Guillaume ROCHERON

Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor – MPC – Class of 2003

Published on 13/11/2019 by Pauline Jaubert

Graduated from École Méliès in 2003, in the Animated Image Artisan course, Guillaume Rocheron began his career in Paris at Buf Compagnie, where he worked on Panic Room, directed by David Fincher, and Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan.

In 2005, he joined the English company MPC (Moving Picture Company) as Senior Technical Director, then CG Supervisor. He worked on X-Men: The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, directed by David Yates.

In 2010, he became VFX Supervisor on Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, directed by Chris Columbus. In 2013, his work on Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, earned him, together with Bill Westenhofer and Erik-Jan de Boer, a Visual Effects Society Award, an Oscar, and a BAFTA Award.

Before 1917, directed by Sam Mendes, he worked on the visual effects for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, directed by Zack Snyder, Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards, and Ghost in the Shell, directed by Rupert Sanders.

Guillaume’s work has been rewarded numerous times: by the age of 38, he already had 2 Oscars to his name.