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Benoît Léonard

Born  30/10/1982 (Belgium)

Married - 3 children

Now based in Santiago, Chile

+56 9 3055 2267

leonard@nicepixel.eu

Relevant Experience:


2021--->: Refuge (vfx) : fx artist

tv series (Erase una vez pero ya no, Papergirls S1, Westworld S4, Superman and Lois S2-S3, Shogun, Impossible Valentine, Manhunt, Righteous Gemstones S3, Fallout)


2018-2020: Loica (audiovisual) : 3d artist / compositor

commercials / institutionals / tv branding


2017-2018: EOTP (project) : concept artist / modeler (spaceships)

Illustrations for space opera book serie (Echoes of war)


2017-2018: VFI (film house) : compositor

Feature film (Asesiname)


2016-2017: BUF (vfx) : 3d artist / compositor

Feature films, tv series (Blade Runner 2049, American gods, Twin Peaks, Sous le meme toit)


2014-2016: Madis/Artsetup : 3d artist

scenic design display (festival de viña, teleton) / realtime archpreviz / network branding


2013-2014: Feels (audiovisual) : 3d artist / compositor

commercials


2010-2013: Bendita Imagen (audiovisual): lead 3d artist

commercials / institutionals / instructionals / on set cg supe


2009: Atenas Producciones (audiovisual):  3d artist / compositor

commercials


2008: Imagina (audiovisual) : 3d artist

commercials / institutional videos


2006: Voxel (arch previz) : 3d artist

architectural previsualization


2006: Graphic Dreams (multimedia) : 3d artist

short educational movie / cg animation serie pilot

Education-diplomas:


2020 : LiveActionSerie with Allan McKay

2005 : Company management (IFAPME)

2005 : Bachelor en Techniques graphiques - 3d (HEAJ. Namur, Belgium)

2002 : Bachelor in IT - interrupted

2001 : CESS (ISMA. Arlon, Belgium) (equivalent to french BAC)

Skills:

 

Modeling

Shading

Animation

Rigid bodies / Soft bodies

Fluids (smoke-fire-liquids)

Compositing

Matchmoving

Realtime previz

Languages:


French : mother tongue

English : fluent

Spanish : fluent

German : basic and rusty

Maxscript : basics

Filmography:


Blade Runner 2049

Sous le meme toit

Asesiname

American gods (S1 4ep)

Twin Peaks (S3 1ep)

Sitting pretty (short)

Erase una vez pero ya no (1ep)

Papergirls (S1 4eps)

Westworld (S4 3eps)

Superman and Lois (S2 2ep S3 2ep)

Shogun (1ep)

Impossible Valentine (1ep)

Manhunt (3ep)

Righteous Gemstones (S3 1ep)

Fallout (1ep)

Software:

 

Graphics:

Max, blender, vray, fumefx, phoenix, tyflow

Zbrush, substance, embergen

Photoshop, after effects, nuke, natron

Syntheye

UE4

Bstudio, bcolor


Learning:

houdini


Environment:

Win, Linux, Macos

Interests:


Reading, writing, learning,

cinema, art, modeling,

DIY things, taichi, videogames, aeronautics, cooking.