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"