Nicolas Prothais

Nicolas Prothais

Character animator, at DreamWorks Animation.

Animator

Santa Clarita, CA

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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Animator

The Trident (2023)

Animator

Encanto (2021)

Animator

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Animator

Us Again (2021)

Animator

Frozen 2 (2019)

Animator

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Animator

Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)

Animator

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)

Animator

Feast (2007)

Senior Animator

Immortal (Ad Vitam) (2004)

Senior Animator

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)

Senior Animator

Dead Weight (2002)

Rotoscope Artist

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Animator

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Animator

Moana (2016)

Animator

Zootopia (2016)

Animator

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Animator

Frozen (2013)

Animator

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Animator

John Carter (2012)

Animator

Paul (2011)

Animator

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Senior Animator

Despicable Me (2010)

Senior Animator

Planet 51 (2009)

Senior Animator

Dragon Hunters (2008)

Nicolas Prothais is a CG Animator, currently working for DreamWorks animation.
He previously worked 10 years for Disney Animation Studio.
Self taught trained, he started his career in 1999 as a CG generalist, working on small projects in modeling, rigging, lighting and trying to improve his knowledge, before he later chose to focus exclusively on animation.
As an animator, he worked about 12 years in Paris, Madrid and London in studios such as Illumination Mac guff, Ilion, Double Negative, in both VFX and animation feature film.
The list of its projects includes, Dragon Hunters, Planet 51, Despicable Me, Paul, Iron Man 2, John Carter of Mars, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, feast, Zootopia and Moana, Encanto, Kung fu panda 4
Work History

  • Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2022 - April 2024
    Glendale CA

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    January 2012 - April 2022

    Animation of the movie "Frosen".
    Animation of the movie "Wreck it Ralph".

  • Animator

    Double Negative

    September 2009 - October 2011

    Animation of the movie "John Carter".
    Animation of the movie "Paul".
    Animation of the movie "Iron Man 2".

  • Senior Animator

    Mac Guff

    June 2009 - August 2009

    Animation of the movie "Despicable me".
    Directors: pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
    Co Directors: Sergio Pablos.
    Disribution: Universal.
    Animation director: Lionel Gallat (ex Dream Works animation supervisor).

  • Senior character animator

    Ilion Animation Studios

    July 2007 - October 2008

    Animation of the movie "planet 51".
    Director: Jorge Blanco.
    Co Directors: Javier Abad and Marcos Martinez.
    Production: Handemade Films, Ilion Animation Studio.
    Disribution: Sony Pictures Worldwide.

  • Senior character animator (and rigger)

    Attitude Studio

    May 2007 - July 2007

    Rigging and animation of the "Wild Brain's" Pilot "Odyssey".

  • Senior character animator

    Mac Guff

    July 2006 - March 2007

    Rigging and animation of the movie "Chasseurs de Dragon".
    Directors: Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwack.
    Production: Futurikon Films.
    Disribution: Bac Films.
    Animation director: Kyle Balda (ex Pixar animation director).

  • Senior character animator

    Duboi

    May 2006 - June 2006

    Advertising for Disney

  • Senior character animator (and rigger)

    Mac Guff

    September 2005 - March 2006

    Video Game cinematic for Ubi Soft
    Rigging for "Pierre coffin's" 26 minutes "Pat and Stan" movie

  • Senior character animator (and rigger)

    Mikros Image

    March 2003 - November 2005

    General advertising

  • Senior character animator, (modeler and rigger)

    Sparx Animation Studios

    September 2002 - February 2003

    Character modeling, texturing, rigging and animating for the "Disney's" direct to video "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas".
    Directors: Matthew O'Callaghan and Theresa Cullen.
    Animation director: Eric Leighton ("The Nightmare Before Christmas” animation supervisor).

  • Senior character animator

    Duboi

    January 2001 - June 2002

    Facial animation on the "Enki Bilal's" movie "Immortal (Ad Vitam)".
    Director: Enki Bilal.
    Production: Telema.
    Disribution: Fox and TF1 International.

  • animator (modeling, rigging)

    Mikros Image

    2000 - 2001

    Modeling, rigging and animation for the VFX movie "Le boulet".
    Directors: Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier.
    Production: La Petite Reine.
    Disribution: Warner Bros Pictures.

  • Junior character animator

    Sparx Animation Studios

    1999 - 2000

    Animation of the serie "Rolie Polie Olie"

  • junior animator

    Duboi

    1999 - 2000

    rotoscopy for the "Luc Besson's" movie "Joan of Arc"

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Education

  • lycee des arenes Toulouse

    1996 - 1998