Christian Pomerleau

Current
  • Visual Artist at JAZ
  • Video Consultant at Cirque du Soleil
  • New Media Artist / Director at GRIDSPACE
Past
  • Art Director / Motion Designer at Metropolis event at W Hotel
  • Motion Designer / VJ at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
  • Motion Designer at Canada Day
  • Art Director / Motion Designer at Rémy Girard enchansonne Claude Gauvreau
  • Broadcast Designer / VJ at Gridspace
  • Co-Founder / Producer / Signer at HEADSCAN
  • Broadcast Designer at Lucion Media
  • Art Director at Provokat
Education
  • Lynda.com
  • Coolux
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Interdec
Connections
68 connections
Industry
Entertainment
Websites

Christian Pomerleau’s Summary

Highlights : 6 years as an interactive / user experience designer (social network / Web 2,0) and art director in digital advertising agencies. 5 years of experience in motion design, video editing, vj and directing.

Skills : User interface, audio-visual performance, video editing, motion design, cameraman (Panasonic P2), voice recording and production, DVD authoring, video optimization, social network mechanisms, creative and art direction, typography, branding, marketing.

Computer knowledge : (MAC & PC) Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut, Flash, Cubase, Live, Modul8, Coolux Pandoras Box, DVD Studio Pro.

Hardware : Panasonic P2 HD camera, audio production from capture to final render.

Christian Pomerleau’s Specialties:

Motion Design, Projection Surface Mapping, Media Server Programming/Operation, Coolux Pandora's Box, Web 2.0, Social Network, Online Advertising, Audio production, Video editing, Directing.


Christian Pomerleau’s Experience

  • Visual Artist

    JAZ

    (Entertainment industry)

    May 2009Present (3 months)

    Set design, filmmaking and video directing on a multidisciplinary production that integrates traditional theater, new media and robotics.

    2010 / Usine C

  • Video Consultant

    Cirque du Soleil

    (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

    December 2008Present (8 months)

    - Media Servers Manager
    - Operator and programmer of 18 Coolux Pandoras Box media servers
    - Projection Surface Mapping and Edge Blending
    - Video Encoding

  • New Media Artist / Director

    GRIDSPACE

    (Graphic Design industry)

    May 2001Present (8 years 3 months)

    Web Design senior, Events advertising (print+Web), Broadcast Design Performance, motion design and Video Editing.

  • Art Director / Motion Designer

    Metropolis event at W Hotel

    (Entertainment industry)

    October 2008November 2008 (2 months)

    http://www.gridspace.ca/w/metropolis

  • Motion Designer / VJ

    Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

    (Graphic Design industry)

    July 2008August 2008 (2 months)

    Broadcast Design Performance with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens for Elektra at Les étés de la danse, Grand Palais, Paris

  • Motion Designer

    Canada Day

    (Graphic Design industry)

    June 2008July 2008 (2 months)

  • Art Director / Motion Designer

    Rémy Girard enchansonne Claude Gauvreau

    (Entertainment industry)

    February 2008April 2008 (3 months)

    Creation, editing and broadcast of a 75 min. video set for a musical venue presented during 3 weeks at Usine C theater, Montreal.

  • Broadcast Designer / VJ

    Gridspace

    (Entertainment industry)

    May 20082008 (less than a year)

    Sharam (Deep Dish), Paul Van Dyk, Ascii Disko and Danny Torrence

  • Co-Founder / Producer / Signer

    HEADSCAN

    (Music industry)

    February 20002008 (8 years)

    Inspired by different artistic movements such as futurism, abstract art and techno-industrial culture, their music result creates and atmosphere where the mind and body are simultaneously called upon to plunge deeply into a complex and rapid maelstrom of sound and images.

    Discography: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Headscan

    Motion Pictures Soundtracks:

    - Ghost in the Shell dvd (special edition), Hongrie (2007) : the song Dead Silver Sky
    - 3 Saisons de Jim Donovan, Canada (2008) : the songs Lolife

  • Broadcast Designer

    Lucion Media

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    June 2006July 2006 (2 months)

    Motion Design and Broadcast Design Performance on 60' LED Screen for Canada Day national event at Ottawa

  • Art Director

    Provokat

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

    January 2001June 2001 (6 months)

    Montreal Advertising agency that specializes in getting through the internet user. Strengths include relevant traffic generation, digital branding, viral marketing and one on one communications.


Christian Pomerleau’s Education

  • Lynda.com

    New Media 20062009

    Self-taught for DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut, After Effects (advanced), InDesign, PowerPoint and Excel.

  • Coolux

    Coolux Media System 20082008

    Private training on Coolux Pandoras Box and workshop at Cirque du Soleil headquarter.

  • Université du Québec à Montréal

    Non-Narative Video 20032003

    One course, Departement of design, UQAM, Montreal.

  • Interdec

    Multimedia 20002001

    Diploma in multimedia with mention of excellence.


Additional Information

Christian Pomerleau’s Websites:

Christian Pomerleau’s Interests:

Creating, Motion, Art, Stage Overdrive, Sequencer, Evolution, Human Voice Modeling, Contemporary Dance, Pixels, Microphone, Travel, Photography, Cats, Sailing, Esthetic, Singularity, Fashion, Food, Space, Freedom, Architecture, Family, Waves, Sun Cycle.

Christian Pomerleau’s Groups:

  •    Creative COW (Communities of the World)
  •    UX Professionals
  •    Canadian Interactive Experts
  •    INFOPRESSE
  •    Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics
  •    Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals
  •    Aquent Network
  •    *Montreal State Of Mind*

Christian Pomerleau’s Honors:

- DAC (Deutsch Alternative Charts)
Headscan - Pattern Recognition featured in the top 10 (best albums) for 4 Weeks

- DAC (Deutsch Alternative Charts)
Headscan - Lolifefeatured in the top 10 (best singles) for 2 Weeks


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  • new ventures
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