PORTFOLIO

NATHAN PHILIPPE JIMENEZ



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 SHORT BIO.
I finished my studies in animation drawing in June 2020 and I am
passionate about filmmaking.

For my bachelor's degree, I made a 4min short film, in stop-

motion, integrating all the production phases of a film, from script
writing, to the setting up of a production file, the artistic direction
of the project, the direction and the post-production.
I came to live in Switzerland in 2009 where I finished my
compulsory schooling and successfully completed an
apprenticeship as a wine maker, which allowed me to work in the
canton of Vaud as a wine maker and cellar master.
I have always wanted to train in the artistic professions and in
2017 I decided to do a preparatory year to access the training in
animation drawing at the Ceruleum.

During these years I opened a small tattoo parlour which allowed

me to finance my schooling, to widen my practice of drawing and
which is still active today after my studies.

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SHORT FILMS

La Belle Finestra

The short film La Bella Finestra which was my

graduation film.

The project was originally conceived for live action.

We had written it with three other people for the
Reflex festival. The project was close to my heart, and
after a year or so I decided to put it back together for
animation, it has been transformed since then, but it
has kept the same impulse from the beginning.
I wanted to propose a vision of the struggle that can
exist in our minds when we are confronted with our
technical or physical inability to achieve the things we
imagine.

A person locked in a confined space and the hope of

freedom. A person faced with the loneliness of their
existence materializes a part of their mind into an
imaginary character that is there to help, distract and
confront them with their choices.

POS TER O F THE S HORT FILM LA BEL LA FINES TRA

G RA PHIC EV O LUTIO N, FRO M WHITE TO BLA CK, WHICH WA S US ED FO R THE O PENING A ND CLO S ING
CREDITS .

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 S C RE E NS H OT
LA B E LLA FINE S T RA

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 HomED
HomEd was made halfway through our second
year of study.

This year is split in two, during each semester we

have to make a short film as a group. This short film
was made in the first semester.
During the winter, a hunter tracks a lone bear in an
abandoned village.

This film was the first step in making a film, all the
elements and the creative thinking around a film
had to be taken care of by a team of three
students.

P O S T ER O F T HE S H O R T F I L M H O ME D
M Y FI R S T S HO R T F I L M MA D E I N S TOP -MO TI O N . MADE W I TH
T W O O T HER S T U D E NT S

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 S CRE E NS H OT
HOME D

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 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

CROQUIS C RAYON E NC RE POUR PE R-

S ONNAG E D E TOM
LA BELLA F INE S T RA

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 CHA RA CTER D E S IGN LA B E LLA FINE S T RA
DIG ITA L PA IN T ING

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 T Ê T E PLAS T ILINE
LA B E LLA FINE S T RA

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 STORYBOARDING

When I take the creation of a storyboard into my

hands, I think mainly in terms of speaking and
efficient sketches that will allow me to quickly build
my animatic.

In the following examples of storyboards, the

emphasis has been put on framing and movement
so that the rest of the work, i.e. a paper cut-out
animation recounting the different stages,
anecdotes or even difficulties that can occur in the
making of a short film alone, is as clear as possible
or the moment of cutting the paper and the
anticipation of the movement of the joints...

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 STUFF

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT

Parce que je dois montrer la plus grande partie de

mes créations en un minimum de temps ou de
pages et que je ne travaille pas systématiquement
sur des projets de plusieurs mois. J’ai également des
projets ne sont pas encore aboutis. Voici la sélection
de mes travaux en cours de mes idées de mes
envies, de vieux ou de jeunes dessins de mes
exercices en bref STUFF...

Voilà en premier des concepts préparatoires pour

le prochain court métrage que j’aimerais réaliser,
REC HERC HE DE CONC EPT «L’INTERIEUR DE LA G ROTTE» «Gueule de Loup ».
GUEUL E DE LOUP

REC HERC HE DE CONC EPT «L’INTERIEUR DE LA G ROTTE»

GUEUL E DE LOUP

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R EC H ERCHE D E CO N C EP T « R EN CO N TR E DA N S L A FO R Ê T. »

