr 02 /Jun 02 : "Adac (Paris)" - First step with Maya 4.0.
   
1988 / 1992 :

Higher Education.
   
  1992 : Master of "Arts and Technology of Images" ATI
  Graduate + 4 years with Mention (1 year University Paris 8 - France ).
  Research Project : " The perspective or the metamorphosis of the forms ".
  1991: Licence degree of ATI "ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY OF IMAGES"
   Graduate + 3 years (1 year University Paris 8 - France )
  1989/90: DEUG of "Letters And Arts" (2 years University Paris 8 - France )
  1988: BACCALAUREAT or HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
   "Technological's Arts / F12" (School: A.F.A. - Paris, France ).
 
  COMPUTERS KNOWLEDGE
   
Software : Compositing : Fusion, Nuke, After Effects, Shake, Combustion.
  3D Tools : Maya, 3dsMax.
  3D Rendering Engine : VRay.
  Graphics : Photoshop, InDesign.
  Editing : Première Pro. Final Cut Pro.
  Web : Dreamweaver MX
  Languages : HTML.
  Exploitation Systems : Windows & Macintosh OS.
  Office : Word, Excel, Lotus Symphony
 
  LANGUAGES
   
  French : Native language
 

English : Written, spoken and read
  HOBBIES
   
  All about Asia and the Asian Cutlure...
Various : Cinema: F.F Coppola, R.Scott, S.Kubrick, G.Lucas, S.Spielberg, Tarantino, Miyazaki, Park
  Chan Wook, Takahata, Kinji Fukasaku, Tsui Hark, Tran Anh Hung, etc...
  Photography, Drawing, Computer's Graphics.
  Music : Trip Hop, Rock, Movies-Soundtracks, etc... .
Sports :
Mountain biking, jogging, snowboarding, hiking.
Travels and Work :
Vietnam (6 months), Cambodia, Singapore (4 months), India (17 Months), Sri-Lanka,
  China, Thailand (2 Months), Canada (2 Months), England, Spain, Italy,  
  Luxembourg (2 years), Belgium, Holland.