Freelance CG ARTIST Senior Farid DRIDI born in 1979 17, Rue Roux-Soignat 69003 LYON – FRANCE
Email :
[email protected] Phone: +33(0)6.75.38.96.06 http://www.the-gfactory.com
Professional Experience [2011 to Present] : GFACTORY - Founding Partner / Freelance CG Artist [2012] Brownbag Films (Ireland – animated movies and series): Character and EnvironmentArtist, Outsourcing manager, series to be released UfoLabel (France – VFX, advertising) : Character Artist, MTV TV spot Mathematic (France – VFX, advertising) : Character Artist, Bricomarché TV commercial Bloody Bird (France – VFX, advertising): Character Artist, Yoplait TV commercial Shadows in Darkness (USA – videogame outsourcing): Character Artist, Borderlands 2 Tombolo Interactive (USA – entertainment): Character Artist, Disney licence Magenta Software (UK, videogame) : Character Artist, Sony licence Ivory Tower (France-videogame) : Character Artist, Ubisoft AAA Project Cegos (France, Serious Gaming): Character Artist
[2011] Character Artist on the ShortMovie « Welcome to Hoxford » by Julien Mokrani, VFX supervisor : Sirius Buisson.
[2010-2011] ELB Games (France- videogame) Character and Environment Artist Prototypes and unedited games Space Invaders , Environment Artist, Elb Games - XBox 360 Kinect MGS Kids , Environment Artist, Microsoft - XBox 360 Kinect Free Fall , Environment Artist, Microsoft - XBox 360 Kinect Toy Story Mania 2, 3D-Artist and Level Editor, Disney Interactive - XBox 360 Kinect Zombie Party, Character Artist, Elb Games - XBox 360 Monsters Inc, Environment Artist, Disney Interactive – Nintendo Wii Stomp, Environment Artist, Microsoft - XBox 360 Kinect
[2009-2010] Agharta Studio (France-VideoGames) 2D-3D Artist Rogue Planet, 2D-3D Artist, Gameloft – Apple Iphone/IPad 1112 Episode 2, 2D-3D Artist, Agharta Studio – Apple Iphone/IPad 1112 Episode 1, 2D-3D Artist, Agharta Studio – Apple Iphone/IPad [2007-2009] ELB Games (France- videogame) Character and Environment Artist How to Train Your Dragon, Character Artist, Activision/Dreamworks - Xbox360/Wii Spyro : Dawn of the Dragon, Texture Artist, Shader Artist, Vivendi - Xbox360/PS3/Wii/PS2
Education Qualifications : [2003-2005] Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), Nice, France [2003-2005] University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Arts Communication and Language [2000] Highschool Diploma, Litterature Major, Sadi Carnot, Cannes, France Softwares : Zbrush, Maya, TopoGun, Clo3D, Photoshop, XNormal, Marmoset ToolBag, Kal (ELB engine), Office, Premiere, Windows and MacOS. Languages: English : Working and Technical knowledge French : Mother tongue Italian : Basic knowledge
Miscellaneous Activities : LifeDrawing, VideoGames, Cinema (Festivals, meetings, etc..), Music (Guitare, Piano), reading Books and Comics, watching Series. Sports : Boxing, Basketball.
