Tell us a bit about yourself

I'm 25 years old and I discovered 3D nine years ago - I'm self-taught. I started my career at Duran six years ago - I worked there for about four years. I was then freelance for different companies and I came to work for Passion Pictures two years ago.
In September last year I came back to France to supervise a series at Def2Shoot and came back to Passion in February this year to work on the new Gorillaz videos.

How did you discover LightWave?

An Amiga fan friend of mine first showed me it in 1994, but I first used LightWave 4 on the PC in 1996.

What do you particularly like about LightWave?

What I like above all about LightWave is its clear, readable interface and its simplicity.
It always astonishes me to see the results that can be achieved in very little time with LightWave. Its render engine is excellent quality too.

Do you prefer modelling, animation, texturing, lighting, rendering, what?

I find myself specialising more and more on the lighting/rendering/compositing side of things.

Speaking personally, what's your favourite tool in LightWave?

The best tool in LightWave in my opinion is HyperVoxels - it was one of the most important factors in us deciding to use LightWave for Feel Good, Inc.

What sort of computer are you using right now?

At home I have a Dell Inspiron 9200 laptop with a Pentium M 2GHz and 1GB RAM and at work I use a Dell dual Xeon machine at 3.06GHz with 2GB RAM.

Are there any plug-ins you wouldn't be without?

Sasquatch is without doubt the plug-in I find indispensable in LightWave. It was used a lot to make the grass in the Feel Good, Inc. video.