Resume

Rodrigue El Hajj

FX Artist/TD

Contact

Education

2006 – 2008
Lisaa
3D Animation

2004 – 2006
Beaux Arts II
Fine Art

Software

Houdini Davinci Resolve
Maya Adobe Premiere
3ds Max Adobe Photoshop
Nuke Lightroom

Hobbies

Photography

Shooting Timelapses

Painting

Career History

As this could get long and boring quickly, here are the most important companies and production I’ve worked on.
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Illumination Macguff

DEC 2014 – PRESENT
THE SECRET LIFE OF Pets
FX Artist/TD – 1 year
Sausages Simulation and interaction with main characters, Glass Shattering, Water splashes and Puddles setup


DESPICABLE ME 3
FX Artist/TD – 1year 1 month
Explosions, Smoke, Spaghetti Simulation, Broken Safe

THE GRINCH
FX Artist/TD – 1 year 3 months
Snow Simulation like cracks, footsteps, splashes

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
FX Artist/TD – 8 Months
Tearing Off the Tree, Roots/Rocks/Grain simulation, Glass Shattering, Dust and Smoke

MINIONS 2
( In Production )

Mikros Image

Oct 2013 – Sep 2014
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Lead FX Artist/TD – 1Year
Fight cloud, Smoke Trails, Nuke, Potion effect

Feb 2013
Love Punch
FX Artist – 1 month
Smoke, Dust and falling Rocks

Compagnie Generale des Effets Visuel

Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Turning Tide
FX Artist/TD – 2 Months
Creating a setup for ocean, splashes and boat trails

MAR 2013
Zulu
FX Artist – 1 Month
Blood

Duran Duboi

SEP 2008 – APR 2010
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
FX Artist – 4 months
Smoke, Dust, Brushwood projected by the Lycans, Blood and Drool


Gamer
FX Artist – 1 month
Glass shattering/debris and smoke

Crank 2: High Voltage
FX Artist – 3 months
Burning up the main character

Micmacs
FX Artist – 1 month
Smoke

Lucky Luke
FX Artist – 3 months
Smoke and Dust

Ao: The Last Hunter
FX Artist – 2 Months
Wasps Swarm, Dust, Blizzard, Smoke

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
FX Artist – 2 Months
Smoke


Metropolitan Films Logo
FX Artist – 2 Months
Big Bang explosion,shock wave,meteors, Sun fire

MAR 2011 – MAY 2011
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
FX Artist – 3 Months
Train Smoke, Fire, Smoke [Uncredited]

AUG 2011 – DEC 2011
War of the Buttons (II)
FX Artist – 1 Month
Adding Smoke for a burning hut


Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia
FX Artist – 4 Months
Smoke, Mist, Fog and Debris

Machine Molle

Oct 2012 – Nov 2012
Wait – M83 Music Video
FX Artist –
Ozone Free Fall Smoke Effect, Shockwave Explosion, Galaxy

May 2012
Reunion – M83 Music Video
FX Artist –
Car Crash, Debris and Smoke

Digital District

Mar 2013 – Jul 2013
Guerlain: The Legend Of Shalimar Commercial
FX Artist –
Mist and Smoke


Samsung Oled Tv Commercial
FX Artist –
Pixels forming objects and images

Macguff

Feb 2012 – March 2012
Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia
FX Artist –
Fog Sequence

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012
Tetra Fruits – Commercial
FX Artist –
Smoke coming out of a book and forming a Cyclone

Fullscreen

Nov 2010 – Feb 2011
Vulcania: Mission Toba Short film
Lead FX Artist –
The Explosion of the Volcano Toba, one shot 2700 frames

May 2010 – Dec 2012
Jingles and Commercials
FX Artist –
Worked on couple of Jingles and Commercials for companies like L’Oreal Paris, Garnier and Issey Miyake Parfums