Christian Garnez - Portfolio

Previs & Layout Reel 2023

Previs/ Layout Reel

Role: Previs & Layout Artist / Director

Previs and layout work I did for some projects in different roles. Unfortunately I don't have all the layout footage, so I put the final render of some sequence where I worked.

Videogame Cinematic

Role: Previs Artist / Director

I have worked directly the script-to-screen without animatic or storyboard.

Cinematography, 3D Previsualization (Previs), 3D Story, 3D Layout Rough/ Final, Character Blocking/ Staging, Rough Animation, Camera Animation, Lensing, Shooting, Editing, Composition, Screen Direction, Continuity, Set Dressing, Temp Modeling.

Resume:

07/2023 - Nowadays

Layout Supervisor at Mago Productions in the feature animation film "The Light of Aisha".

10/2022 - 07/2023

Co-Director at Big Bang Box in the feature animation film "MoMonsters Movie".

01/2022 - 10/2022

Storyboard Supervisor and Lead Previs Artist at Core Animation Studios in the feature animation film "Buffalo Kids".

02/2021 - 12/2021

Co-Director at Big Bang Box in "MoMonsters 2nd Season" for ClanTV

04/ 2021 - 06/2021

Senior Previs Artist at Antaruxa Animation Studio in the feature animation film "Valentina"

07/2020 - 01/2021

Senior Previs & Layout Artist at Skydance Animation in the feature animation film "Luck".

05/2020 - 07/2020

Senior Previs & Layout Artist at Anima Kitchent in music videos for "Tito Lizzardo & Catty B".

01/2020 - 07/2020

Lead Previs & Layout at Core Animation Studios in the feature animation film "Moomios" for Warner Bros.

08/2018 - 01/2020

Layout Supervisor at Big Bang Box in "MoMonsters 1st Season" for ClanTV

02/2018 - 08/2018

Lead Previs & Layout Artist at People Moving Pixels in "Talking Tom and Friends 4th Season".

01/2018

Senior Previs & Layout Artist in the animated documentary "2001: Sparks in the Darkness" finalist of the Spanish Academy Awards.

07/2017 - 01/2018

Lead Layout & Generalist Artist at Doodle-Production (London) in "Messy goes to Okido 2nd Season" for BBC

02/2017 - 06/2017

Senior Previs & Layout Artist at Trixter Munich in the feature animation film "Tabaluga".

06/2016 - 01/2017

Layout Supervisor at Zinkia (Pocoyó 4th Season, where I have implemented Layout Department on his Pipeline because they was working without it)

12/2014 - 05/2016

Previs & Layout Artist at Ilion Animation Studios in the feature animation film “Wonder Park” for Paramount Pictures.

2004 - 2014

I`ve worked professionally since 2004 in different roles in several audiovisual media, like audiovisual production companies, advertainment companies, televisión broadcast channels or video games.

Contact:

Christian Garnez
tapemadrid@gmail.com

0034 657 75 77 14

Thank you.

Co-Director - MoMonsters The Movie - 2023

MoMonsters - The Movie

Big Bang Box

Release date: December 2023

Role: Co - Director

I worked closely with the Creator and Co-Director of the TV Show to achieve the desired artistic quality in the first animated feature film of the Momonsters.

Co-Director - MoMonsters - Season 2 - 26 Episodes - 2022

MoMonsters (Season 2 - 26 Episodes)

Big Bang Box - ClanTV

Release date: 2022

Role: Episodic Director

https://www.rtve.es/infantil/series/momonsters/

I worked closely with the Creator and Co-Director of the TV Show to achieve the desired artistic quality.

I have directed 13 of 26 episodes of 2nd season.

Momonsters T2 - IMDB link

Buffalo Kids - Animated Feature Film - 2024

Buffalo Kids (Animated Feature Film)

Core Animation Studio

Release date: Coming soon in 2024

Role: Storyboard Supervisor & Lead Previs Artist

I implemented Storyboard department pipeline and protocols at Core Animation Studio for this animated feature film.

I supervised all departmental activities artistically and technically. As part of this role, I organized and reviewed the work of the different storyboard artists while I worked on my own sequences.

I collaborated closely with Director, Production, Art Supervisor, Layout Supervisor and Animation Supervisor to determine how Storyboard could best support each department.

As Lead Previs, I worked closely with the Head of Layout to improve the Previs and Layout production process, protocol, and tools, while also making my own previs sequences.

Buffalo Kids - IMDB link

Mummies - Animated Feature Film - 2023

Mummies (Animated Feature Film)

Core Animation Studio - Warner Bros

Release date: Coming soon in 2023

Role: Lead Previs / Layout Artist

I worked on my assigned sequences from storyboard and other from script directly. I edited it and reviewed with the Head of Layout before to send the sequence to the Director. I worked closely with Head of Layout to improve the Previs and Layout production pipeline, protocol, and tools.

Mummies - IMDB link

Luck - Animated Feature Film - 2022

Luck (Animated Feature Film)

Skydance Animation

Release date: Coming soon (2022)

Role: Senior Previs / Layout Artist

I worked on my assigned sequences in early stages of production.

Luck - IMDB link

Valentina - Animated Feature Film - 2021

Valentina (Animated Feature Film)

Antaruxa & Abano Productions

Release date: Coming Soon (2021)

Role: Senior Previs Artist

I worked in the 3D previsualization and cinematography of three sequences. Translating the storyboard or directly the script-to-screen into the 3D environment.

