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Frederic St-Arnaud - STARNO

Head of Matte Painting department at Rodeo FX

Montreal, Canada

Summary

Hey there! I’m Frederic St-Arnaud, a visual effects artist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience under my belt. My journey has mainly revolved around digital matte painting, set extensions, and concept art, primarily in the film industry. Since the beginning of my career, I’ve had the privilege of building a strong reputation in the VFX community, and it’s been an incredible ride so far!

I started my career in 1998, at this time when there were only a handful of digital matte painters in the world. I was inspired by the pioneers who were transforming the industry, moving from traditional methods to digital techniques. Back then, powerful computers and advanced 3D software were just emerging, and matte painting was one of the few ways to create stunning, photorealistic environments. It was a time of challenges and innovations, and I was lucky enough to help pave the way for what we see today.

In 2015, I incorporated my artist name STARNO (www.starno.net) to create a VFX Studio that quickly got success across multiple industries. After six amazing years, I got this interesting offer to sell the workforce of STARNO to Rodeo FX in 2021. This merger brought together two talented teams at a pivotal moment for the industry. Before the merger, we had just wrapped up a project with a major Montreal film studio and had several exciting virtual production projects underway.

Throughout my career, I’ve had the pleasure of working on over 100 feature films, including The Amazing Spider-Man, Sin City, Elysium, The Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim, Resident Evil, Terminator Salvation, Babel, and Silent Hill.

Skills

Software proficiency

After Effects

Maya

Nuke

Photoshop

Softimage

PTGui

Shotgun

DALL-E

Reel

Productions

- TV Production
  Quantico Season 01
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  STARNO.net
- Movie
  A Dog's Purpose
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Maverick VFX
- Movie
  My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Maverick VFX
- TV Production
  The Knick Season 02
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Maverick VFX
- Movie
  Twilight Eclipse
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Immortals
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Resident Evil AfterLife
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Mirror Mirror
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Sin City
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Hybride
- Movie
  Wild
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Raynault Fx
- TV Production
  The Witcher Season 3
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Elysium
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Raynault FX
- Movie
  X Men Dark Phoenix
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Back Drop Artist
- Company
  STARNO.net
- Movie
  The Little Mermaid Disney
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- TV Production
  Stranger Things Season 4
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  The Amazing Spider-Man
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Matte Painting Supervisor
- Company
  Rodeo FX
- Movie
  Pacific Rim
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Lucas Films / ILM
- Movie
  The Lone Ranger
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Digital Matte Painter
- Company
  Lucas Films / ILM

Experience

Head Of Matte Painting Department at Rodeo FX
Montreal, CA
September 2021 - November 2024
¤ VENOM: The Last Dance (Sony Pictures Film 2024)

¤ SMILE 2 (Paramount Pictures Film 2024)

¤ RED ONE (Amazon, MGM, WB Pictures Film 2024)

¤ EXPATS (Amazon TV Series 2024 starring Nicole Kidman)

¤ TIME BANDITS (Apple TV Serie 2024)

¤ DAMSEL (Netflix film 2024)

¤ KRAVEN THE HUNTER (Sony Pictures film 2024)

¤ MONARCH: Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV Series 2023)

¤ THE WALKING DEAD: Daryl Dixon (AMC Serie 2023)

¤ REBEL MOON (Zack Snyder Netflix Film 2023)

¤ THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime 2024)

¤ THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 2023)

¤ THE WITCHER Season 3 (Neflix TV Series 2023)

¤ 1923 Season 1 (Paramount+ TV Series 2022)

¤ ARGYLLE (Film 2022 Directed by Matthew Vaughn)

¤ STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 (Netflix 2022) Created by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer

¤ SLUMBERLAND (Netflix 2022) Directed by Francis Lawrence

¤ BLACK ADAM (Warner Brother 2022) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Owner - VFX Supervisor at STARNO.net
Montreal, CA
November 2015 - September 2021
¤ XMEN DARK PHOENIX

¤ TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN (from Amazon Prime)

¤ DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN (directed by Xavier Dolan)

¤ ALIAS GRACE NETFLIX SEASON 1

¤ PIEDS NUS DANS L'AUBE (directed by Francis Leclerc)

¤ ASSASSIN'S CREED (directed by Justin Kurzel)

¤ BLACK SAILS SEASON 3

¤ THE GET DOWN NETFLIX SEASON 1

¤ INTO THE BADLANDS SEASON 2

¤ VERSAILLES CANAL + SEASON 2

¤ A DOG'S PURPOSE (Directed by Lasse Hallstrom)

¤ QUANTICO SEASON 1 (Created by Joshua Safran)

¤ MY BIG GREEK FAT WEDDING 2 (directed by Kirk Jones)

¤ TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION (The Fall of Canada by Ubisoft)

¤ THE KNICK SEASON 2 (Directed by Steven Soderbergh)

¤ RACE (Directed by Stephen Hopkins)

¤ GODS OF EGYPT (Directed by Alex Proyas)

¤ UNDISCLOSED (Industrial Light & Magic/Lucas Films Project)

¤ WILD (Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée)

¤ THE BEST OF ME (Directed by Michael Hoffman)

¤ PAWN SACRIFICE (Directed by Edward Zwick)

¤ CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH (Sid Meier's Civilization Video Game)

¤ ELYSIUM (Directed by Neill Blomkamp)

¤ OUTCAST (Directed by Nick Powell)

¤ CHRONICLE OF RIDDICK: DEAD MAN STALKING (Directed by David Twohy)

¤ DISHONORED (Video Game by Bethesda Softworks LLC)

¤ ASTERIX & OBELIX: GOD SAVE BRITANNIA (Directed by Laurent Tirard)
Art Director at MELS
Montreal, CA
May 2013 - January 2014
¤ MIDNIGHT SUN (Directed by Roger Spottiswoode)

¤ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Directed by Christophe Gans)

¤ BRICK MANSIONS (Directed by Camille Delamarre)

¤ MIRACULUM (Directed by Daniel Grou)

¤ IL ETAIT UNE FOIS LES BOYS (Directed by Richard Goudreau)
Digimatte Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
Vancouver, CA
September 2012 - April 2013
¤ THE LONE RANGER (Directed by Gore Verbinski)

¤ PACIFIC RIM (Directed by Guillermo del Toro)
Matte Painting Supervisor at Rodeo FX
Montreal, CA
January 2010 - March 2012
¤ THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (Directed by Marc Webb)

¤ ABRAHAM LINCOLN - VAMPIRE HUNTER (Directed by Timur Bekmambetov)

¤ JACK THE GIANT KILLER (Directed by Bryan Singer)

¤ SNOW WHITE MIRROR MIRROR (Directed by Tarsem Singh)

¤ RED TAILS (Directed by George Lucas)

¤ THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)

¤ IMMORTALS (Directed by Tarsem Singh)

¤ INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC UNDISCLOSED PROJECT

¤ RESIDENT EVIL 4: AFTER LIFE (Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)

¤ JONAH HEX (Directed by Jimmy Hayward)

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