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 SCENARIO
SCENE 01 INT CAVE
SCENE 03 EXT FOREST
Shocks and noises can be heard echoing in the corners of the cave.
Emile walks effortlessly through the branches and bushes. The sun is peeking through the trees and evening
It is a comfortable cave where everything is in its place. Wreckage of vehicles of all kinds, bicycles, cars, is near. Emile climbs the gentle slope of a hill, the trees are getting sparser, the bushes less and less dense.
motorbikes, make up most of the furniture, even the old table in the centre stands on its two original legs and two
other legs which are the frame of a red and green bicycle attacked by rust.
At the top of the hill there is a small clearing with an old trunk lying on top, Emile sits on the bench, the lights
Sitting on a car seat raised by two punctured tyres is Emile, a large wolf with a silver coat, absorbed in his reading. of a small village and the distant sounds of a party can be heard, cut off by the dull roar of cars passing on the
road below the forest.
Behind him is a large bookcase set into the wall and supported by what appear to be pillars and lintels from an
abandoned mine. Not even the thickness of the wood can support the incredible amount of live material on these
floors and in places the boards form a perfect arc. Emile takes out an old car steering wheel from his bag, so worn that bits of metal pierce the rubber in places,
and leans on his trunk, puts the steering wheel in front of him and imitates the cars driving off towards the
Opposite the bench across the single room other beams are placed on the walls but on these are arranged by village.
size and colour jars filled with various products of the forest. Mushrooms and berries of all kinds, in others wild
fruits and on the side a huge can where hops are fermenting.
EMILE
SCENE 02 INT CAVE
Emile is lying on the bench with his arms crossed behind his head, the camera moves from his feet to his face, a Brr Brrr Rooooaaar
lamp made of two car headlights lights up the table where a book is open to a double page with an engraving of a Nuut Nuut
knight fighting a dragon guarding a young princess. Brrrrrr Brrrr Brrr

etc...
EMILE (marmonne)

Were you there from the beginning? After a few minutes of this ride Emile stops, disturbed by shouts and footsteps in the forest at the foot of the
hill. Curious and anxious not to be seen, he slips into the bushes in the direction of the noises.

I'm still here, more or less. You should know that...

SUITE...

You have to help me get out of here!

You see that I can't! Help me, I have no solutions.

PAUSE

EMILE

I can't do anything for you anyway...

Emile opens his eyes, looks at the book on the table, sits down and takes the book quickly and flips back a few
pages.

EMILE
...I can't do anything for you anyway...( in voice )

Ahh it's too bad I can never remember the rest.

Emile puts the book down on the table and gets up to the hop can, pulls a brass cup from a pile of tyres and fills
the cup with a ladle that hangs over the edge of the can. Emile empties his glass in one gulp, heads for the door,
puts his glass down on the table and grabs a shoulder bag from a car mirror stuck in the wall at the back.
car mirror stuck in the wall to the left of the door, he straightens the mirror, observes himself for a moment,
smoothes his moustache and leaves.

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PROJETS
PROJETSPERONNELS
PERSONNELS

RECH ER CHE D E CO N C EP T « L E D O U B L E »
PEI NTUR E D I GI TA L

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 Observation drawing

D ES SI N D ’A P R E S MO D E L

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 D E SSI N D ’A P R ES M O D EL DE S S IN D ’A PRE S MOD E L

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 Sketch

This is the final part which summarizes my

daily sketches, observation, terraces, a few drinks,
ideas that make my work progress.

I take very much to heart this routine of quick drawing

which since the beginning of my journey in animation
feeds my desires, which little by little reassures me in
my technique.

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 Comic books

I've always wanted to make comics and

now I've found a way to link this work to the
rest of my activities.

I use it mainly as a premise for a script and

storyboard for my future creations, the
following examples are the first boards of a
new story that will exist as a graphic novel
before I start making a film.

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R EN D U F I NAL D ES P LA N C HES
The final rendering of these plates is very
dark, the choice of black and white is
thoughtful for the serious character of the
story. I find my references in the work of
Franck Miller (Sin City, 300) but also in that of
Vince Locke ( History of violence).
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F INAL ISAT ION DE L’ENC RAGE
The story takes place in the slums of an
unknown big city,
where we follow the story of three young
boys who make a living by stealing alcohol
and cigarettes. They then sell them to all
the young people on their street.
FINA LISATION DE L’ ENCRAG E
Thus they acquired a small reputation in the
surrounding areas, but this fame also
attracted the jealousy of other gangs who
did not like the success of a rival gang.
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E N CRAGE I NTE R M EDA I R E EN R OU G H T C ROQ UIS ROUGH CROQUIS ROUG H

And as is often the case in this kind of conflict. Fights break out and whoever is the ... every time the three heroes win a fight,
strongest simply keeps the right to they attract the attention of real
respect until the next fight... gangsters, who are the real problem.

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 DETA ILS S UR LA FRA B RICAT ION
DES MA RIONE T T E S E T C RE AT ION
DES DECORS D U COURT- MÉ -
TRAG E L A B E LLA FINE S T RA

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 THANK YOU AND SEE YOU SOON

Contact

Nathan PHILIPPE JIMENEZ

mail: nathanphilippe@hotmail.ch
tel: 078 048 38 81

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