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CHARACTER / CREATURE ANIMATION REEL 🎬
PREVISUALIZATION / LAYOUT REEL 🎬

'AMOK'

A 5-min short film, telling the tale of an obsessed hunter
tracking down a black panther to the death. 
See Entry
Production role:
  • Character & Creature keyframe animation: Animating both characters and the camera throughout the film. 
  • Previs animation / 2D & 3D animatic editing: Shaping the first 2D / 3D version of the film, refining the 'v1' edit.
  • Storyboards: Production of all storyboards for the short film through Storyboards Pro, before editing them into the 2D animatic.  
  • Character design / Paint-over : 2D digital painting for both characters, moodboards, and key environments. Helping the modeling / sculpt department with paint-over details like character's scars and wounds, clothing details, environment layouts etc. 
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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

3D Character Animator (remote)

PostOffice Postproduction Amsterdam

  • Keyframe 3D Character animation [Autodesk Maya].

  • Rough layout / Previs animation / 3D animatic editing [Autodesk Maya, Davinci Resolve].

  • 3D creature walk / run cycles animation [Autodesk Maya].

Miami FL, United States

Apr 2024 - May 2025

3D Character Animator (Hybrid)

EDGLRD

  • Motion Capture data cleaning / polishing on Metahuman characters [Unreal Engine 5].

  • Keyframe 3D Character / Creature animation [Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine 5].

  • Scene preparation / Rough layout / Previs animation on characters / props [Unreal Engine 5].

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dec 2024 - Mar 2025

Dec 2023 - May 2024

3D Creature Animator (remote)

PostOffice Postproduction Amsterdam

  • 3D Creature animation (acting) of various animals, quadrupeds, birds, insects [Autodesk Maya].

  • 3D Creature walk cycles animation [Autodesk Maya].

  • Rough layout / Previs animation / 3D animatic editing [Autodesk Maya, Davinci Resolve].

LANGUAGES

French (native)

English (fluent)

Chinese (notions)

EDUCATION

Master's Degree 3D Animation and Special Effects
ESMA Montpellier, France (2019 - 2023)
RNCP Level 7 Certification ⤴

2D/3D SOFTWARES

Autodesk Maya • Unreal Engine 5 • Autodesk Mudbox • Adobe Photoshop • ToonBoom Storyboard Pro • OpenToonz • Substance 3D Painter • Nuke • Mari • Davinci Resolve • Ftrack

PIPELINE TOOLS

Ftrack • Prism Pipeline • Unity DevOps (Plastic SCM) • Diversion

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