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MICHAEL BALLEZ
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CHARACTER ANIMATOR 3D.

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STUDIES FORMATIONS


1990 - 1995
Beaux-Arts - Institute of the Fine art at MONS. Design.

1995 - 1998
Graduate in computer graphics at HORNU. Digital Character Animation 3D.


ADDITIONAL TRAINING


1994 - 1995
Formation in English at MONS.

1995
Formation in flemish at Mons.

1996
Formation in pré-presse - Center Cepegra at GOSSELIES.

2006
Training with the software Maya.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


August and september 1998 (Animator)
At Imagination In Motion (company of Cartoon Animation) - Pilot project realized for the FOX USA - BXL.

1999 - 2000 (Computer artist)
Computer artist at Odec-Kid-Cartoons (company of Cartoon Animation) BXL.
Worked on the series - Prudence Petitspas, Les Gowaps, Kirikou.

2000 - 2001 (Lead animator and 3D artist)
At Neuroplanet (company of Cartoon Animation) LIEGE.
Worked on the series - " Oréana à la croisée des étoiles " and " Le vaillant petit tailleur "

February - juin 2002 (Lead animator and 3D artist)
At Djungo (company of Cartoon Animation) BXL.
Character Animator for the animated cartoon ( Animals on air).
3D Production (Animation, characters modelling, props, backgrounds..).

2002 - 2009 (Lead animator and 3D artist)
At NeuroTV (MONS).
Technical researches for the field of the background production, elaboration of the production tools in association with the programmers, writing of the technical guidelines.
Graphic Concept (sketches, model - sheet, modeling / texturing / rigging character / animation.
Customer Contact and follow up. Records management and coordination of several people
Production for the broadcasting industry. RTBF, TF1, Al Jazeraa, TSR…

Since september 2009 (Teacher)
Animation teacher in graduate school of computer graphics at Namur - Belgium http://www.infographie-sup.be/
Digital character animation and film production.

February 2009 (Cartoon festival - Bruxelles)
Participation in the conference of Kyle Balda. Character animator in Pixar/Disney.

February 2010 (Cartoon festival - Bruxelles)
Participation in the MasterClass - Acting for Animator of Robert Bennet. Mime - theatre workshop.

ARTS :

Cartoon, graphics, illustration, animation, story-board, sculpture, anatomy.

SOFWARES:


PHOTOSHOP : very good
3DS MAX : very good
MAYA : very good/animation
FACE ROBOT: in progress
MUDBOX : good
ILLUSTRATOR : good
PREMIERE : good
AFTER EFFECTS : knowledge


REWARDS

Fourth price of animation 3D ( Concours Film Action ) PARIS. 2000
René selected at Cartoon on the bay in Italie. 2003
Scatodog selected at Annecy in 2003.France
Scatodog travel a little everywhere in the world. 2004.

Finalist for New Mascot Red Devils (National football team) 2006


LANGUAGES

French: mother language.
English: mean level, read, spoken, written. .


ACTIVITIES

Movies, VTT, Music (Guitar), Gardening. Aïkido. Games.



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