Sylvie Minois

Sylvie Minois

Concept Artist

Senior Art Director/Concept Artist / Senior Illustrator/Graphic designer / 12 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Concept Artist

Nautilus (2024)

Concept Designer, Art direction

Tooned (2012)
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Art Director / Concept Artist
TERRAFORM - Caves
Art Director / Concept Artist
TERRAFORM - Heat Stars
Art Director / Concept Artist
TERRAFORM - Space Lifts
Concept Artist
TERRAFORM #2
Concept Artist
TERRAFORM #1
Five Seasons - Summer
Five Seasons - Spring
Concept Artist
Media Monster - Sony
illustration matte painter
Cinemagic - Americana
illustration matte painting
Cinemagic - Lost Ruins
illustration matte painter
Cinemagic - Roof Tops
Concept Artist / Concept Designer
Tooned Mobil1 - Submarine
Storyboard Artist / storyboard
Horse Ident
Concept Artist / concept design
Volkswagen Speedmachines - Plasma bike
Concept Artist / Concept Designer
Sony - Media Monster
Art Direction
Tooned 50 - Hunt chalet
Storyboard Artist
Tooned 50 - Mika Replay
Storyboard Artist
TOONED 50 - Framestore
Storyboard Artist
TOONED 50 - Framestore
Concept Artist / Concept Designer
Lucozade - The Heat
Concept Artist / Art Direction / concept design
Tooned 50 - Baby Mika
Concept Artist / Concept Designer
Volkswagen Speedmachines
Concept Artist / Concept Designer
Tooned 50 - The Kiwi
I have over 10 years experience as a Concept Artist for Motion design, commercials and film. My background is in Graphic Design for broadcast/TV graphics & branding.
Work History

  • Concept Designer & Storyboard Artist

    weareseventeen

    June 2020 - December 2021
    London, United Kingdom

    Meatless farm brand film
    Swatch, Nackd bars, Arper, Monster, Master&Dynamic; ads
    Epic idents
    Olympia new development identity
    Concept design & storyboards for client presentation & 3D pre-production
    Working with Creative & Company director Steve Simmonds and Director Jason Drew

  • Concept Designer & Storyboard Artist

    Found

    December 2020 - July 2021
    London, England, United Kingdom

    Ericsson brand films
    Google Pixel6 launch campaign
    Concept, visualization & storyboard for client presentations & CG pre-production
    Working with Creative director Clayton Welham

  • Concept Artist

    Pulse Films

    February 2021 - February 2021

    Ikea 'The Little Robot' commercial
    Concept design for the main Robot character and for the rest of his family
    Working with Director Ninian Doff, Production Designer David Lee & Producer John Bannister

  • Concept Designer & Storyboard Artist

    Found

    March 2019 - June 2020
    London, United Kingdom

    Drover commercial
    FIBA TV promo package for DAZN
    Vizio Brand films
    Concept & visualization for client presentation & 3D/VFX pre-production
    Working with Creative director & Company founder Mike Sharpe

  • Concept Designer & Storyboard Artist

    weareseventeen

    May 2019 - October 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Various projects
    BBC, Swatch, Roald Dhal, Pepsi, MTV, Vizio
    Concept design & storyboards for client presentation and 3D & VFX production
    Working with Creative & Company director Steve Simmonds and Director Jason Drew

  • Concept Artist

    nineteentwenty

    April 2019 - May 2019

    AA Stellar Rescue, commercial
    Leroy Merlin A Life to Build, commercial
    Concept art & design of environments and props like new AA van and planet environments for AA, tree design & integration with the treehouse for Leroy Merlin.
    Working remotely with Creative director Bill McNamara and Head of 3D Chris King

  • Matte painter

    Time Based Arts

    December 2017 - January 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Nike LDNR Nothing Beats A Londoner, commercial
    Matte Painting
    I teamed up with VFX artist Oscar Gonzalez to develop and produce a full frame matte painting for the swimmer scene of London under the ice.

  • Storyboard Artist

    weareseventeen

    September 2017 - September 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    Epic Drama, TV branding
    Storyboards for animatic and client presentation
    Working with Creative & Company director Steve Simmonds

  • Concept Artist & Illustrator

    Time Based Arts

    March 2017 - June 2017
    London, United Kingdom

    Honda Dream Makers, commercial
    Concept Design & Illustration
    Working with the directors Mike Skrgatic & James Allen from TBA as well as Stephen & Tom from H Block studios. After working on the winning pitch concept frames & storyboards, I was mainly working on the City ident. Concept work for the city's look & final robot character as well as final illustrations & animation for the 'robot concept' sequence. Also typographical elements for the other idents and logo ending sequence.

  • Concept Designer & Storyboard Artist

    weareseventeen

    May 2016 - December 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    May - June 2016
    Star Sports HD, TV Re-brand
    Storyboards & Style frames for winning pitch.
    Working with Creative & Company director Steve Simmonds and Company Director George Alexander at WR17.

