Benjamin Venancie

Benjamin Venancie

Lead Lighting Artist / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Senior Lighting Artist

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

Lead Lighting Artist

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Image Finaling Artist

Captain Underpants (2017)

Lead Lighter

The Boss Baby (2017)

Lead Lighting Artist

Trolls (2016)

Lead Lighter

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Lead Lighter

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Lead Lighter

The Croods (2013)

Lead Lighter

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Lead Lighter

Puss in Boots - Three Diablos (2012)

Lead Lighter

Puss in Boots (2011)

Lighting Artist

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Lighting Artist

Megamind (2010)

Lighting Artist

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Lead Lighter

Turbo (2009)

Lighting Artist

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

CG Sets / Sequence Supervisor

Speed Racer (2008)

Sequence Supervisor

Dante 01 (2008)

CG Artist

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

CG Senior Artist

Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)

CG Senior Artist

Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)

Senior CG Artist

Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)

Lead Lighter

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations

Work History

  • Senior Lighting Artist

    EA DICE

    June 2023 - Present
    Remote

  • Senior Lighting Artist

    Ubisoft Montpellier

    August 2018 - June 2023
    Montpellier Area, France · Hybrid

    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    Beyond Good and Evil 2
    Riders Republic
    Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint

  • Lead Lighter / Lighting artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    July 2008 - June 2018
    Glendale, CA

    Lead Lighter:
    - Boo
    - How to train your dragon 2
    - Turbo
    - The Croods
    - Madagascar 3
    - Puss In Boots, The Three Diablos
    - Puss In Boots

    Lighting Artist:
    - Kung Fu Panda 2
    - Megamind
    - Shrek For Ever After
    - Monsters Vs Aliens

  • Lead Lighting Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2011 - June 2018
    Glendale, CA

    How to Train Your Dragon 3
    Kung Fu Panda: Universal theme park ride
    Trolls: Holiday Special
    Boss Baby
    Trolls
    Kung Fu Panda 3: Fiat Commercial
    Kung Fu Panda 3
    B.O.O.
    How to Train Your Dragon 2
    Turbo
    The Croods
    Madagascar 3
    Puss In Boots: The Three Diablos
    Puss In Boots

  • CG Supervisor

    BUF

    July 2007 - March 2008
    Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France · On-site

    Speed Racer directed by Wachowski Brothers

  • CG supervisor

    BUF

    March 2004 - March 2008
    Paris, France

    - CG sets supervisor on Speedracer (Wachowski Brothers)
    - Sequence supervisor on Dante 01 (by Marc Caro)
    - Spiderman 3 (by Sam Raimi)
    - Asian Games - commercial (by Joseph Kahn)
    - 3D sets modeling for an inhouse project at Buf cie
    - Senior Artist on Arthur And The Minimoys (aka "Arthur And The Invisibles"): 3D sets modeling, mapping and rendering on Luc Besson's movie

  • Sequence Supervisor

    BUF

    April 2007 - July 2007
    Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Sequence supervisor on Dante 01 (by Marc Caro)

  • Senior CG Artist

    BUF

    March 2004 - April 2007
    Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Spider-Man 3 directed by Sam Raimi
    Asian Games commercial directed by Joseph Kahn
    3D sets modeling for an inhouse project
    Arthur And The Minimoys (aka "Arthur And The Invisibles") directed by Luc Besson - 3D sets modeling, mapping, rendering, compositing

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Education

  • ESRA Bretagne : Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation

    September 2000 - July 2003