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Description

Portfolio:

artstation.com/benjamin-griere

Expert Unreal Engine and generalist 2D/3D artist (+4 years exp).

Over the years, I have focused on the production of VR games and animated series using Unreal Engine. In addition, I have also had the opportunity to carry out several projects using motion capture and the new optimization tools provided by the latest versions of the software.

As a great enthusiast of visual storytelling and technical challenges, I would be delighted to take on new challenges with you.

Looking forward to hearing about your needs and helping you in the best way possible!

Languages

French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lille (up to 20km), Roubaix (up to 20km)

ARTFX Lille & Paris
Unreal Engine 5 Teacher, 2nd & 3rd Year
VIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATION
March 2023 - June 2023 (3 months)
Lille, France
I was in charge of teaching the basics of Unreal Engine to several classes of university students, from 2nd to 3rd year. They primarily learned how to create 3D previz animations in Unreal, and I was also responsible for guiding students in their graduating movie projects using Unreal Engine.

We faced many technical challenges together for their movies, and I am proud to say that they all delivered great, creative, and high-quality movies!

- Preparing courses / evaluating their work / problem-solving
- Teaching Unreal Engine 5 to classes of 24 students during workshops (3 days - 1 week per workshop)
- Setting up a technical requirement list for IT preparation before movie projects
- Daily support for 10 movie projects over 6 weeks, involving 4 different merged classes (70 students) (problem-solving, art consulting, technical oversight, checking deliverables, maintaining positive communication between groups)
- Creating Unreal Engine tutorials
- Participating in all project milestones and evaluating all projects during a graduating jury
Teaching Unreal Engine 5 Project Management Problem Solving 3D 3D Rendering
CyberGroupStudios
Lighting / Rendering Artist Unreal Engine 4&5
VIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATION
April 2022 - November 2022 (8 months)
Lille, France
- Lighting semi-realistic cinematic scenes in Unreal Engine 4 and 5
- Ensuring all retakes are made before rendering, checking all rendering aspects.
- Delivering final renders.
- Debugging rendering issues

Bonus contributions beyond my role:
- Debugging all types of Unreal Engine 4-5 problems
- Identifying, analyzing, and fixing optimization issues in the project.
- Motion capture technician operator: equipping actors, calibrating their sensors, ensuring face and body tracking are always at optimal quality, de-equipping them, fixing all potential connection and tracking issues.
- Assisted with preparing a research and development phase.
Lighting 3D Rendering Unreal Engine 4 Unreal Engine 5 Motion Capture Debugging Problem Solving Cinematics
Kalao.io
Environment Artist
VIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATION
August 2021 - September 2021 (1 month)
- Fully realized a modular and customizable Renaissance VR castle.
- Creation and texturing of all assets, followed by integration and level design in Unreal Engine 4.
3D Modeling Texturing Unreal Engine 4 Level Design