ABOUT ME
Hello
I'm Melanie Beaunoyer, a visual effect artist. Working in the cinema industry was one of my dreams. I really love my job and I'm working really hard to excel at it. I wake up every morning loving what I do. I always have a whole bunch projects in mind and plenty of ideas. My creativity never stops.
I have a positive attitude, can work well under pressure and respect internal and client deadlines. I am a quick learner and maintain a high level of organization. As an environment artist, I'm very generalist. Depending on the movie, I can touch a lot of different things. From the concept to the final look, I can do every step of the process during the making of a shot.
My career goal would be to become a concept artist.
On the personal side, I am a mom of two: A little princess and a fury ball with 4 big paws. I am an active person, I spend most of my weekends and vacations exploring new areas, hiking or paddle boarding. Travelling is also a big part of me.
Education & Professional development
2022
Creating Digital Environments in real time with Unreal Engine software Training
-Unreal Engine software Training
-Virtual Set (LED screen panel) Training at MELS
-ARRI Cameras and Lighting Training
2009 - 2015
Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Work Experience
May 2024- Present Day
Lead Environment & DMP
at Cinesite
/Concepting Assets & Sets for the client to find the right look in Photoshop & Nuke
/Setting up a painted city in DMP in 3D space in Nuke
/Matte Painting of Skies HDRI, texture enhancement, set extension...
2021-2024
Lead Environment & DMP
at MPC
Work on Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) .Worked on Pinocchio and Sonic The Hedgedog 2 (Helped during 2 months to deliver the project)
/Use of Unreal for previsualization export purposes
/Creating concepts, creating templates and testing tools to establish the show and find ways to achieve the final look
/Setting up and organization of large environment sets and large sequences
/Setting up renders templates and autocomp for the show in Environment, Lookdev and DMP
/Setting up scattering and modelling templates for the show in Houdini
/Procedural modelling and textures maps creation of large pieces of environment in Houdini (mountains,terrains,snow,sand...)
/Scattering large and close up environment in Houdini (grass,vegetation,debris...)
/Set dressing in Maya
/Sculpting in ZBrush
/Procedurals textures and lookdev of environments in Katana Renderman24
/DMP of art directed skies HDRI and CG enhancement in Photoshop/Nuke
/Fixing technical issues on shots,sequences,sets
/Supervision of multiple sets: briefing tasks, reviewing artists versions and giving creatives notes
/Leading and helping with their tasks a team of artists ( up to 30 artists at the peak of the show)
/Assisting meetings with supervisors, other departments, art directors, production team to discuss issues, delivery plans, tasks assignments, get debriefs and notes
2017- 2021
Environment & DMP Artist
at Framestore
Worked on Mulan (2020), His Dark Materials - Season 1 Episode 5 and 7, Dumbo, The Aeronauts, Mowgli and Mary Poppins Returns .
/Good knowledge of Photoshop.
/Modelling in Maya and Zbrush.
/Texturing in Mari and Substance.
/Creating terrains and skies in Terragen.
/Creating trees in Speedtree.
/Projection setup and basic Comp in Nuke.
/Basics lighting, rendering and Look Dev
/Set dressing of full CG shots.
/Integrating parts of environment in a footage.
/Good sense of colors and composition.
2015-2017
Tracking & Layout Artist
at Framestore
Worked on Beauty and The Beast, King Arthur: Legend of the sword, Blade Runner 2049, Alien: Covenant, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, Jungle book and Mary Poppins returns.
/ Camera, object, body and facial tracking of various types of shot.
/ Good knowledge of 3DEquilizer and Maya.
/ Modelling of the set to match the footage.
/ Layout of the cam, characters, props and environments of full CG shots.
/Use of lidars.
Sept. 2015- Nov.2015
Runner
at Framestore
/ Assisting the receptionist
/ Cleaning area of the studio. Kitchens, meeting room...
/ Providing assistance to employees and client. Ordering and picking up lunch, making coffee...