Laurent M. Abecassis

Laurent has been working with 3ds Max since 3D Studio R3 under DOS on various character projects, including Video Games, TV Series, Movie Visual Effects, Motion Capture Performances, etc. He has been working with many major production studios such as Microids, Fly Studio, Production Pascal Blais (the Oscar-2000 winning company) and Digital Dimension.

In 2000 Laurent founded Di-O-Matic, a company that develops character animation plug-ins and custom plug-ins for 3ds Max as well as interactive training CDs for Autodesk Media and Entertainment animation product line.

Since 2003, Laurent has been working on many high-end visual effects projects like Racing Stripes, Exorcist : The Beginning, and TV series like Alias and Lost. His work on the acclaimed TV series Lost recently won a prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects.