About me / CV

Damien BATAILLE

23 years, French

Phone : + 33 6 84 17 36 78

Mail: deex@deex.info

URL: http://deex.info/

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- Skills :

Lighting / rendering / pre-compositing. But I also have a large knowledge in all areas like modeling, animation, dynamics, lighting, rendering, mel scripting, texturing, 3D tracking, photography, etc…

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- Softwares :

I work on Linux, windows and Osx.

3D Packages : I work mainly on Maya.

- Maya 3 Years / Intermediate +

- Softimage XSI 1 Year / Junior

Render Engines : Large knowledge of MentalRay (3d party shaders, pass…). Check on my website : DeexRenderTool
- Mentalray (shading, light, optimization, etc …) 3 Years / Senior
- Renderman (Prman, 3delight…) 1 Year / Junior ++
- V-ray (Beta tester for V-ray Maya) 2 Years / Intermediate +
- Maxwell, etc …

Programming : Check here : Deex Render Tool, Deex Render Booster, Vray to Nuke, that I’m developing on my Website
- Mel 2 Years / Intermediate+
- Python 2 Years / Intermediate+

Shading writting :
- MentalRay : I created Deex shader Pack in C++ based on p_shaders. Rewriting MentalRay shaders
with integrated buffers.
- Renderman : I start learn rsl language.

Compositing : Very good knowledge in multipass compositing (check my tool to automate the compositing)
- Nuke 2 Year / Intermediate
- Digital Fusion 1 Years / Intermediate
- Shake 1 Year / Intermediate
- After Effects 1 Year / Junior +

Other tools : All «basic» softwares
- Photoshop 3 Years / Intermediate +
- UvLayout, Unfold3D 3 Years / Senior
- HDRshop (creating HDRI map)
- Mudbox 1 Year / Junior
- Renderfarm : Smedge, Royal Render, Render Pal, Foam, backburner, Alfred …

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- Experiences :

May 2010 : Software tester and pipeline for Duran-Duboi.

April 2010 : Commercial for “Ubisoft” at Fullscreen  (shading / lighting / rendering). Commercial for the TV channel “M6″ at Snarx-FX  (shading / lighting / rendering).

March 2010 : Commercial in stereoscopy for “Metropolitan Film” at Duran-Duboi  (shading / lighting / rendering).

February 2010 : Commercial for the TV channel “Planet” at Primitive-animation (shading / lighting / rendering).

January 2010 : Commercial for “Elle et Vire” at Fullscreen. Commercial for the website : “Hotel.com” at Fullscreen (Camera mapping / shading / lighting / rendering). Commercial for the TV channel “Planet” at Primitive-animation (shading / lighting / rendering).

November / December 2009 : Commercial for the TV channel “Al Jazeera Sport” and identity at View (layout / shading / lighting / rendering). Commercial for “Color Vive” at Fullscreen.

October 2009 : Commercial for “L’Oréal Serum” at Fullscreen. Commercial for the TV channel “Al Jazeera Sport” and identity at View.

September 2009 : Commercial for “L’Oréal” at Fullscreen. I created a script for View for a commercial “Al Jazeera Sport”. Commercial for the TV channel “France 3″ at Fullscreen.

July / August 2009 : Feature film “Lucky Luke” at Duran Duboi. Scripting many tools to accelerate and automate the layout. Shading / lighting / rendering / pre-compositing

June 2009 : Shading / Lighting / rendering on a commercial for the French Federation of Cardiology at Fullscreen. Shading / Lighting / rendering on a commercial for “Chanel” at Fullscreen. Shading / Lighting / rendering on a commercial for “Franck Provost” at Fullscreen.

March/ April/ May 2009: Feature film “Lucky Luke” (layout / shading / lighting / rendering / pre-compositing) + feature film “Le siffleur” (shading / lighting / rendering / pre-compositing ) + feature “Micmacs “by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (shading / lighting / rendering / pre-compositing) at Duran Duboi.

February 2009: Feature film “Lucky Luke” (layout / shading / lighting / rendering / pre-compositing) at Duran Duboi.

January 2009: Commercial for “L’Oréal” at Fullscreen (lighting / rendering / compositing)

December 2008: Commercial for “Badoit” at Fullscreen (modeling / lighting)

November 2008: Commercial for “Renault” at Fullscreen (lighting / rendering)

August / September / October 2008: Feature film “Underworld 3: Rise Of The Lycans” at Duran (lighteur / rendereur / pre-composing on wolves and werewolves’ FXs)

July 2008: Commercial for “Renault” at Fullscreen.

June 2008: Commercial for anti-alcohol “INPES” at Partizan. Research for Chanel at Fullscreen.

May 2008: Two commercials for “Tefal” at Reepost.

April 2008: Commercial for “Zaoza” at Reepost. Commercial for “Absolute Vodka” at Vidéomage.

March 2008: Commercial for “Samsung” at Zorba Production.

February 2008: Commercial for “Dacia Renault” (check my work) at Zorba Production.

anuary 2008: Commercial for Alfa Romeo at Zorba Production.

December 2007/Janvier 2008: Commercial for “Citroën C4 Picasso” at Def2shoot.

November 2007: Work on the clip for Gulia (Lighting, rendering)

October 2007: Work on a feature animation (Yona) in Def2shoot.

2004-2007: Student at the School of digital special effects Artfx

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- Degrees :

Stage at Def2shoot.

Diploma in computer graphics and 3D animation ArtFx.

Bac STI Génie Electrotechnique.

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- Other :

Hobbies: BMX, film, internet, computer and console hack, traveling (lived 10 years in Réunion island)

Languages :

- French : native

- English : proficient

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