Christophe Vacher 10240 Camarillo Street Toluca Lake, CA 91602 Home Phone (818) 763 0666 !
Website: www.vacher.com
Qualifications
-Art Director (2D and 3D Animation) Two-time Emmy Award Winner for Art Direction on the TV series “Transformers Prime” in 2011 and 2012. Two-time Annie Award Nominee for Art Direction on the movie “9” in 2010 and on “Transformers Prime” in 2012.
-Production Designer/Visual Development Artist (traditional and digital)
-Head of Backgrounds
-Background painter (traditional and digital)
2D softwares: excellent in Photoshop and similar programs. Fair knowledge of After Effects. 3D softwares: Fair knowledge of Maya ( modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, particles), ZBrush and similar 3D painting proprietary softwares.
Experience
Currently:
-Transformers TV series (2010 until now) Hasbro Studios, Burbank, CA Visual Effects Art Director/Supervising Color Designer
Feature Films:
-Despicable Me (2009) Universal Studios, CA Concept Designer
-“9” (produced by Tim Burton) (2007-2008) Focus Features, Los Angeles, CA Art Director -Oz 3D (aborted) (2009) Hot Donut Productions, OH Concept Designer
-Talekeepers (aborted) (2008) Tale City Productions, Tel Aviv, Israel Production Designer/Art Director
-Enchanted (2005-2006) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Art Director
-Shark Tale (2003-2004) Dreamworks SKG, Glendale, CA Visual Development artist/Designer
-Treasure Planet (2002) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Visual Development artist and Backround/Matte painter
-Tarzan (1999) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Backround/Matte painter
-Fantasia 2000 (1998) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Visual Development artist and Backround/Matte painter
-Hercules (1997) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Backround/Matte painter
-Dinosaur (1996) Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA Visual Development artist
-The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1995) Walt Disney Studios, Paris, France Backround/Matte painter
-A Goofy Movie (1994) Walt Disney Studios, Paris, France Head of Background
Special Projects:
-Mars Bar (short movie) (2004-2005) Studio Arts, Los Angeles, CA Art Director, Designer, Modeler, Texturer
-Sinbad (dvd added segment) (2003-2004) Dreamworks SKG, Glendale, CA Background/Matte painter -Runaway Brain (short movie) (1995) Walt Disney Studios, Paris, France Backround/Matte painter
TV:
-Bamboo Bears (1992) Le Daf Studios, Paris, France Visual Development artist
-The Tales of Pere Castor (1992) Typhoon Studios, Paris, France Visual Development artist
-Highlander (Animated TV show) (1992) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-Back to the future (1992) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-Conan The Adventurer (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-Bucky O’Hare (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-My little Pony Tales (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-Little Dracula (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist
-Ninja Turtles (1989) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France Visual Development artist, Layout artist
From 1989 to 1992, worked as a Visual Development artist for IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France on the following projects:
-Arabian Nights -The Silver Skates -Arsene Lupin -Puss in Boots -Robin Hood -Gulliver Travels -Tom Sawyer -Nicolas Hulot’s Adventures -Proteo -20,000 leagues under the sea -Night Flight -Prince Eric
Awards in Entertainment:
-2011 and 2012 Emmy Award Winner for Individual Achievement in Animation on the TV series “Transformers Prime” (Color and Lighting Design) -2012 Annie Award Nominee for Art Direction on the TV series “Transformers Prime” -2010 Annie Award Nominee for Art Direction on the movie “9”, produced by Tim Burton.
Clients
Hasbro Studios Walt Disney studios Dreamworks SKG Universal Studios Focus Features Harper Collins Publishing, New York Wizards of The Coast, Seattle Duirwaigh Publishing, Atlanta Parmenides Publishing, Las Vegas Quarto Publishing, London Data Becker Videogames, Germany Fine Art
Permanently exhibited at:
- Galerie Petits Papiers, Paris, France
One Man shows:
Oct 2005 Jean Helion Gallery, for the city Hall of Issoire, France May 2004 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Mission Viejo, CA May 2003 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Mission Viejo, CA Dec 2001 Disney Feature Animation Gallery – Burbank, CA Dec 1999 Disney Feature Animation Gallery – Burbank, CA Aug 1998 Galerie Morpheus – Beverly Hills, CA July 1990 Mural Fresco for the Cultural Center of Universities Clermont-ferrand, France April 1990 Cultural Center of universities – Art gallery - Clermont-Ferrand, France July 89 Mural Fresco for the House of the Arts – Clermont-Ferrand, France Aug 89 “ Espace-Photo” Gallery – Clermont-Ferrand, France
Group shows:
Sept 2005 Spectrum 11 years Exhibit, New York, NY Aug 2005 Chalk Farm Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Dec 2004 Studio Stage -Los Angeles, CA Dec 2004 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Mission Viejo, CA July 2004 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Laguna Beach, CA Mar 2004 Brave Destiny –Miami, Florida Jan 2004 Brave Ddestiny - Brooklyn, New York Dec 2003 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Mission Viejo, CA Sept 2003 The Gallery in Cork Street -London, England July 2003 Kaleidoscope Gallery -Laguna Beach, CA June 2000 Powell Street Gallery – San Francisco, CA Nov 1998 Masterpiece Gallery – Laguna Beach, CA July 1998 Kaleidoscope Gallery – Mission Viejo, CA Apr 1998 Every Picture tells a Story – Westwood, CA Oct 1997 Art Expo ’97 – Los Angeles, CA Jul 1997 Art-a-Fair – Laguna Beach, CA Dec 1993 CFT- Gobelins – Paris, France Dec 1992 “Le Salon”, Grand Palais - Paris, France July 1992 Arfeuilles – France July 1990 Arfeuilles – France Mar 1990 Palace of Congresses - Clermont-Ferrand, France Sept 1989 House of the Arts – Clermont-ferrand, France Aug 1989 Chateaugay Castle, France July 1989 Murol castle, France June1989 Palace of Congresses – Clermont-Ferrand, France May 1989 Cordeliers xxi Gallery – Clermont-ferrand, France Apr 1989 Representative of Auvergne in Thonon-les-Bains, France Apr 1989 Palace of Congresses – Clermont-Ferrand, France Nov 1988 Palace of Congresses – Clermont-ferrand, France Mar 1988 Representative of Issoire in the Reader’s Digest’s “Grand Prix National de Peinture”- paris, France Oct 1987 Cultural Center Pomel – Issoire, France Honors
-Two-time Emmy Award Winner in 2011 and 2012 for Art Direction on the TV series “Transformers Prime.” -Two-time Annie Award Nominee for Art Direction on “9” (2010) and “Transformers Prime (2012) -Silver Award for the category Fine Art in the 2005 book “Aphrodisia”with the piece “The Long Sleep”. -Winner of the 2004 New Masters of Fantasy Award in the category Best Imaginative Work with the piece “Untouched Gardens” -Winner of the CG Choice Award (CGtalk.com) for the book cover “Predator’s Gold”. -Nominee for the 2003 Chesley Awards, in the category Best Unpublished Color Work -2002 International Juried Online Symbolist Art Show Finalist "The Dreamer and the Dreamed"
Education 1971-1984 Baccalaureat A2 (languages, philosophy), France 1984-1987 Fine Arts School and History of Arts University of Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Memberships -Society for the Art of the Imagination, England -Animation Guild (IATSEE local 839) Interests Movies, Arts and culture, Sports, Martial Arts, Travel.