Stephane Couture Email & Phone Number

Culver City, California

- Current project. (K-POP, Feature animated)Set scouting and pre-lighting and Visual Development Using Unreal 5- Layout on the short film “The Spider Within” (from the Spider-Verse franchise)- Spider Verse 2, Across the Spider-Verse (Feature animated)Operating Virtual Handheld Camera on selected shots in production using a Magnopus system and Unreal5.- Visual development, Pre lighting of environments using Arnold during pre-production.Previs and scouting of some sequences.- Vivo (Feature animated)Contributed to Visual development and Animatics for the production.- Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse. (Feature animated)During pre-production I was building rough environment for scouting/animatic based on story boards, I created some small sequences for early R&D and proof of concept. I was also helping out in Layout during the actual production of the movie. - Lucky13 (animated short) Netflix/Sony ImageworksPrevis and layout.- Emoji Movie (Feature animated)In pre-production I was building vehicles based on production designs- Smurfs "The Lost Village" (Feature animated)In pre-production I was building rough environment and scouting based on story boards.

Culver City, California

- Rough Layout / Previs on Alice Wonderland 2- Rough Layout on "Hotel Transylvania 2"- Rough Layout and handheld camera work on "Spiderman - London Calling"- Rough Layout on "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"- Rough Layout on "Hotel Transylvania"- Rough Layout on "Arthur Christmas".

Santa Monica

- Rough Layout on "Rock Dog" Feature animated movie

Work on "Christmas Carol" as lead animator and "Mars Needs Mom's" as a Digital Performance Supervisor.

I worked on Watchmen (mainly on Facial animation) and Beowulf as lead animator. Prior to this, I worked on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Monster House As a Senior animator, for Polar Express I worked closely with Robert Zemeckis. I created and oversaw the animation, camera, timing, and over all feel for The Ticket Ride sequence. I Also animated, lit, and composited multiple test sequences for R&D on Polar Express.

Lead animator for Scorpion King, Willard, and K-Pax, Animator for The Matrix 2, Maya rigging and animation for the King Cobra sequence in Scorpion King.

Animator for animated feature film, PC and the Web. As part of the Visual Development group, I worked closely with director, Chris Cain (Young Guns), in developing a state of the art layout technique, to define shot length, composition and camera motion by combining key framing with motion capture technologies. I put together two of the three tests shots ever created for this movie.

Animation supervisor for multiple commercials and visual development for potential feature animated films. Developed advance facial system for the award winning "Digital Marlene Dietrich".

Senior animator on the Academy Award winning feature film Titanic. I was also part of the Character group (recreating digital people) for this film. Animation Supervisor (the Jester Character) on the award winning short film, Tightrope, directed by Daniel Robichaud. Responsible for animation, lighting, facial and body rigging. Worked on multiple commercials as a character animator, including the Coke Panda.

Worked as a Senior Animator on R&D projects and tests for potential feature films.

Effects animator on the Academy Award winning film Independence Day.

Senior Softimage Animator on feature films: "Mortal Kombat" and "Mary Reilly". Softimage consultant on "Braveheart" and various other 3/D projects.

3/D animator on commercials, feature films, special projects, research and development.

Part time

Part time

3D animator for a Canadian television station "Super Ecran" (similar to HBO).

Worked for multiple graphic design firms as a free-lancer and staff graphic designer.