Courses Taught: Animation 1, Animation 2, 3D Modeling 1, 3D Modeling 2, Technical Direction
Education: MFA in Computer Arts & Animation from Academy of Art University
Thierry has a career in film, television and games spans fifteen years. Prior to becoming a character animator, he worked as an independent producer, editor and motion graphics designer under the umbrella of his production company, Telemetric Media. Under this aegis, his work included documentaries for PBS, motion graphics for an exhibition at SFMOMA as well as multimedia design for the stage in collaboration with internationally touring performance groups. As a character animator, he began at Electronic Arts, and subsequently worked with Palma VFX doing segments for CurrentTV and Microsoft. Thierry then moved into feature films, animating on Happy Feet and Ice Age: The Meltdown. He has also written for RES Magazine and has a strong interest in independent animated shorts.