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ROBOT ASTRONAUT
Russ Gautier
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
DESIGNER/ANIMATOR
Houdini | C4D | Redshift | Adobe
russ@robotastronaut.tv
ABOUT
This site is under construction - more coming soon! Until then, please contact russ@robotastronaut.tv for work samples, availability, and details.
Russ Gautier is a freelance Creative Director, Designer/Animator, and educator. With well over a decade of experience working on everthing from indie music videos to blockbuster feature films, he has developed a knack for diverse concept development combined with technical problem-solving, as well as a strong instinct for leadership.
In addition to client work, Russ has also taught Houdini in the Graduate and Undergraduate Computer Arts departments at SVA, as well as acting as thesis advisor/mentor for several students along the way.
SELECT PROJECTS
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Coming soon...
Avengers: End Game
Opening title design, main title design, Time travel concept development
Avengers: Infinity War
Opening title design
Black Panther
Opening prologue design/development, Wakandan technology design/development, main title design/animation
Thor: Ragnarok
Opening title design, Sakaarian technology design/development, hologram design/animation, main title design
Marvel Studios logo
Logo design/development/animation
Batman v Superman
Batcave screen design/animation, LexOS design/animation, Batmobile and Batwing screen design/animation
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Opening title design/development, main title design/development
PUBLIC SPEAKING
C4D RoadShow (NYC 2015)
NAB East (2015)
C4D RoadShow (NYC 2016)
NAB for Maxon (2017)
SIGGRAPH for Maxon (2018)
SIGGRAPH for Maxon (2019)
PODCASTS
Brograph interview NAB (2017)
Mograph.com interview SIGGRAPH (2019)
Action Movie Kid interview for Wakanda Form-Ever (2018)
The Perception Channel (2018)
PUBLISHED
Cinefex 158
Cinefex 166
Pushing Pixels interview (2016)
VFX Blog interview (2017)
CLIENTS
Some clients Russ has had the pleasure of working with:
