M a r t i n - S a b r a n

Montréal, Québec (CANADA)
email : martin@sabran.net
web site :
www.sabran.net

Born :
1971, Canadian citizen
Spoken and written languages :
French & English

 

--WORK EXPERIENCE

2008

Digital Dimension (Canada)
Florida Anti Smoking (TV Commercial) Currently in production
Concept artist & Textures artist
The Spirit (Feature film) Currently in production
Matte painter
Pink Panther 2 (Feature film) Currently in production
Matte painter & Texture artist

2007

Digital Dimension (Canada)
DeusEx 3, cinematic Teaser (Eidos Montreal Studio)
CG artist :
Modeling, Texture painting.

The Legend of Secret Pass (Feature film animation) Currently in production
CG artist :
Hand Texture painting, modeling.


2006

Digital Dimension (Canada)
 

The Wind in the Willows (TV)
Matte Painter

 

Saddik Film
 

Toxine (Short film) Currently in production
Matte Painter

 

TropBeaucoup Films
 

Nature Morte (Short film)
Matte Painter

La Cité Collégiale (Canadian College, Ottawa)
 

Teaching (CG Artist career process, pipeline & matte painting)

2005-2002

UbiSoft (Montreal studio)
  MYST IV Revelation (pre-rendered video game)
Lead CG artist : Assisting in Art direction, modeling, texture, lighting, final retouch, compositing.
  Assassin Creed, trailer (cinematics)
CG artist : modeling.
  Prince of persia The Two Thrones, trailer (cinematics)
CG artist : modeling & some matte painting.
  FarCry, teaser (cinematics)
CG artist : modeling.
  Rainbow Six Lockdown (cinematics)
CG artist : modeling, lighting, rendering, compositing.
  Splinter Cell (cinematics)
CG artist : modeling, texture, lighting, compositing.
  Splinter Cell, Chaos Theory (cinematics & tutorial videos)
CG artist : modeling, texture, lighting, compositing.

2001-2000

4 Elements Studios
  Shifters of Might & Magic (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  Clianu Character (cg character / in house production) / CG artist generalist & Maya cloth specialist, technical lead.
  Army Men (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (cinematics) /CG artist generalist
  Army Men: Green Rogue (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  Portal Runner (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  Dukes of Hazzard II (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  Apocalypse Mall (cinematics) / CG artist generalist
  High Heat Baseball 2001 (video game sets - PS2) / CG artist : stadium sets textures.
  Pandemic Volleyball (video game sets - PS2) / CG artist : Technical lead, character and set modeling, textures, lighting.

2000

A2M, Artificial Mind & Movement
  Ferris the Ferret (video game - XBox) / CG artist : Game assets modeling, textures, lighting
  The Grinch (video game - PS1) / CG artist : In game cinematics.

2000-1998

PTM, Public Technologies Multimedia Inc.
  My Virtual Model (CG simulated cloth) / Lead CG artist : 3D / Maya Pipeline creation, Lead team, modeling, textures, cloth simulation.
  Astral, flying logo (opening sequence) / CG artist generalist
  Loto-Québec Joker (Montréal Casino visual display) / CG artist generalist

1998-1997

Téquila communication design Inc.
  Banque nationale (web), Astral média (web), Dorval Airport (flyer) / Graphic designer (freelance)

1998-1995

Copies Ressources E.L. Inc. (digital print center) | Digital Printing Production Manager | Mac & PC printing service
1997 Patrix Communication & Marketing | Graphic designer (freelance)
1995-90 National Defence | Canadian Forces Officer (Air Force Reserve) : Instruction Officer (93-95), Training Officer (92-93), Supply Officer (90-92)
1994-93 Confederation Life (insurance company) | Teaching :Graphic design software (freelance)
1994-93 Copies Select Jean-Talon (printing center) | Graphic designer
   
--TOOLS

3d : XSI - ZBrush - Maya - 3DSMax - Body Paint
2d : Photoshop - Painter - Illustrator
Compositing & Other : After Effect - Dreamweaver - QuarkXPress

--EDUCATION

1999 : Maya Intensive training | BAGH Tehnologies
1995 - 96 : CG Animation | ICARI Inc.
1993 - 94 : Graphic design | Collège d'Ahuntsic
1990 - 93 : Fine Art | Collège du Vieux Montréal
1988 - 90 : Computer Science | Collège du Vieux Montréal

1983 - 1988 : High School Diploma | Collège Mont-Royal

--OTHER QUALIFICATION

-First-Aid Urgency certificate (from 1989-95)
-Lieutenant Qualification Training | Canadian Air Forces Reserve (1993)
-Elementary Officer Qualification Training | Canadian Air Forces Reserve (1990)

--PERSONNAL INTEREST

Art : clay modeling, wood sculpting, sculpey, oil & acrylic painting.
Activities : Travels, camping, orientering, badminton, raquet-ball
Others : Movies, Graphic novel, PC gaming (FPS, Flight simulators, Adventure/puzzle games).

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