    October 2016
    TV1000, Xmas Ident
    Concept design of a robin and a winter hare characters made out of ribbons & Storyboards
    Working with Creative & Company director Steve Simmonds and Company Director George Alexander at WR17.

    June - November - December 2016
    Storyboards & Style frames for different winning pitches

  • Concept Artist & Matte painter

    Time Based Arts

    February 2016 - April 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Three, Dial campaign
    Concept Design & Digital Painting
    Concept design for the sky-opening sequence in the 'Before Dawn' commercial.
    Digital painting for retail's print and animations, working with 3D&FX; artist Oscar Gonzalez at TBA.

    Vodafone, Future For You commercial
    Concept Design & Matte Painting
    Final full frame matte painting for the 'House above the clouds' sequence, working with Sheldon Gardner and James Allen at TBA.

    Candy Crush, Saga commercial
    Concept Design
    Concept boards for the design of the Chocolate TukTuk, working with Sheldon Gardner and James Allen at TBA.

  • Concept Artist

    Time Based Arts

    April 2014 - November 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Lucozade, The Heat commercial
    Volskwagen, Speadmachines
    Fire Phone, Amazon
    Taking New York, E4

  • Concept Designer, Storyboard Artist & Art director

    Framestore

    March 2013 - October 2013

    Concept Design, Storyboard and Art direction work for Tooned 50, 8 X 3min animation films
    Character and prop design. Supervision of modelling and texturing.
    I had lots of fun working with Art Director Ian Spendloff and Directors Henry Trotter & Chris Waitt at the Design department, and with the whole Tooned team.

  • Concept Artist

    Time Based Arts

    February 2013 - February 2013

    Werewolf Season on Channel4
    Concept and storyboards
    Working with 3D&FX; artist Oscar Gonzalez and Flame artist Mike Skrgatic at Time Based Arts

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Rudd Studio / ITV

    February 2012 - September 2012

    ITV On-Screen Presentation Re-brand, ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4. Winning pitch presentation, branding concept, OSP design & look development.

  • Concept & Storyboard artist

    We Are Seventeen

    December 2011 - February 2012

    Bank Of America, Time Square Screen Animations. Concept, visualization, illustrations & storyboards for the winning pitch presentation, then for the on going development towards 8 final animations.
    Working with Company director George Alexander and Creative director Steve Simmonds at We Are Seventeen.

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Rudd Studio

    October 2010 - May 2011

    Channel 4 Paralympics, Viral idents, Title Sequence for That Paralympic Show, on screen Stick-men figures.
    Co-director with Matt Rudd and Oscar Gonzalez at Rudd Studio.

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Rudd Studio

    June 2010 - October 2010

    Channel 4 Branding, on-air kit refresh
    Design & Photography
    Working with Matt Rudd and Oscar Gonzalez at Rudd Studio.

  • Concept artist

    The Mill

    April 2010 - April 2010

    Sony Media Monster commercial, Mood frames and Character development of the monster. Working with producer Krystina Shales and 3D Animator Steve Beck at MILL LA.

  • Illustration matte painter

    Radiant Studios

    September 2009 - November 2009

    FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa, international TV Package. Prep work: storyboards & mood boards. Final work: Illustrative matte painting of the South African participant cities for Titles and content graphics.
    Working with Creative director Michael Berthon at Radiant Studios.

  • Storyboard artist

    We Are Seventeen

    September 2009 - November 2009

    Universal channel, TV branding, idents. Visualization and storyboards for the early stage of the project, then a series of 6 final storyboards for presentation and production.
    Working with Company director George Alexander and Creative director Steve Simmonds at We Are Seventeen, and Creative director Paul Franklin at Heavenly.

  • Art director and Illustration matte painter

    BDA Creative GmbH

    February 2007 - April 2007

    Disney Cinemagic, TV channel re-brand, Idents. Prep work: visualization & colouring, prop design, storyboards & mood boards. Final work: Illustrated matte painting of backdrops for 10 idents.
    Working with Creative director Andrew Olley & Design manager Amanda Robinson at BDA as well as Art director Mark Rafter at Disney channel.

  • Visual Development & Storyboard Artist

    Disney Channel

    October 2003 - December 2006

    Freelance Designer, Illustrator & Storyboard Artist for Disney Channel.
    Producing visual development, storyboards and illustrations for channel & programme's promos & packages, covering Disney Channel UK & Scandinavia, Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney, Disney Cinemagic and ABC1.
    Working mainly with Creative Director Milene Wallin and Art Director Mark Rafter.

  • Graphic designer

    Hobbins Sides

    1997 - 2002

    Full time position. Graphic design & Art Direction for TV graphics and Channel branding. Junior to Senior designer.
    Working with Creative director Andrew Sides.
    Clients include: Sci-Fi, Foxkids, BBC, itv, Artsworld, bmi, Discovery Channel, Discovery Wings.

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Education

  • Olivier de Serres school of Art, Paris

    1993 - 1996