Nicolas Weis

Work History

• Remote art instructor

  Atelier de Sèvres

  December 2014 - July 2019
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  Art Director

  Unified Pictures

  October 2017 - September 2018

  Northridge
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  Mentor

  Motivarti

  January 2015 - December 2016

  Altadena / remote

  One on one mentorship around concept design/visual development
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  Visual development artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  November 2015 - November 2016
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  Visual development artist

  Paramount Pictures

  April 2014 - November 2015

  Los angeles

  Visual development and production work on three undisclosed projects.
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  Visual development artist

  Reel FX

  February 2015 - February 2015

  Los Angeles

  Visual development on an undisclosed project for an internal pitch.
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  Independent concept artist

  Psyop

  December 2014 - December 2014

  Venice CA
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  Sonic BOOM

  Big Red Button Entertainment

  August 2013 - April 2014

  Senior Environment Concept artist (level draw-overs, original layouts, prop design, production paintings)
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  Art Instructor

  Concept Design Academy

  September 2013 - January 2014

  Background design for animation (Fall semester, 2013)
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  Visual development artist

  Zagtoon

  August 2013 - October 2013

  Visual development on feature animated IPs (kobushi and an undisclosed major franchise)

• Concept artist

  BlooBuzz

  April 2013 - April 2013

  Quebec, Canada

  Character and Environment concept designs for the upcoming Beetnucks video game (https://www.bloobuzz.com/fr/jeux/save-the-beetnuks/)
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  Visual development artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  January 2009 - February 2013

  Glendale, CA

  Visual development artist on :
  - How to train your Dragon I and Book of dragons (DVD release) [9 months]
  - The Croods [18 months]
  - How to train your dragon II [18 months]
  Undisclosed projects in development
  
  Location and environment design, prop design, FX design, look development

  

  
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  VIsual development artist

  Imagi Animation Studios

  February 2008 - September 2008

  Visual development artist on the feature animated movie Astroboy : fx and prop design, color keys
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  Drawing teacher

  CREAPOLE

  September 2004 - June 2005

  Teaching the fundamentals of drawing and its application on various assignments to freshmen, both in class and on outside locations.