Sylvain Marc

Work History

• Freelance illustrator/development artist/character designer/

  Sylvain Marc

  November 2008 - Present

  I always take on freelance work in Character design, visual development for films and commercials, illustration and comics.
  Recent clients include:
  -Laika Inc.
  -Sony Pictures animation
  -Psyop
  -Hornet Inc.
  -Passion Pictures
  -TeamTo
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  Production Designer

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  June 2015 - December 2015
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  character designer

  LAIKA, Inc.

  June 2015 - June 2015
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  Visual development artist

  Sony Pictures Animation

  November 2012 - May 2015

  London

  Freelance Visual development artist on "Popeye", "Hotel Transylvania 2" and "Can you imagine", directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

  

  
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  Character Designer

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  July 2014 - July 2014

  Character designer on a show in development directed by Tom Parkinson.
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  Character Designer

  Psyop

  March 2014 - April 2014

  Freelance Character designer on a feature film project and a few commercials.
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  Character Designer

  Hornet Inc.

  March 2014 - April 2014

  Freelance Character designer on a "Rice Krispies" commercial directed by Yves Geleyn.
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  Character Designer

  TeamTO

  May 2013 - March 2014

  Freelance Character design and follow up until 3D modelling for a preschool show development project.

• Director, Development artist (designer, animator, compositor

  Cartoon Network development studio

  November 2007 - October 2012

  Created and directed a pilot for a TV series concept, "Verne on vacation" which was awarded Pulcinella award 2010 for best TV series pilot.
  My role as a team member of the studio included also helping the other members to develop their own projects, taking part in writing, storyboarding and animating on various pilot projects, such as: Cosmo (Charlie Bean), Little Ricky (Rikke Asjboern), Kid Cole and Clay (Pete Candeland), Pinky Malinky (Chris Garbutt), Elliot Zoo (Dave Needham) and The amazing world of Gumball (Ben Bocquelet).
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  Character designer

  Laika

  December 2010 - December 2011

  Freelance Character designer on the feature film "The Boxtrolls", Directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable.

  
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  Character animator

  Framestore

  September 2006 - October 2007

  In the commercial dept. then on the feature film "The tale of Despereaux", directed by Sam Fell, from 28/08/07

  

• Pitch design

  Passion pictures paris

  March 2007 - March 2007

  Pitch design for a commercial.

• Character designer

  Magic-lab

  August 2006 - August 2006

  Character design for the main character of Dyonisos music video "Neige".