Brian Lafrance

Current

• Matte Painting Supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment
• Senior Cinematic Artist at Blizzard Entertainment

Past

• Sequence Lead at Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Lead Lighter/Surfacer at Dreamworks
• Lighting Supervisor at The Secret Lab (Disney)

• Technical Director at Industrial Light and Magic

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Education

• San Jose State University

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Industry

Animation

Brian Lafrance’s Experience

• Matte Painting Supervisor

  Blizzard Entertainment

  (Privately Held; V; Computer Games industry)

  March 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Senior Cinematic Artist

  Blizzard Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Lighting/Compositing/Matte Painting for cinematic sequences for games and promotional materials.

• Sequence Lead

  Walt Disney Feature Animation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Animation industry)

  September 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  "Meet The Robinsons"
  translate 2d painted keys into 3d environments
  develop tools/techniques to propagate into shots
  maya, renderman, shake, photoshop, proprietary

• Lead Lighter/Surfacer

  Dreamworks

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  September 2002 — August 2004 (2 years )

  "Sharktale"
  Lead Lighter:Translate 2d painted keys into 3d environments
  develop tools/techniques to propagate to shots
  Surfacer: write shaders, construct shader networks and paint
  maps to give props/characters approved looks
  maya, renderman, mental ray, shake, photoshop, proprietary

• Lighting Supervisor

  The Secret Lab (Disney)

  (Animation industry)

  September 1999 — August 2002 (3 years )

  "Kangaroo Jack"
  shaders and maps for kangaroo's jacket
  setup lighting techniques and generic rig
  oversee propagation to shots
  maya, renderman, photoshop, proprietary

• Technical Director

  Industrial Light and Magic

  (Animation industry)

  May 1996 — August 1999 (3 years 4 months)

  "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" various commercials
  shader writing, texture painting, lighting, compositing
  maya, renderman, mental ray, photoshop, proprietary

Brian Lafrance’s Education

• San Jose State University

  cadre , 1990 — 1993