Valentina - IMDB link

Wonder Park - Animated Feature Film - 2019

Wonder Park (Animated Feature Film)

Ilion Animation Studio - Paramount Pictures

Release date: March 2019

Role: Previs / Layout Artist

I worked for first time on an animated feature film here and I engaged with this department. I worked in several sequences in different teams leaded by great experienced professionals. I improved my skills in cinematography, 3D Previsualization (Previs), 3D Story, 3D Layout Rough/ Final, Character Blocking/ Staging, Rough Animation, Camera Animation, Lensing, Shooting, Editing, Composition, Screen Direction, Continuity, Set Dressing, Temp Modeling.

Wonder Park - IMDB link

Tabaluga - Animated Feature Film - 2018

Tabaluga - Ice Princess Lilli (Animated Feature Film)

Trixter - Sony

Release date: 2018

Role: Senior Previs Artist

I worked closely with the movie Director in the 3D previsualization, cameras and cinematography. Translating the storyboard into the 3D environment. I worked with Pipeline Department to develop the Layout production pipeline, protocol, and tools for 3D animation feature film.

Tabaluga - IMDB link

2001 Sparks in the darkness - 3D Documentary - 2018

2001 Sparks in the darkness (Documentary)

TCM

Release date: May 2018

Role: Senior Previs / Layout Artist

Directed by Pedro González Bermúdez with Keir Dullea as Stanley Kubrick voice.

It was an animation documentary about "2001: Odyssey Space" release on May 2018 on TCM.

2001 Sparks - IMDB link

Tito Lizzardo & Catty B - x3 Music Videos - 2021

Tito Lizzardo & Catty B (Music Video x3)

Anima Kitchent Media - Youtube

Release date: 2021

Role: Senior Previs / Layout Artist

I worked closely with the music video Director in the 3D previsualization and cameras. Translating the storyboard into the 3D environment of three music videos:

1º Gata Corazón

2º Sueño (coming soon)

3º Veneno

MoMonsters - Season 1 - 52 Episodes - 2020

MoMonsters (Season 1 - 52 Episodes)

Big Bang Box - ClanTV

Release date: March 2020

Role: Previs/ Layout Supervisor

https://www.rtve.es/infantil/series/momonsters/

I led the work of the Layout Department remotely with a different team of 3 artists in each episode. I worked closely with both TV Show Directors to achieve the desired artistic quality.

You can download (for non-commercial purposes) the Layout guide I made for this TV show here:

Momonsters Layout Guide

Talking Tom And Friends - Season 4 - 8 Episodes - 2019

Talking Tom And Friends (Season 4 - 8 Episodes)

People Moving Pixels - Youtube

Release date: 2019

Role: Lead Previs / Layout Artist

I led a team of 6 artists technically and artistically. I worked in my own sequences by episode. I worked closely with Head of Layout to develop the Layout production pipeline, protocol, and tools

Messy goes to Okido - Season 2 - 26 Episodes - 2018

Messy goes to Okido (Season 2 - 26 Episodes)

Doodle-Productions - BBC

Release date: 2018

Role: Lead Previs/ Layout Artist

I led a team of 2 Layout/ Generalist Artist. I worked in my assigned sequences and reviewed the 2 artist’s sequences too. I edited the Layout reel for each episode. I also reviewed it with Head of Layout in order to send it to the TV Show Director. I worked closely with Head of Layout to develop the Layout production pipeline, protocol, and tools.

Pocoyo - Season 4 - 26 Episodes - 2016/2017

Pocoyo (Season 4 - 26 Episodes)

Zinkia Entertaiment

Release date: 2016/ 2017

Role: Previs/ Layout Supervisor

I implemented Layout Department Pipeline at Zinkia Animation Studio for 4th season of Pocoyo (released on November 2016).

Additionally, I supervised all departmental activities. As part of this role, I organized and reviewed the work of the different layout artists while I worked on my own tasks such as: setting the environments, taking camera shots, setting the scenes for animation department, refining cameras when the animation is finished, etc…

I collaborated closely with Director, Production Designer Supervisor, Storyboard Supervisor and Animation Supervisor to determine how Layout could best support each department.

As head of department I worked closely with the Technical Director to develop the Layout production pipeline, protocol, and tools.

Videogame Cinematic

Role: Previs Artist / Director

I have worked directly the script-to-screen without animatic or storyboard.

K.O. by Love (Shortfilm)

TAPE Productions

Release date: 2012

Role: Direction/ Edition

I have directed, filmed and edited this live action 30 second short film.

You could find more live action short films directed by me in the follow link:

http://www.tapeproducciones.es

Save Me (Shortfilm)

TAPE Productions

Release date: 2011

Role: Direction/ Edition

I have directed, filmed and edited this live action short film.

It was a finalist for the best short film at the "Fourth Festival of Short Films" El Barbú" and selected in "Alocortico 2011", "Hitch Short Film Festival" and in the short film contest "Bloody Christmas" at the "Gore de Alicante Film Festival" Of competition)

You could find more live action short films directed by me in the follow link:

http://www.tapeproducciones.es

Previous experience

Before to specialising me as Previs and Layout artist, I have worked several years in differents roles. You could see here down a bit of my previous works as 3D Generalist, 2D and 3D Animator, Compositor and Art Director for TV Shows and Videogames.

Reel 2014

Role: Art Direction/ 3D Generalist/ Animator/ Compositor

Several Brand Identity and openings for different TV Shows. I have worked as art director, 3d generalist, animator and compositor.

Reel 2010-2012

Role: Color Correction/ Compositor/ VFX

For different TV Shows I have worked as Compositor/ Color Corrector and VFX.

Videogame Zombicopter

Role: Art Director/ Animator/ Characters Designer/ 3D Generalist

I have worked for several videogames. In Zombicopter I did all the 2D art as character design, backgrounds, animations.

Videogame Environment 2013

Role: 3D Generalist

I have modeled, textured and integrated in UDK this complete environment optimized for videogames.