Fortiche: Can you tell us about your career?

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In 2012 I studied video game director/designer at LISAA Paris and then I joined the Gobelins school (Paris), in the animation film field. 

During my third year at Gobelins, I had the chance to pursue the "3D Character Animation" course in Annecy, allowing me to build a network. 

Then I had the opportunity to work as a concept artist and junior art director on some video game projects, including the game Absolver (Sloclap). Then, I started my career as an animator on Jungler's Spycies project. 

When I graduated, I joined Illumination McGuff on the Minions 2 project and joined Fortiche a few months later. 

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F: Why did you choose this career path?

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For many reasons; during my studies, I gained quite a versatility in the animation and video game production area. The recruitment criteria tend to rather focus on specialized profiles, so I turned to one of the aspects that interested me the most: animation.  

My ambition is to bring video games and animation closer together, so that each can benefit from the other's knowledge and innovations. Arcane being based on a video game, it is the perfect example of this combination. 

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F: How long have you been working with Fortiche?

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I have been working at Fortiche since April 2020! 

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F: What is your role on the project or at Fortiche?

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My role on the project is to give life to the main characters of the show through animation. It's like a puppeteer's job. We imagine the intentions and video game references that we project into the characters. We often use homemade/online video references as material, or we rely on observation. It's a job that also requires a certain way of drawing, sculpting, morphology, framing and staging. 

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F: What is your best memory at Fortiche or do you have an anecdote to share with us?

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We have recently set up small musical projects (jam, choir) with colleagues, so it constantly creates good memories! :)

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