Benoit Ladouceur

Work History

• Matte Painter - Concept artist - Illustrator - Graphic desig

  Productions du chien jaune

  November 1998 - Present

  Matte painting, concept art and illustration for film, tv, games and printed matter
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  Senior Matte Painter - Concept Artist

  Volta

  February 2015 - February 2016
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  Senior matte painter

  Mikros Image

  November 2014 - January 2015
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  Senior Matte Painter

  MPC

  December 2013 - May 2014

  montreal, quebec

  Film Credits:
  X-men: Days of future past
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  Lead Matte Painter - concept artist

  Vision Globale

  August 2010 - November 2013

  Duties include high res. 2D and 2.5D matte painting, shot evaluation, shot assignment and administrative duties. Also concept art and varied illustration duties for project developpement and client-projects bids.

  

  

  

• Lead Matte painter

  Ubisoft digital arts / film studio

  January 2007 - July 2010

  Lead Matte painter in the new Ubisoft film studio. Duties include high res. 2D and 2.5D matte painting, shot evaluation, shot assignment and administrative duties.
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  Life drawing / 3D animation and vfx teacher

  Concordia University

  August 2003 - July 2009

  Train students in academic drawing based on the live model.
  Give lectures on perspective and objects spatial relations.
  Teach students 3D animation through the use of Maya 3D software.

• Lead Matte Painter

  Ubisoft cinematics studio

  May 2006 - January 2007

  Lead Matte painter in the High res. cinematics department. Duties include high res. 2D and 2.5D matte painting, shot evaluation, shot assignment and administrative duties.
  Just finished work on Tom Clancy's EndWar trailer.
  Past projects include the 2006 E3 Assassin's creed trailer.
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  Matte painter

  Ubisoft

  July 2005 - May 2006

  
  Matte painter in the High res. cinematics department.
  Worked on Prince of Persia 3, Rainbow 6-critical hour, Assassin's Creed. (mattes and camera projections)
  
  VES award for Prince of Persia 3 for pre-rendered game cinematics
  

• Matte Painting instructor

  Autodesk canada

  November 2005 - December 2005

  Give intro level matte painting courses as part of a company in-house training program.
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  Senior Matte painter - 3D artist

  CinéGroupe

  September 2001 - June 2005

  Provide High-end matte painting both 2D and camera projected for Film and television.
  Produce concept art to help establish ideas.
  Specific modeling and texturing.

• 3D / FX artist - matte painter

  Media Principia

  September 2000 - July 2001

  Texture / fx artist
  matte painting

• 3D artist - illustrator

  Ardecom inc.

  June 1991 - August 1999

• 3D artist

  BUZZ-FX Montreal

  June 1996 - August 1996