technical director at Pixar Animation Studios
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios
- Past
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- Freelance artist at Attitude Studio
- Freelance Artist at SPARX FX
- Lighting TD at Framestore
- co-director on the short film "Al Dente" at Supinfocom
- Junior lighting TD at Framestore-CFC
- 3D Artist at MAgic.lab 3D animation studio
- Education
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- Supinfocom
- EartSup institut (Paris)
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Maël FRANCOIS’s Summary
software skills :
visual effects : Maya, XSI, 3dsmax, ZBrush, mudbox, Deep paint, Photoshop, Shake, After Effects, Combustion, Avid, Premiere, Mental Ray, Renderman, Realflow
graphic design and print : Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, inDesign, encore!DVD
Maël FRANCOIS’s Specialties:
character and creatures modelling and lookdev, complex VFX and CG scenes lighting and rendering
Maël FRANCOIS’s Experience
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Technical Director
Pixar Animation Studios
(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Freelance artist
Attitude Studio
(Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
June 2009 — October 2009 (5 months)
Lighting
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Freelance Artist
SPARX FX
(Privately Held; Animation industry)
May 2009 — June 2009 (2 months)
CGi for commercials
Fur / Lookdev / Lighting -
Lighting TD
Framestore
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 8 months)
"WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" / vfx movie
directed by Spike Jonze
> lighting / mel scripting / rendering
"THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX" / feature animation (Universal)
directed by Sam Fell & Gary Ross
> lighting / mel scripting / rendering / compositing
"PRIMEVAL" / season 2 (itv)
> lighting / creature lookdev / scripting / rendering -
co-director on the short film "Al Dente"
Supinfocom
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
October 2006 — June 2007 (9 months)
I co-directed the film "Al Dente" with Jean-Francois Barthelemy and Carlos Felipe Leon Ortiz.
You can find more informations on the film's website :
http://www.aldente-themovie.com -
Junior lighting TD
Framestore-CFC
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)
"UNDERDOG" / Walt Disney pictures
directed by Frederik du Chau
> Lighting -
3D Artist
MAgic.lab 3D animation studio
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
July 2005 — December 2005 (6 months)
"SPLINTER CELL : Double Agent" / Ubisoft
> cinematics 3D artist
"CAFE BOUILLU" / Jean Francois Cohen
music video
> 3D artist
Maël FRANCOIS’s Education
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Supinfocom
2005 — 2007
production of the short movie "Al Dente", graduated with mention
visit the movie's website at http://www.aldente-themovie.com -
EartSup institut (Paris)
Marketing / Communication / Graphic design 2002 — 2005
Additional Information
Maël FRANCOIS’s Websites:
Maël FRANCOIS’s Groups:
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MovieProfs :: professionals working in the Movie Business:: -
Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com) -
ThoseInFilm (Motion Pictures & Film Industry) -
Animation, Media & Entertainment -
Filmmakers -
Visual Effects Professionals -
Hooray for Hollyworld! -
The London Production Network -
Supinfocom Alumni -
TDs | VFX -
Framestore -
The Tale of Despereaux
Maël FRANCOIS’s Honors:
> 02/2008 : "Best animation nominee" at Imagina
> 01/2008 : "Best animation and public award" for Al Dente at the "premier regard" festival in France
Maël FRANCOIS’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
