Arthur Muller

Arthur Muller

Hi, I'm an artist invested in the arts and sciences of VFX

Mid-level FX Artist / 5 yrs

Paris, France

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Fx artist junior

Into the night (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Treadstone (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Sacred Lies (2018)

Hi, I'm an artist with a keen interest in film editing, photography, screenwriting, fractal imagery and the arts & sciences of VFX. I am driven by the pursuit of artistic growth as I keep learning through technical and creative challenges.
Work History
  • FX Artist

    PFX

    August 2023 - August 2023
    Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France · Remote

    Action movie to be to be announced
    - Dynamic simulations (Explosions, RBD, smokes, sparks, muzzle flashs)
    - Shading & rendering

  • FX Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2021 - May 2023
    Vancouver, Canada

    Across The Spiderverse
    -Spot's chaotic and darker form setup, fx lookdev & shot work
    -Spot's ink portals and 2099 hexagonal portals setups, fx lookdev & shot work
    -Spot portal dimension setup, fx lookdev & shot work
    -Laser cages setup, fx lookdev & shot work
    -Gwen's spider sense setup, fx lookdev & shot work
    -Mumbattan environement, crowds, vehicules and Pavitr Inkline shot work
    -Miguel O'Hara's 2099 laser cape shot work

    -Creation of a turpentine sims library for compers to use in the spot portals shots.
    -Creation of a watercolor tendrils library for the Spot portal dimension and other Spot dark matter related purpose.

  • VFX Artist

    CINEGESTIX VFX

    June 2021 - June 2021
    Remote

    Commercial for Amazon - Prime Day
    - Cameras and props animations
    - Fx guide & triggers setup

  • FX Artist

    Mathematic Studio

    May 2021 - June 2021
    Paris

    Commercial for Mugler - Alien Goddess
    - Procedural flower growth setup
    - Dynamic simulations (Particles)
    - Shading, lighting & rendering

  • FX Artist

    Mikros Image

    March 2021 - May 2021
    Paris

    Into The Night (Netflix) - Season 2
    - Dynamic simulations (Smoke, Particles)
    - Procedural plane smoke trails animation
    - Procedural timelapse mist/clouds setup and simulation
    - Procedural plane/helicopter landing & take off simulations setup

    Commerical for Jean Paul Gaultier - Scandal men perfume
    - Dynamic simulations (Particles, RBD)
    - Props animations

  • FX Artist

    Mécanique Générale Vfx

    January 2021 - February 2021
    Remote

    Commerical for Marvel & Audemars Piguet
    - Dynamic simulations (Smokes, RBD, Particles)
    - Shading & rendering

    Commercial for Lancôme
    - Dynamic simulations (Particles)
    - Shading & rendering
    - Compositing & lighting

  • FX Artist

    CINEGESTIX VFX

    September 2020 - November 2020
    Remote

    TV Series - (Canal+)
    - Procedural modelling, rig and animation
    - Dynamic simulation (Vellum)
    - Tools creation (VEX)

  • FX Artist

    Digiteyes

    August 2020 - August 2020
    Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Commerical for Swarovski & Samsonite
    - Dynamic simulations (Smokes, Particles)

  • FX Artist

    Unit Motion Design

    March 2020 - March 2020
    Paris, France

    Commerical for Excalibur Diabolus in Machina by Roger Dubuis
    - Dynamic simulations (Smokes, Particles)

  • FX Artist

    Mikros Image

    February 2020 - February 2020
    Paris

    Into The Night (Netflix)
    - Dynamic simulations (Smoke, Cloth, Rigid bodies)
    - Background props animation

  • VFX Artist

    BUF

    September 2019 - February 2020
    Paris

    Treadstone (USA Network)
    Digital artist
    - Tracking, Compositing

    Sacred Lies season 2 (Facebook Watch)
    Digital artist
    - Rendering, Calibration, 2D script
    - Tracking, Restore, Compositing

    R&D
    - New cloth simulations presets for Bstudio 2020 and implementation of a dedicated pipeline.
    - Creation of training tutorials for internal usage.

    Personal projects within Buf:
    - Vfx supervisor of a short film with a team of Juniors, creation of a dedicated pipeline.
    - Creation and compilation of strange attractors (Mathematical curiosity) in script.

  • FX Artist

    Duck Factory

    July 2019 - July 2019
    Paris, France

    commercial for Ixeo
    - Dynamic simulations (Smoke)
    - Rotoscoping, Tracking
    - Compositing
    - Colorgrading

    commercial for Rowenta
    - Dynamic simulations (Particles trails)

    Personal projects within DKFT:
    - Houdini Pyro and Smoke research, various set-up of fluid Fx rig.
    - Heightfield Terrain creation with Gaea

  • Assistant Editor

    Black + Cameron Productions

    June 2018 - June 2018
    Shanghai City, China

    For a month I worked with the editing team of Black+Cameron, I did transcodes missions as long a editing as managing and creating editing projects. I had the opportunity to edit two making-off as well as pre-editing on set for a Cadillac advertising.
    I also get to get in touch and discuss with the Flamist team of Black+Cameron

  • Assistant Editor

    Terä Film

    April 2018 - June 2018
    Paris

    Assistant editor Internship for the film "Kaamos" directed by Jules Talbot.
    I did transcode, created and managed the project, did the sync of the clips and prepared the timeline and bins for the chief Editor Anna Fonso.

  • Assistant Editor

    Quat'sous Films

    January 2018 - March 2018
    Paris Area, France

    Editing Internship for the film Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo directed my Abdellatif Kechiche.
    I did sync, VFX exports, LTO backups, transcodes, rename, LUT management, multicam editing and did some editing for some scene.

  • Assistant Editor

    Quark production

    September 2017 - December 2017
    Paris Area, France

    Assistant Editor on the documentary "Une Enfance Volée" directed by Olivier Ballande.
    I did some transocdes, project management and organisation, synchro, multicam edit and after effect compositing. I also helped with dubbing the Romanian interview.

  • Assistant Editor

    Studio Suprême

    July 2016 - August 2016
    Shanghai City, China

    This was my first internship in the role of assistant editor in Shanghai. I worked on the short-film "The Passport" directed by Olivier Dressen.
    I learned a lot, on how to assist an editor and a director, how to manage project and sound design in a timeline.

  • Reviewer

    Critique

    January 2015 - September 2015

    Film reviewer for the Star Saint Exupéry cinema in Strasbourg (Match Point by Woody Allen)
    Participation to the "Augenblick" review contest on the film Freistatt directed by Marc Brummund.
    Reviewer contest participation for "Hamlet" played by Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican theatre, London.

  • PFX

    ? - Present
Education
  • DESRA in Cinema

    ESRA

    2016 - 2019
  • Baccalauréat in Option Cinema audiovisuel (lourd)

    Gymnase Jean Sturm

    2014 - 2016
  • Lycée Kleber

    2013 - 2014
  • Kleber college

    2013 - 2014
  • Brevet

    Lycée Francais de Shanghai

    2002 - 2013
  • Brevet

    French high school of Shanghai

    2002 - 2013