Gaspard Sotohou
Associate Head of Characters | Rigging Expert
Salaire / Taux journalier
Montréal, QC, Canada
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
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Introduction
Animation industry veteran with 12+ years specializing in character rigging and CG supervision for major studios like Mikros Animation and MPC. Led rigging teams on acclaimed films including Life of Pi and The Willoughbys, developing innovative face rigs and pipeline tools. Expert in Maya, Python scripting, and cross-departmental collaboration to deliver production-ready character solutions.
Expérience de travail
Mikros Animation
juin 2020 - Présent
6 ans 5 mois
Montréal, QC, Canada
Associate Global Head of Characters at Mikros Animation
janv. 2023 - Présent
3 ans 10 mois
Montréal, QC, Canada
CG Supervisor - Animation
juin 2020 - janv. 2023
2 ans 8 mois
Montréal, QC, Canada
CG Supervisor
Bron Animation
juin 2016 - mars 2020
3 ans 10 mois
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Henchmen: - Defined the rigging pipeline. - Created a rig check tool to check for common errors in the rigs. - Created a crowd caching tool for animation. - Supervised the continuity of the movie and made sure to put into action the most production friendly and effective solution. The Willoughbys: - Improved the rigging pipeline to the movie's needs. - Lead the rigging team from beginning to the end and supervised the creation of all the rigs of the show. - Developed a new face rig based on the module workflow. - Supervised the work and research to optimize the rigs while keeping their maximum performance. - Worked closely with Pipeline in order to find solutions to improve the workflow of departments linked to Animation. - Supervised the work of FX, Rigging, Animation, Techanim and Lookdev in order to solve interdepartmental issues that happened during the production of the movie. In Dev: - Started working on a brand new pipeline to improve rigging productivity and reduce the toll of update cycles from modeling and/or design.
Character TD
Bron Studios
déc. 2012 - mai 2016
3 ans 6 mois
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Rigging on Mighty Mighty Monsters: Halloween Havoc Rigging on Mighty Mighty Monsters: New Fears Eve Rigging on Mighty Mighty Monsters: Pranks For The Memories Rigging and help in other departments on Henchmen: Ill Suited Rigging on Henchmen
Creature FX TD
MPC
nov. 2011 - déc. 2012
1 an 2 mois
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Techanim on "The Seventh Son" Cloth and Fur dynamics on "Superman: Man of Steel" Additionnal rigs, cloth and technical animation on "Jack the Giant Slayer" Skin deformations, cloth and fur dynamics on "Life of Pi"
Animator
Explore StudioFreelance
juil. 2010 - juil. 2010
1 mois
Paris, France
Animation of a promotional video.
Director
La Station Animation
mars 2010 - mai 2010
3 mois
Arles, France
Rigging, Pipeline, Animation, Compositing and Co-direction of the short-movie "Evasion" from the collection "Le Laboratoire d'Image" of Christian Janicot
Explore StudioFreelance
juin 2009 - oct. 2009
5 mois
Paris, France
Rigger, Animator
juil. 2009 - oct. 2009
4 mois
Paris, France
Rigging and Animation on the feature film Stranded.
Rigger, Animator
juin 2009 - juil. 2009
2 mois
Paris, France
Rigging and Animation on the feature movie "Stranded" (aka Djinns in french)
Internship
Tat Productions
mai 2008 - juil. 2008
3 mois
Toulouse, France
Rigging, Modelling and Lighting on "Spike" and "Au pays du Père Noël"
Formation
Supinfocom Group
Computer Graphic Director
2005 - 2011
7 ans
High School Joseph Saverne
Scientific graduation
2002 - 2005
4 ans